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DECEMBER 30, 2019

That Amazon is a widely lionized yet simultaneously imitated force in retail is not surprising. Ever since Amazon introduced a one-click checkout, a loyalty program that people willingly paid for, two-day shipping that has compressed to same-day delivery, attempts at reinventing retail by everyone in it have been never ending.

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APRIL 2, 2019

As the retail sector continues to undergo restructuring, a number of retail real estate markets face more vacancies and falling rents. On the regional front, Reis said the vacancy rate at regional malls increased 0.3 An increase in vacancy rates year over year is expected to continue. “As percent to 9.3

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AUGUST 5, 2020

By region, Diageo’s Asia sales saw the biggest drop at 16 percent. The company attributed that to the fact that many countries in that region not only shuttered bars and restaurants, but also liquor stores. However, not all regions showed declines: North America bucked the trend and saw its sales rise 2 percent.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Every Bank Has a Certain Level of Small Business Banking Channel Confusion While few said it, almost every major bank implied some level of channel confusion with small business banking as it overlaps with retail, commercial, and specialty lines of business. However, this was the most common structure. The same goes for technology.

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MAY 30, 2016

But for all the glories of summer — long days, vacations and a built-in excuse to substitute ice cream for any actual meal — summer does have one asterisk for retailers in the U.S. So what fun in the sun can the nation’s retailers expect this year? However, across the U.S. Strange, but not necessarily bad.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Amazon is losing a major sneaker brand — could this be a sign of more to come? The sneaker and sports apparel company said it will forge new retail partnerships and concentrate on its direct business. For many years, Nike opted out of an Amazon partnership due to concerns that it would weaken the brand.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

Visa , the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA , announced Wednesday (December 6) partnerships with the Union of European Football Associations’ ( UEFA ) Women’s Football Competitions and the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) Total Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

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MAY 4, 2018

Blue Apron is already working with Costco to sell meal kits that were specifically designed for the retailer in its locations in the Pacific Northwest and the San Francisco Bay area. Beyond Costco, Dickerson said it’s important for Blue Apron to have partners with national reach as well as partners that are “strong regional players.”

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JULY 30, 2020

The digital shift is coming late to Dunkin’ Brands. We have scaled back our national media spend and paused on launching new potentially complex limited-time offers,” he said on the call. “We Our marketing leadership team continues to create, assess and refine a phased approach for relaunching our brand responsibly at the right time.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

There was lots to watch in the world of payments and commerce last week, with red flags flown in physical retail, international commerce and crypto. Physical Retail Stumbles Into 2020 . The year got off to something of a rocky start for physical retailers, as the recent spike in store closures carried on and even picked up strength.

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JULY 24, 2020

Creating secure, convenient experiences for sellers and buyers alike is critical to eCommerce marketplaces looking to serve the retail sectors’ new needs and to help platforms appeal to more users. Beauty retailer Sephora , meanwhile, is renewing emphasis on China by deploying a localized eCommerce presence.

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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. ” While Luedorf and American Apparel might be hitting the express delivery point hard, it only applies to a subset of 50 products the retailer is dubbing as “basics.”

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

The move by Alibaba follows other announcements by drugstores such as Kroger and Walgreens Boots Alliance, and retailing juggernaut Walmart, that they would stop selling those products. The latest national and regional findings suggest products containing THC play a role in the outbreak.”. territory.

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

Amazon has been working hard to boost its presence in the region. In addition, Amazon is also said to be heavily recruiting Grupo Boticário and Natura Cosmeticos — two rising brands in Brazilian beauty — to sell via its Brazil platform. The only nations that see more beauty sales are the U.S., China and Japan.

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JUNE 29, 2018

NBC News reported that national, regional and local merchants are testing Google Shopping Express with big-name retailers including Target and Walgreens. Google hired a courier service to pick up the orders at the retailer’s stores and deliver them to customers’ home or office, noted the report.

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APRIL 15, 2019

To help build customer loyalty, eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers have a myriad of tools on hand: Cashiers can sign customers up for loyalty cards at brick-and-mortar stores, and eCommerce sites can send customers special offers and coupons by email. We love shrinking down, and bringing the design and technology a whole new flavor.

