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This year, apps aimed to make it easier and more convenient for consumers to order their favorite foods and sundries, with restaurants and other retailers tapping into delivery. To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. and Chicago.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

For a glimpse at how innovation is playing out in the retail world, it always helps to take a look at recent developments in the world of quick-service restaurants, or QSRs. And things are getting much more mobile and digital – a trend that promises to play out in the new decade. That includes not only operations in the U.S.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Because, as it turns out, there’s an awful lot in a name when it comes to getting a new idea off the ground – and if one misses the mark, the odds are quite good that consumers won’t get close enough to the product to determine whether its only problem is an unfortunate choice of moniker. But the branding came across somewhat differently.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers have closed flagship locations in recent times, but sometimes these landmark stores make a comeback. The new store, which will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, will feature multiple experiential retail components. While $134 million worth of debt comes due for Sears on Monday (Oct.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Retailers are doubling down on toys amid a gap in the market left by the bankruptcy of Toys R Us. toy retailer Hamleys , for instance, is eyeing a potential New York City location for a flagship store. Retailers Step up Toy Selection. In the U.K., That is, a place that lets consumers try out products.).

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JUNE 6, 2019

Look to China, and look some more — that’s one of the main messages in mid-2019 for luxury retailers, at least for ones not based in the U.S. According to a report from Bloomberg , the luxury brand’s CEO, Michael Burke, “gave a rosy view of its China business, easing concerns about the effects of a trade war with the U.S. Online Push.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Just because a retailer was created for the internet doesn’t mean it has to stay on the internet. Digitally-native retailers, such as thredUP , are turning to brick-and-mortar stores to reach consumers, too. thredUP, though, works a little differently from traditional retailers. by the end of 2018, CNBC reported.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Part of the future of retail is playing out inside hotels — and that’s happening as the wider part of the travel-and-tourism industry is undergoing its own significant disruption. One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. Unattended Retail.

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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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APRIL 2, 2019

Consumers may be curbing their spending , and perhaps even anticipating a new recession, but that could all serve as fuel for certain types of retail expansion — in this case, more brick-and-mortar stores for deep discount chain Five Below. store potential,” he said in a statement.

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MAY 22, 2017

A new study has found that retail global expansion has lost some steam, and while the United States remains the most active, Europe is now the preferred spot for expanding retailers, according to Chain Store Age. The results found that retailers’ expansion into new markets increased by 2 percent in 2016, down from 3.1

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JUNE 14, 2019

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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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

eCommerce brands are opening up pop-up shops in cities to test out brick-and-mortar retail, and Recess is using this platform to highlight its hemp-extract beverages in a temporary space in New York City that is dubbed the Take A Recess IRL Pop-Up. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News. percent.

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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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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Providing a top consumer experience is becoming more important and is a rising trend in retail, and that will almost certainly increase in the 2020s. The upscale apparel brand, according to a recent report , is opening an “experiential store” in the Mall of America in Minneapolis on Wednesday (Nov. Physical Retail Efforts.

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MARCH 21, 2018

However, when it comes to retail in those spaces, it doesn’t always work out. Retail at the gym may look like a smart business move from the outside, but it often ends up eating more space and effort than it’s worth. Enter unattended retail. Fitness centers are all about working out. Everybody knows time is money.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Big brands are opening big stores in big cities, but Nike is taking a decidedly digital approach with its New York City flagship: that is, the customer payment and shopping experience in the new space is powered by mobile technology. In Other Brick-And-Mortar Retail.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. Since then, the company has tried its hand at pop-up locations in areas like Aspen, Sag Harbor, New York, Dallas and London. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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AUGUST 30, 2018

India-based eCommerce marketplace Paytm Mall wants to work more closely with regional retailers and team up with eCommerce grocery service BigBasket to compete with Flipkart and Amazon, according to recent Reuters reports. It is currently the third-largest company competing in the country’s retail space. “We

