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Pandemic Accelerates Social Commerce; Gives Brands New Selling Option

PYMNTS

Through this year’s Levi’s Haus Miami activation, the brand partnered with TikTok influencers Callen Schaub , Cosette Rinab , Gabby Morrison and Everett Williams to create customized denim using Future Finish 3-D denim customization technology. “As Interior design brands have found the most engagement on Pinterest.

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Retail Pulse: Rebag Opens Miami Store; Amazon Brings Second Amazon Go To NYC

PYMNTS

Online brands are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints: Online handbag marketplace Rebag , for instance, is opening a new store in Miami’s Design District with more stores said to come. We are thrilled to expand Rebag’s retail footprint to the Miami community. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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Cuentas wants to turn convenience stores into financial centers

Bank Innovation

Cuentas, a Miami-based prepaid debit card company targeting Spanish-speaking populations, wants to turn convenience stores into financial hubs through Cuentas-branded debit cards and accounts. The cards, which will launch in early September, will be linked to an online bank account from Saturn Bank.

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Building An Online Brand, In Real Life (#IRL)

PYMNTS

And, rather than spending on overhead costs like stores and inventory, the company launched online, selling directly to consumers. There’s nothing more disappointing than ordering something online and it not being up to the quality you expect and that you paid for. Finding a Virtual Fit. The future of footwear may just be digital.

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Retail Pulse: Kohl’s To Curate Brands With Facebook; Domino’s Rolls Out eBike Tie-Up

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Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. Its next assortment of brands that will be chosen in conjunction with Facebook will be available next spring. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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Levi Strauss Net Revenues Drop 27 Pct Amid Pandemic

PYMNTS

Levi reported that company online shopping revenue growth of 52 percent partly mitigated the drop. The brand teamed with TikTok influencers to make unique denim with Future Finish 3-D denim customization technology via the Haus Miami activation. reported on Wednesday (Oct.

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New RadioShack Owner Looks To Turn 'Fallen Angels' Into eCommerce Stars

PYMNTS

When Miami-based Retail e-Commerce Ventures (REV) recently announced that it purchased the remains of twice-bankrupt RadioShack , it wasn’t some one-off strategy to acquire distressed assets for pennies on the dollar. It’s a plan the company describes as “transforming well-known, distressed retail brands into eCommerce success stories.”

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