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Music Crafts New Melodies For Retail Innovation

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But no matter the case, music is a big part of the retail world, and is helping to create new harmonies of innovation and disruption. That label has taken a relatively fresh approach to getting music to consumers, connecting some 190,000 independent artists to listeners “through direct partnerships with brands,” Bloomberg said.

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Lyft Brings Pedal-Assisted Bikes, New Branding To San Francisco

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With its rollout of pedal-assisted bikes, Lyft is using its own branding in the San Francisco Bay Area. The bikes will be called Bay Wheels with the branding of Lyft noticeably displayed in lieu of Ford GoBike, and all of the fleet of Ford GoBike is said to become Bay Wheels, according to reports.

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Fabletics Announces Brick-and-Mortar Expansion

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Activewear brand Fabletics , which was co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, announced plans for a retail expansion across the U.S. The company confirmed that the new locations will bring the brand’s total retail store count to 30 locations throughout the U.S.

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Indochino Eyes Expansion In 2019

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Indochino , the digitally-native made-to-measure menswear brand, has plans to expand in 2019. And five additional locations will open on the West Coast, with three in California — Roseville, San Diego and San Jose — plus Portland, Oregon, and Bellevue, Washington. Greenwich, Conn.; Manhasset, N.Y.; and Paramus, N.J.;

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Williams-Sonoma Jumps On The AR Bandwagon

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Williams-Sonoma is making a big acquisition to give its brand a big digital upgrade. New from Recode indicates that the home furnishings retailer will be buying San Jose-based startup Outward for $112 million in cash. We’re quite aware that nobody has just one brand in their home.”.

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Amazon Eyes Airports For Amazon Go Expansion

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Meanwhile, Reuters reported that an account manager at Amazon’s cloud unit requested a meeting with San Jose International Airport, noting that Amazon Go, among other topics, could be discussed. Think about how you can expose your brand,” the person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Interested?” “Yes. in 2017.

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Amazon Takes Territory In US And Beyond

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Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, Detroit, Austin, Boston and Chicago. Township leaders are ecstatic, yet some fear the company could kill more jobs than it creates because of its threat to the retail sector. Whole Foods-branded product sales tallied $500,000 in the first week.

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