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OCTOBER 3, 2017

In recent retail news, Chain Store Age reported Monday (Oct. 2) that Toys R Us has partnered with global marketplace solutions provider Mirakl to create a new online marketplace. The new customer touchpoint will “get merchandise into shoppers’ hands faster,” according to the article. “As

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Brooklyn, New York-based technology accessories eCommerce company Casely established charitable giving as part of its core mission when it was founded in 2017 with the launch of its Every Case Counts initiative, which donates 5 percent of proceeds to a designated charity organization each month.

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MARCH 20, 2020

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have deep dives into in-house restaurant ordering apps and cloud technology, as well as a report on banks running short on large bills amid the coronavirus crisis.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

The New York- and Paris-based company has been a favorite of several high-end brands, and bills itself as a “social selling solution (B2B) enabling brands to activate their network of social sellers with a turnkey business to inspire on social media, sell online and connect with consumers anytime, anywhere.”

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AUGUST 16, 2019

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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MARCH 3, 2020

Already eCommerce figured to play a major part in the various fashion weeks across the globe this week and next due to new technology and a willingness for designers to make their clothing more accessible. Most Parisian shows were streamed online, including Chanel, which outfitted models with logo-clad velvet surgical masks. “I

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Digital sports entertainment and gaming industry platform DraftKings — known for its top-rated daily fantasy sports and mobile sports betting apps — today announced an agreement with InComm Payments , a global leading payments technology company, to launch an industry-first retail gift card. . DraftKings reported on Friday (Nov.

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MARCH 1, 2019

They also create repeat visits to the DSW brand, where an exciting footwear assortment awaits.”. Shoppers can pick shoes from a display wall using the technology, which sends a message to the salesperson on a mezzanine level of the store. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. L Brands posted net income in the fourth quarter of $1.94

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

With eCommerce brands opening pop-up shops in big cities, entrepreneurs are now dedicating entire brick-and-mortar stores to these businesses. SHOWFIELDS , which aims to be a place for brand engagement for eCommerce companies, recently arrived in New York City. If anything, we are a stage; we are a platform.”

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Online shopping software firm Easyship has become part of the Shopify Plus Technology Partner Program, which provides retailers with access to business solutions, according to a Thursday (Oct. 1) announcement. Retailers that harness Shopify Plus and Easyship can utilize Easyship’s complete product collection.

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JULY 10, 2020

Yotpo, the New York-based eCommerce marketing platform, has been selected as a partner by the UPS Customer Technology Program ( CTP ) that promises to provide small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with access to customer reviews, visual marketing, loyalty and referrals, the company announced.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

The online marketplace has disrupted any number of verticals, changing the way we shop and spend, and where we grab must-have items — from books to rugs to lamps, and sometimes from across international borders. As the company claims in the F-1: “Farfetch is the leading technology platform for the global luxury fashion industry.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

When he first came up with the idea for an eCommerce technology company, Co-founder and CEO Finbarr Taylor was in the process of plowing through this story of medieval Japan. A new Shogun was born. It is also the title of an epic 1,200-page novel by James Clavell, which has sold more than 12 million copies so far.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Lord & Taylor is opening a small shop in New York City for the holiday shopping season. After evaluating best-use scenarios for its New York City Fifth Avenue location, the Company has decided not to maintain a presence at this location,” its parent company, Hudson’s Bay Company, said at the time.

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MARCH 22, 2017

Within banking, SolarisBank garnered $28 million, with venture capital provided by Arvato Financial Solutions, among others, which will be taken to expand the European technology platform, furthering geographic reach. Cannabis Dispensary Software-as-a-Service Provider Baker Technologies Raises $3.5M. The same is true for investments.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Truepill , an online pharmacy powering delivery for direct-to-consumer healthcare brands, announced Wednesday (Sept. The new service is expected to expand Truepill’s direct-to-patient capabilities. 9) that it closed on a $75 million Series C funding round. In July, Truepill raised $25 million to expand its telehealth offerings.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

A bit of caution was well warranted, as Visa’s Global Head of Contactless Payments Dan Sanford told Karen Webster in a recent discussion, given the massive size of the New York public transit system. Penn Station is going online, and [the MTA] will enable another 50 stations this month. Yesterday (Dec. as of today, he noted.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Let’s face it, data analysis can be a costly and time-consuming affair and can sometimes take weeks or months of scouring through troves and troves of data from a number of channels, like sales, surveys, customer reviews and social media, to even interpret how consumers might be responding to a certain brand or product. ”

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JULY 3, 2020

Several retail brands as well as designers have taken this twist on personal shopping to a new application. Shoppers use the app by filling out a virtual shopping form detailing their preferences for products, brands and styles with a personal shopper, who then shops in-store at Tanger Outlets on their behalf.

