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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

What Canada Goose did was invest in its North American sales by encouraging consumers to stress-test their current jacket and consider a new one even though the inventory for their obvious suggestion wasn’t front and center. It was created ostensibly to promote its new Toronto store. Experiential Retail Expands.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

So-called fast fashion has been a big player in retail for years, but that part of the commerce-and-apparel world is facing some serious challenges. 30) from the Columbia Spectator , which covers news important to students at Columbia University and Barnard College in the global fashion capital of New York City.

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JUNE 21, 2018

The old model of opening a retail store with merchandise as a main focus of the space may not appeal to today’s consumers – millennials in particular. They are also an experimental bunch, with 30 percent of them having tried a new merchant in the past month, according to the PYMNTS Connected Consumer Playbook.

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APRIL 24, 2017

On the slightly more serious side of the payments news this week, BJ’s Wholesale Club looks like it’s going up for sale — and the rumor of the week is that Amazon is thinking about buying it. The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. these days.

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JUNE 7, 2019

It’s hard to tell from the PYMNTS New Orleans bureau (where crawfish have given way to punishing sub-tropical heat), but U.S. That, in turn, reportedly provides another opportunity for the emerging and growing legal cannabis retail sector. Take luxury retail , for instance. consumers are drinking less beer. Pot Appeal.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The rise of eCommerce , the push toward omnichannel shopping platforms, the increasing relevancy of social media on shopping habits and the development of the Internet of Things to plumb every last morsel of data on customers and what they spend money on are all rapidly and drastically altering the face of retail.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

But before we shut the door on 2019, it bears taking a moment to note how much the world of retail has changed in the last year, a fitting capstone on a decade that has seen retail as the American consumer commonly knew it taken to the ground and rebuilt nearly from the foundations. Lesson 1: Think Big . “We

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

It’s also a play to capture TikTok’s Gen Z and millennial audience. This multifunctional platform includes curation tools, allowing social sellers to build inspirational, personal web pages connected to the brand’s website, and a marketing platform where sellers can create optimized, brand-safe social posts that lead to transactions.

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JUNE 11, 2018

In fact, the now Duchess of Sussex has sold out a few items for the brand, as its items regularly sneak into her wardrobe rotation. A royal celebrity endorsement is, of course, always nice – and certainly a good way to get a brand’s name in print. Pop-up stores. For this launch, Club Monaco is again working with Diptyque Paris.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

If there was any stigma left about used clothing it may have been erased last week as Nordstrom put its high-end brand on what it calls “re-commerce.”. Called See You Tomorrow , its “re-commerce experience” will include an online marketplace and brick-and-mortar location housed in the Nordstrom New York City flagship store on 5th Avenue.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Macy’s is partnering with the female-led millennial venture capital fund SoGal Ventures to launch an in-store initiative focused on women-owned businesses, Macy’s said in a press release on Thursday (Dec. The retailer is opening SoGifted shops in its flagship Manhattan store and six other locations. Lauderdale.

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MAY 25, 2018

Hence, the ’69 VW minibus — the right blend of lots of cargo space and a rather eye-catching exterior that matches the beachy, breezy comfortable aesthetic the brand was trying to build. Frequently breaking down or not, the brand managed to spread. Today, you can find a Marine Layer location in New York, L.A.,

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AUGUST 28, 2018

What about retail stores, restaurants and hotels? Technology is making it easier for the workforce to put in the daily eight (or 10, or 12) hours from their own homes, but another change is taking place: Using commercial space left behind by retailers, or in eateries or hotels, as communal areas of work. WeWork Efforts.

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MAY 7, 2018

Popular in New York City, free drink tickets are sometimes handed to people who may know the owner or manager of a high-end bar. Through the app, members of Hooch’s subscription service can have one drink a day at around 500 select bar locations from New York to Hong Kong.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

According to news from Bloomberg on Monday (Dec. 4), SoulCycle recently launched a line of workout clothing in collaboration with New York City-based streetwear company Public School. SoulCycle has had its own branded clothing for years, releasing up to 60 styles each month at each of its 80 studios and online.

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DECEMBER 15, 2019

More consumers are creating their own gifts, opting for experiences, gifting and receiving used goods, asking for charitable contributions, or asking for nothing during the holiday season , The New York Times reported. Most reportedly purchased new merchandise. Analysts started to notice the trend at the time.)

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DECEMBER 15, 2019

More consumers are creating their own gifts, opting for experiences, gifting and receiving used goods, asking for charitable contributions, or asking for nothing during the holiday season , The New York Times reported. Most reportedly purchased new merchandise. Analysts started to notice the trend at the time.)

