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MAY 15, 2020

Amazon has filed suit against two companies that are allegedly operating a global tech support scheme targeting Alexa users, CNN reported. Attorneys for Amazon say once customers download the faux Amazon-branded apps they were prompted to contact a customer support number and “could be charged $150 for useless protection plans.”.

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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. A data team from the eCommerce retailer determines what is sold at the locations, Amazon Physical Stores Director Drew Sheriff told MetroWest Daily News.

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APRIL 30, 2018

As a high-profile American brand, Subway may have some luck with its plans for international expansion — it plans to open more than 1,000 locations abroad this year — but it appears that America has already moved on. Some experts called the brand “tired” and in need of an update. Any brand that doesn’t keep up will get left behind.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. Custom eCommerce framing startup Framebridge is opening its own in Washington, D.C., The 20 largest brands notched a 1.2

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JANUARY 15, 2018

To avoid publicity, retail stores in U.S. Of the approximately 2,500 retail stores that weren’t department stores and closed in shopping malls in the U.S. Many important national retailers are closing … where there hasn’t been fanfare, and it hasn’t been as obvious,” Sullivan said. “A

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

“We’re continuing to see a shift from part-time to full-time work, so some of that could explain an increase in income,” said Trudi Renwick, an assistant division chief at the Census Bureau, according to the Washington Post. Middle Retail. The internet isn’t the retail bogeyman — but a shrinking middle class just might be.”.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Retail stores are rarely built by accident, particularly in the real world, if for no other reason than retail is sort of an intentional thing. But Recology CleanScapes — an operating company under Recology — is different from most of what is out there in retail.

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MAY 5, 2020

With the retail industry sliding into Mother’s Day in just a week, the return issue is bound to raise its head. Some stats around the issue show just how substantial it is for retailers. And if a retailer charges too much (or charges at all) 57 percent of millennials will bail on future business. Now add a pandemic.

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APRIL 13, 2018

It was a record-breaking first quarter for retailers in the U.S. According to a report issued by Moody’s earlier this week, the retail sector managed to notch a record number of defaults during Q1 2013, with nine retailers defaulting on their debt. As a result of the series of retail fails, the default rate of high-risk U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The Amazon Go prototype grocery stores will enable customers to make purchases without the need for a cashier, and are currently in testing in Seattle, Washington. According to the Reuters article, Amazon has approached several French supermarket operators with interest in distribution deals or acquisitions within the country.

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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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MARCH 4, 2020

In an effort to reduce the fashion industry’s environmental impact, Swedish fashion giant H&M launched a B2B service called Treadler that will let rivals access its global supply chain, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer announced on Wednesday (March 4). reads H&M’s 2018 Sustainability Report.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Indochino , the digitally-native made-to-measure menswear brand, has plans to expand in 2019. Vancouver-based Indochino, which currently operates 38 showrooms , said six locations will open this year in the Northeast, including Brooklyn, N.Y.; Greenwich, Conn.; Manhasset, N.Y.; and Paramus, N.J.; Brooklyn will launch first on Jan.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Digital delivery service goPuff will acquire BevMo , a specialty beverage retailer based on the U.S. The blog post touted BevMo's loyal customer base and said the company has a "deep infrastructure" and "iconic brand" to match goPuff's tech-driven system. West Coast, according to a blog post from goPuff.

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JUNE 15, 2020

For Walmart, adding Shopify sellers to its online operations helps give a bit of scale, and third-party sales do not carry the same costs as seen in other marketplace models. The EU has charged Amazon with gathering information tied to its third-party sellers and then ramping up competition by launching its own private label brands.

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JULY 11, 2018

With its five years as a fashion brand, Fabletics is seeking to grow and expand its brick-and-mortar footprint. The retailer intends to open 75 stores in the U.S. One store in particular is in the works in Bellevue, Washington, and is scheduled to open later in 2018. And it seemed to really resonate.”.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

As PYMNTS prepares to BBQ and drink sangria and maybe even hum some union solidarity anthems in honor of this holiday weekend, we ask you to take a few moments to join us on a “greatest-hits tour” of this past summer of retail. One example was provided by retail chain Urban Outfitters. New Subscription Push. Fulfillment Efforts.