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MARCH 12, 2019

It’s why well-established, digitally native brands like Warby Parker and Peloton are deploying stores. The cost of acquiring customers online is going up, and lifetime value is going down. It’s a new idea, Alexander told Webster — but, in another sense, a traditional one as well. The Underlying Technology.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston.

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JUNE 13, 2019

As a result, Jet team leaders will now report to Kieran Shanahan, who’s been overseeing Walmart’s food, consumables and health-and-wellness divisions online. “We’re now merging the rest of our Jet teams, including retail, marketing, technology, analytics, product and several others within Walmart. . and online. .”

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston.

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APRIL 13, 2020

Last week, The Toy Association , which produces the mega-sized New York Toy Fair, announced plans for “ Toy Fair Everywhere.” The events will leverage the association’s technology connectivity platform as well as virtual event company Balluun. These three virtual market weeks can help answer member and toy community needs.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Location-based virtual reality (VR) startup The Void is partnering with mall operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) to open 25 new entertainment outposts in the U.S. Four temporary pop-ups have opened and are opening in New York, San Diego, San Francisco and in the Las Angeles suburb Santa Anita, CNBC reports.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Shoppers who engage in social sharing gain recognition as micro-influencers for their favorite PowerBuy brands while viral sharing supports the merchant, increasing word of mouth and organic reach with new customers,” according to the announcement.

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JUNE 26, 2019

In the digital age of shopping for clothes and accessories, modern-day consumers don’t want retailers to entertain them: Instead, they want these merchants to bring them an easy experience, offering seamless shopping in store and online. The technology has been made famous by Amazon through its checkout-free Amazon Go stores.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Taco Bell is living más as it pulls ahead of Burger King as the fourth-largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand with new delivery options and, yes, nacho fries. percent in 2017, Taco Bell has been drawing in customers with new food items, a Live Más marketing campaign and new nacho fries for $1. But McDonald ’s Corp.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

The pandemic has fast-tracked that digitization, however, as concerns and restrictions have led members to reduce their branch visits and turn to contactless features to carry out their banking activities online. Embarking On A Digital Transformation.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

“With the popularity of Amazon, Pandora and Netflix, today’s consumer has the expectation that retailers will know them personally,” said Craig Alberino, CEO of Grey Jean Technologies. When they walk into the store or browse online, they expect an experience tailored to their unique needs, desires and wants.”.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

In-store holiday returns present a unique opportunity for retailers to either upsell or capture another sale while a consumer is in the store, aided by savvy store employees and retail technology. The survey showed that Generation X encompassed the most prominent online shoppers, with 57 percent of them having goods shipped to their homes.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s not uncommon for brands to open permanent stores after experimenting with pop-ups, but Glossier is taking an innovative payments approach to its new flagship in New York City that launched on Thursday (November 8): the company is bringing its own point-of-sale system (POS) to the flagship.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. It launched the expansion into San Francisco in January, with plans to extend the service into New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Chicago. But delivery app growth has not been without friction this year.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Some entrepreneurs come across an emerging technology and find a new way to apply to it to everyday problems. ikonis, for instance, went on a trip to China and saw how they used WeChat for anything they do from ordering and paying for a taxi to making online purchases. A yellow hat will pop up, which represents its brand.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

The North Face , for instance, is opening a new experiential retail store in the New York City’s SoHo neighborhood as it plans to make existing stores into “basecamps for exploration.”. News surfaced last year that Canada Goose Holdings Inc. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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APRIL 12, 2019

It was a good day for Jumia Technologies on Friday (April 12) — and that’s a good signal about the future prospects of eCommerce in Africa, home to some 1.3 In March, the company filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange. retailers online in markets across Africa, according to reports.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The idea, as explained in a new PYMNTS interview with Adam Levene, founder of a retail technology company called Hero , is to plug the physical store, so to speak, into the larger digital and mobile worlds where consumers are increasingly operating. And retailers are making bigger bets on [ omnichannel ] technology.”.

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