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Retail Pulse: DSW Expands In-Store Experiences; L Brands Plans Store Closures

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DSW began working with W Nail Bar in 2017; the two companies offer salon services at Columbus, Ohio’s Easton Town Center and the Polaris Fashion Place. Austin, Texas; and Dublin, Ohio. They also create repeat visits to the DSW brand, where an exciting footwear assortment awaits.”. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. billion at $4.85

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Grocery Round-Up: Digital-First Delivers For Kroger, Another Instacart Pair-Up And Hoarding Round 2

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The service is already online in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Wisconsin — the range of states Meijer operates in currently. Through our new partnership, we're bringing Meijer's incredible selection online for customers, giving Meijer customers access to everything they need from the comfort and safety of their home.".

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DSW’s Amazon-Proof Makeover Move

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Sales were on the rise for three consecutive quarters, but fall saw those figures taking a surprise tumble and raising concerns among investors who worried that perhaps the brand had lost a step. Will it work? It is, as PYMNTS’ recent data indicates, a rich and fertile ground for those looking to make big retail moves.

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Unattended Retail Can Boost Visits To Stores

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While it’s not surprising that tech-savvy millennials may want to use kiosks, research shows customers of various age groups are seeking to use technology such as self-service kiosks in both QSR and fast-casual establishments. — $34.1 billion is the projected size of the interactive kiosk market by 2023.

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Hit The Ground Running: 15 Early-Stage Fitness Tech Startups To Watch

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Headquarters: Mason, Ohio. Select Investors : CincyTech, Ohio TechAngels, Refinery Ventures. Select Investors : Brand Foundry Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Sterling VC. Zenrez has indicated future interest in expanding its pricing technology to other fitness and wellness services beyond classes. include fitness.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” This approach to marketing is enabling a new wave of specialized fast-casual brands to take root.

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The Retail Politics Of Trump And Airbnb

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Hipmunk admitted that because its user base skews young and millennial, these numbers might draw something of a more dramatic picture than actually exists, but an average annual decline of nearly two out of every three bookings is a clear enough signal that something is going on.