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APRIL 10, 2020

“Local efforts will never be able to match the scale of federal relief packages, but they do have one advantage the feds do not: speed,” reported Washington, D.C. Boulder, Colorado has been working on strategies to help downtown retailers since before the coronavirus crisis. economic policy think tank the Brookings Institute.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Looks like retail sales are back on the street. With direct marketing hit by robocall abuse and the National Do Not Call Registry , direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands and other not-so-usual suspects are looking into and in some cases reinstating door-to-door sales. The iconic door-to-door brand is of course Avon.

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MARCH 13, 2020

Stemming from a popular blog and a popular Pinterest account, Oh Happy Day was started by design visionary Jordan Ferney, who sold the company to Natalie and Jake Bowman of Equals Awesome, LLC of Tacoma, Washington. Bowman earned her retailing chops at Neiman Marcus. On her LinkedIn page, Oh Happy Day is listed as a “side hustle.”.

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

The lease Starbucks signed with Simon for the Teavana brand stipulated that the stores must be open and operating during normal business hours. Although the lease required that the store operate without any interruptions for the first 10 years, Whole Foods closed it down anyway, citing so-called site challenges and underperformance.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. Instead of grabbing a mass-market six-pack of beer and some Slim Jims, Foxtrot wants you to try a local craft beer, or maybe a legendary local food brand. This spring it will launch two Washington, D.C. percent.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. Instead of grabbing a mass-market six-pack of beer and some Slim Jims, Foxtrot wants you to try a local craft beer, or maybe a legendary local food brand. This spring it will launch two Washington, D.C. percent.

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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. However as is often the case with old things made new by retail needs, the microhotel deserves a second glance.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Beyonce happens to be a Popeyes chicken fan and was given a card entitling her to free chicken for life, according to The Washington Post. Carrols Restaurant Group, which operates Popeyes restaurants, reported preliminary fourth-quarter earnings on Jan. This isn’t Popeyes’ first fast-food fashion. percent over last year.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

But according to Kroger’s leadership, the shift to digital shelving and other new features starting to make their entrance into Kroger today are part of a bigger transition the brand is making as it seeks to better serve the needs of its customer base.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Sionic said Hojeij Branded Foods (HBF), the concessions operator in U.S.-based We’re continually looking for ways to improve our guest experience,” said Regynald Washington, CEO of HBF, which operates 40 brands with 73 locations in 14 airports, in the press release.

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MARCH 11, 2020

billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. According to Carvana Chief Brand Officer Ryan Keeton, opening new markets brings an uptick in overall business. “We Apparently that will get you in trouble on the Street. New Markets. Ontario (L.A.),

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

We are strong believers that the future of grocery retail involves getting customers the best quality food, exactly when they want it, with the best customer service. Under the terms of the deal, FreshDirect will keep its brand name, be supervised by a seven-member board and continue its independent operations in New York City.

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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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MARCH 25, 2016

According to a statement released by Chris Turpin, NPR’s VP for news programming and operations: “We won’t tell people to actively download a podcast or where to find them. The rub, the backbone of the system and, until about 15 years ago, the way NPR — the Washington D.C. So Why Should A Retailer Care? Ahhh, local stations.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Tide, the laundry brand owned by CPG Detergent, is introducing a service called Tide Cleaners, an on-demand dry cleaning and laundry service, at 1,000 locations in cities across the country, according to reports. There are currently boxes in Dallas, Boston, Cincinnati, Nashville, Denver, Washington D.C.

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JUNE 3, 2019

Restaurant operators are aware it’s not just good business to give consumers what they want – it’s also about staying ahead of the competition: 59 percent said they faced disruption from competitors that embraced mobile order-ahead technology. The top four were all branded apps, which makes sense for large chains. Yum Brands!

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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. operations from 2010 to 2014, joined Drizly’s board of directors earlier this week.

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

The coming holiday season — so important to retailers — promises to bring quicker deliveries to more consumers, more commerce-enabled homes and less revenue than expected for Amazon. The eCommerce operator released its third quarter 2019 financials on Thursday afternoon (Oct. Other Trends.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

For years, Walmart has dominated the brick-and-mortar retail sector in the U.S., But the retail giant seems increasingly uneasy to sit on the sidelines and allow Amazon and other eCommerce retailers to carve up the world of online retail. Walmart still handily dominates the retail sector, amassing $499.4

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