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MAY 21, 2018

There exists no indication that PayPal intends to introduce those glasses anytime soon, but the market for augmented reality in retail is coming together, according to some analyst reports. billion of retail annually by 2015, fueled by the shopping habits of some 32 million consumers. The retail chain, working with Perfect Corp.’s

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MAY 31, 2018

In 2016, 95 percent of transactions in in India were done in cash and there were approximately 60 million online shoppers – representing about 14 percent of the internet using base of the nation, according to a late 2017 report by Morgan Stanley. It’s typical of a business like this that, as you scale up, you will have losses.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Small and regional — outside of the Southeastern United States, most people haven’t heard of it. But Belk may have something to teach its more nationalized equivalents, because it is doing something that its counterparts nationwide, by and large, are not. Most brands can’t do exactly what Belk has done. It’s growing.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

-based merchants sell across borders, but that percentage lags behind other nations such as Germany and the United Kingdom, where half of merchants that sell goods and services online do so across borders. To capitalize on that aforementioned eCommerce growth in emerging markets and log sales in those regions, U.S. Villegas said.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

The evolution began with brands like Folgers and Maxwell House, which made ground coffee available to the masses. They also might not ask the right questions or be overwhelmed by different brands as well as value propositions. They know about different flavor profiles by region or by roast level, Lackman said, and they seek variety.

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MARCH 1, 2017

Looking at the geographic concentration of activity, the US was the most active region, with 47 percent of activity, followed by China at 41 percent. The retail landscape is changing fast in the face of new technologies and shifts in buyer behavior and consumer demand. OrderGroove Funds Frictionless Commerce With $20M Series C.

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JULY 5, 2017

citizens’ data or national security. Think of it as an extension of brand and payment types and technology, and to some minds it is a natural fit. attention on Europe, with the desire to gain a post, or perhaps outpost, in payments processing in the region. company interested in Adyen. The dominant countries here are the U.K.,

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

There’s little doubt that the [spirits] industry will feel the impact of the largest online retailer expanding into grocery,” Coors wrote in a blog post following the news announcement of the Amazon/Whole Foods merger. Products (or importers) sell to distributors, distributors sell to retailers and retailers sell to customers.

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APRIL 2, 2020

This organic healthcare brand is hustling to keep up with orders during a time when it has had to pivot to deal with the COVID-19 crisis – and it is poised for a breakout 2020. After receiving a round of funding from an angel investor, Green Goo has just hired regional sales executives and a marketing team.

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JULY 25, 2018

Amid the headline numbers, the company has noted that average order sizes were up 3 percent year over year, with a boost in mix across all brands served. That increase in revenue per order comes absent increased support costs for those orders. LevelUp processes about 100,000 orders a day, as noted on the call.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

You’re a retailer, beset by the twin problems of brick-and-mortar and fickle U.S. Picture 625 million wallets, ready to open for the right retail experience. Many of these retailers, he said, did not perform as well as might have been expected on Black Friday or even Cyber Monday. consumer spending. as well.”. “If

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

He came from a nation of some 1.4 In fact, Ma’s company just announced a deal to buy NetEase’s cross-border retail platform Kaola for $2 billion. Annual active buyers across Alibaba’s retail operations were 674 million overall, as compared to the 654 million seen last year and an increase of 34 million over March of 2019.

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Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Regional and mid-tier banks face an uphill battle on the digital front, but have advantages they can capitalize on with some focus and determination. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction Study from J.D. Or at least they should be. The 2016 U.S.

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JULY 11, 2016

Blue Acorn, founded in 2008, lists such national brands as Ticketmaster and Everlast under its list of clients and bills itself as providing “superior eCommerce results through data-driven solutions.”. Since its founding, the company has grown from nine employees to over 100, according to Charleston Regional Business Journal.

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

As companies grow, they often acquire other companies, get acquired by companies or branch off into sub-brands serving various functions in different places. Those sub-brands may need to file separate reports and show entity-specific data during audits. Jewel Paymentech.

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MARCH 5, 2018

By offering QR-based digital payments, smaller retailers can achieve these goals and create greater customer stickiness with little to no investment beyond the phone they already have,” said Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Channels and Regions, Mastercard. In spring 2018, participating U.S. In spring 2018, participating U.S.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

To that end, the platform has tens of thousands of campgrounds listed on its platform through the United States, with a combination of federal campgrounds, state parks, national parks, BLM land, private campgrounds and private landowners. The more content there is on a site, then, the more people on can help. The Booking Experience.

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JULY 30, 2019

Thynk Digital and The Financial Brand recently conducted a survey that found 70 percent of bank and credit union executives think their FI could not survive without physical branches. Regional banks and credit unions have become vulnerable to digital competition from larger banks, which is why so much emphasis has been placed on innovation.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Bensen also trains its proprietary natural language processing technology based on the menu data restaurants give them, and works with those restaurants to develop a tone of experience, ensuring the system’s responses are coherent with the client’s brand image. The Voice AI Market.

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JUNE 28, 2017

The Dash Wand provides enhanced access to nutritional information and recipes, which helps brands gain consumer trust through product transparency. The Dash Wand retails for a very affordable $20, which nets zero for Amazon Prime members after rebates. Buyers also get a free 90-day trial of the AmazonFresh grocery delivery service.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans.

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