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JUNE 2, 2016

Dormify, a dorm decor startup, seems to have cracked the email marketing code for millennials and Gen Z buyers. The New York-based e-tailer has seen a 92-percent increase in revenue from email marketing and has doubled its web conversion rate.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

To bring in shoppers with new experiences, Tru Kids, the new owner of the Toys R Us brand, is teaming up with Candytopia. According to the report, Candytopia has turned into a popular place for millennials looking for a good picture for Instagram as well as families aiming to provide their children with “a sugary day of fun.”

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AUGUST 22, 2018

This week, luxury online marketplace Farfetch filed to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at a valuation, rumored by outlets such as CNBC, to be as much as $6 billion. We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers.

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MARCH 12, 2019

For physical retail, and department stores in particular, it’s both the best of times and worst of times. The headline topping the news this week was that, in 2019, more than 4,800 retail locations have or will close. certainly don’t make for compelling reading for retail executives.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Holiday spending has changed over the past decade as digital payments began to filter into the retail world. Keeping up during this high-volume season can be difficult for retailers when shoppers have unique payment expectations. Retail is all about conversion. Such connections could include buy now pay later (BNPL) solutions.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Blue Apron has introduced a brand-new offering called Knick Knacks, which are specialty recipe ingredient kits that let people combine a chosen protein and produce. Jet is the first to have a slew of different Knick Knacks for same-day or following-day delivery across the New York City area.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Earlier this week, Hong Kong-listed luxury cosmetics firm L’Occitane International SA announced its intended $900 million acquisition of British beauty and skincare brand Elemis. The deal is the latest in a spate of acquisitions of high-end skincare brands. There are also the efforts of mass market retailers. billion).

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The New York City startup ships foam mattresses, folded up in a box, directly to customers’ doors, making it popular among urban, millennial and college demographics. These shops will be open in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago through spring 2018. in October.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. Unlike her competitor for the title of Generations X’s Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teigen has built a brand around being accessibly aspirational.

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MAY 20, 2019

Kiosks are increasingly becoming part of the retail landscape. As reported in the latest Unattended Retail Tracker , done in partnership between PYMNTS and WorldNet Payments, unattended retail is gaining traction worldwide, on the heels of growth in consumer demand and as employers look to increase their operating profits.

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AUGUST 1, 2019

small hotel rooms are the rule, not the exception, and even here in the states the idea has been floating around since 1989 when the Microtel brand began first offering its half-sized, half-priced hotel rooms in Rochester, New York. I really think the genesis of that is coming from millennials.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

“Nutritional content is a primary concern for new product development in mature markets such as North America and Europe. To add value and give products a health halo, cereal brands incorporate ancient grains, superfoods, probiotics, or seeds and nuts.”. The past few weeks have seen all of these trends – and more – manifest themselves.

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JUNE 22, 2016

There was plenty of excitement in the retail sector after TWICE broke the news in January that an outside investor had acquired the iconic Circuit City brand, with plans to revive the business and open anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 new locations over the next five years. And then, nothing.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

by adding Blue Bottle to its holdings, a robust portfolio including the Nespresso coffee capsule and Nescafé brands. Meanwhile, Blue Bottle, founded in the early 2000s, is currently expanding in California, New York, Washington, Miami and Tokyo, bringing its total retail presence to more than 50 locations by the end of the year.

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MARCH 23, 2016

While the eCommerce giant has managed to narrow this window to one or two days, an unlikely brand is saying that it should take no longer than an hour. “One- or two-day shipping is no longer an option; we are creating entirely new customer expectations.”

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APRIL 13, 2019

Better algorithms , visual search tools and concierge services are just a handful of the ways retailers young and old are attempting to ensure customers get the “right” products. If Mercury is in retrograde, should we let that affect our retail choices? But are they really the right products? Not All Horoscopes Are Good Horoscopes.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The brick-and-mortar experience of Toys“R”Us most millennials remember from childhood — with its massive supply and aisles upon aisles of toys — is looking likely to become a relic of a bygone era in retail. The selection at Walmart and Target is not as big.”.

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JUNE 17, 2016

. “As years passed and my family grew, I realized I could buy the same items at a dollar store for a fraction of the price,” said Marin, whose family of six lives in upstate New York. Of the millennials who shopped at Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores, almost a third made more than $100,000 a year.

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APRIL 27, 2016

In New York City, the tab apparently averages out at around $82,299, while in Chicago the proper celebration of eternal love and fealty runs at about $61,265. So they decided to go all in and offer branded wedding gowns (starting at $150) along with a pile of accessories, shoes and a bit of everything wedding. “It

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MARCH 3, 2017

A number of major retail studies have shown that millennial consumers value the sustainability of brands and products when making purchases. In short, HowGood literally answers the question, “How good is blank [insert product, brand, or store location here]?” for consumers who want to know more before buying.

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