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Does this online brand have a chance at overtaking Victoria’s Secret? s Top 5,000 list in 2015 overall and took the number two ranking for top retail brands. But besides a wide selection and inclusive mindset, what’s the secret to the brand’s success? Experts are starting to say yes. price point.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

After starting out and operating as an online-only brand, sustainable apparel clothing brand Everlane is branching out and opening up two physical retail destinations : a flagship in its headquarters city of San Francisco and another in the middle of Manhattan, New York City.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

The retailer is opening SoGifted shops in its flagship Manhattan store and six other locations. SoGal was co-founded by Pocket Sun and Elizabeth Galbut in 2016 and is headquartered in New York City. The two managing partners invest in diverse entrepreneurs at the seed and pre-A stage. Lauderdale.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

has completed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process and emerged from one of the highest-profile retail collapses since COVID-19 began, the Dallas-based company disclosed. We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. Neiman Marcus Holding Company Inc.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. The Natick Mall store carries products that are top sellers or new and trending on Amazon’s website. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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JUNE 11, 2020

The digital shift continued to show its dramatic potential to change retailing today, as three companies announced major changes to their business models. Zara was not among the retailers seen to be at risk from the pandemic, so the move was something of a surprise. The brand has about 15,000 U.S.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Retailers are bringing experiential stores to big cities, and Starbucks is no exception: The coffee chain was set to open its Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York City on Friday (Dec. According to AM New York , it has “the largest fully operational coffee roasting plant in Manhattan.”

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APRIL 22, 2019

Recess, a CBD-infused sparkling water company, has announced that it will be available on Uber Eats for delivery to customers in New York City, according to a report by Adweek. Dirty Lemon, another beverage brand, is also on the platform. Eventually, the company plans to expand to other markets, including L.A. “We

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Among the defining endeavors of our time — at least for the worlds of payment and commerce — has been to bring brick-and-mortar retail stores into the new century. It’s an ongoing effort that has probably seen more failures than success stories, but that’s certainly not keeping people from betting on new innovations.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

BuzzFeed is planning to open a toy store in New York City later this fall. New York Post reported that the store, called “Camp,” will be located in an 11,000-square-foot space in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. Toys R Us had over 700 locations in the U.S.

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JULY 7, 2020

It’s hard to find a retail fashion category that’s reliably successful these days. Fast fashion already claimed a victim this week as Lucky Brand filed for bankruptcy, and H&M announced it was shuttering 170 stores across the globe due to the pandemic-driven digital shift. New retail dynamics show that Garito is on to something.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening smaller-scale locations packed with technology designed to meet the needs of shoppers in cities. The retailer said that “almost 90%” of the selections in the store were chosen to meet the needs of Mansion House customers. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. billion by 2024 from £18.5

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APRIL 22, 2019

Millennials could be helping to bring new life to call center commerce. That’s reportedly the case when it comes to luxury retail brand Gucci. The Gucci call center effort comes at a time of change for luxury retail and call center commerce. These platforms bring urgency to fashion and serve as a newsfeed for brands.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

New York City's shelter-in-place measures profoundly challenged rotating retail concept store Showfields , a business offering an immersive shopping experience for digital-first and digital-only retailers. This all changed on March 20, when New York Gov.

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MAY 27, 2020

As The Wall Street Journal reported, the eatery hoped to avert a complete liquidation of its 98 locations in New York, the Mid-Atlantic, California, Illinois and Florida with a proposed $3 million sale of the business to Aurify Brands LLC. Under the terms of the deal, Aurify Brands would allow at least 35 of its U.S.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Long live physical retail. That’s the thought one gets when reading news via Bloomberg , which reported “when shoppers visit the long-awaited American Dream mega-mall in New Jersey this spring, they can expect to see it crammed with stores, restaurants and entertainment activities.”. Overall retail sales from Nov.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

billion in financing, a big vote of investor confidence for the toy and game retail brand which had recently declared bankruptcy. 18, 2017, with an overall goal of restructuring its operations and substantial outstanding debt, Chain Store Age reports. Toys“R”Us has just managed to secure $3.1

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