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JANUARY 25, 2021

The National Retail Federation ’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led changes by some of the world’s largest merchants are going nowhere fast — especially when it comes to their embrace of increased digitalization. Stores As Social Centers.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Retail Properties of America ( RPAI ), which owns and operates 102 multi-retail sites, showed a net income drop from $44.4 With rent receipts above our approximate 60% break-even level, we hold much optionality for our capital structure.”. One of the largest real estate investment trusts in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Retail sales in the U.S. Online retail suffered a 0.3 Meanwhile, the retail sales for August were revised to a 0.6 Officials have not dispelled market expectations that interest rates could be cut again for the third time when they meet later this month. decreased 0.3 16) by the U.S. Commerce Department. percent decline.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

and China, analysts are finding a shift among global supply chains away from the Chinese market, to the benefit of markets that traditionally don’t see much trade volume. Steve Madden is one retailer that publicly announced its efforts to move its supply chain operations out of China. 13) said the U.S.-China

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JUNE 10, 2020

As retail reopens and starts to spur some optimism for the future, a dark number appeared on the scene on Tuesday (June 10). Coresight released a report that says 25,000 retail storefronts will close by the end of the year. Alternative research and other market dynamics make such a scenario seem unlikely. percent of U.S.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Ikea and Hennes & Mauritz ( H&M ) are putting money into technology startups as a way to help them sidestep retail disruption, the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Nov. Lately, the firm has also been putting money into venture capital investments. Partly, we need it now as our business is transforming.

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MARCH 20, 2018

As sad as the end of Toys R Us may be, the iconic toy store is far from the only retailer struggling these days — and it’s not the only one throwing in the towel this week. The Latest from Toys R Us. The Easter bunny will not be paying a visit to Toys R Us this year, unless it’s to get a discount on toys for Easter baskets.

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JUNE 13, 2018

Holdaway, who has an MBA from Harvard Business School, joins Barclays after 15 years at Capital One , where he held a variety of senior leadership roles in new business initiatives, internet acquisitions and partnership finance. into the future as we continue to leverage our global capabilities and deepen our presence in the market.”

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JUNE 25, 2018

The chain kicked off the week with the announcement that it will be opening about 50 Toy City pop-up stores this year as a bankrupt Toys R Us finishes shuttering its last stores this week. Toys R Us leaves a fairly large hole in the center of the market for toys — not to mention a fleet of large, empty store locations behind it.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Sources told Reuters that Grab is looking to take advantage of the red-hot IPO market in the U.S. If the company chooses to proceed, the IPO could be the largest market debut ever made by a Southeast Asian company on a foreign exchange. Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Sales shot up almost 200 percent in the second quarter as Russians used it to buy everyday items like food, WSJ reported. It has over 100 million users, making it Europe's largest internet market. Ozon was the recipient of a $50 million investment from San Francisco-based Princeville Capital in March.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

The second stimulus package totaling over $900 billion is getting capital into the market and delaying bankruptcy filings across the country.”. “New bankruptcy filings continue to slide into record territory as the global pandemic spurs regulatory intervention to keep U.S. consumers and businesses afloat,” said Kruse, per the release.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Wool footwear brand Allbirds is wagering on physical retail stores despite the coronavirus. The firm recently closed a $100 million investment round that will partly back physical growth in international markets and bolster the size of its labor force, the Financial Times reported.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

The toy industry saw a dip in sales during its first holiday season without Toys R Us. Data from market researcher NPD Group showed that U.S. The retailer had over 700 locations in the U.S., Freeman, senior managing director at GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group, said at the time. customers spent $21.6

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Venture capital cash has been flowing this year to companies that plan to buy up sellers on Amazon and help them grow. million in venture capital this month; FBA Heroes , which netted a $65 million seed round, also this month; and Thrasio , which announced it had raised $260 million in July.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. Christiansburg was chosen as the test market because Wing has been working with Virginia Tech in nearby Blacksburg to pilot the drone deliveries. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

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MARCH 1, 2017

To succeed in retail (and retail marketing), merchants and advertisers need to keep up with what shoppers want, how they buy, and where. You need to be able to market with relevance,” Hale said. TouchCR fills these needs, Hale said, noting that TouchCR works best for mid-market, consumer-facing companies.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Expansion to the two Oceana markets were added are at the behest of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Australia’s largest retail and commercial bank. Klarna, flush with $460 million of new equity funding, is planning to conquer New Zealand and Australia, not just the U.S.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

The company will partner with top fashion and beauty brands and retailers for the event, which offers its two million U.S. Discounts will be offered across retailers such as NARS Cosmetics, Schutz, APL, Steve Madden and more. market just over a year ago and is now signed with over 6,500 U.S. retail partners. many others.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

you’d be hard-pressed to find a Chowdahead who doesn’t think Boston is the running capital of the world. Taylor said marketing activities reflect his current scale as a small D2C brand. Content marketing is a staple of the website, with Taylor himself conducting interviews with runners of local and national prominence.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

Retail is perhaps an unexpected entrant into the augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) market, but it’s proving to be an area in which being there virtually can be seamlessly substituted for being there actually. The applications for such technology are wide-ranging.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

You’d be forgiven if the tug of war between hedge funds and retail investors – and the soaring and swooning over GameStop and Dogecoin – would be top of mind in anticipation of a bubble taking shape that will, at some point, see either deflation or a pop. capital markets work hold a significant advantage.” No, not GameStop.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. Mastercard Gets Nod To Join China’s $27T Payments Market. What Amazon At 10 Can Teach Us About Uber At 10. As of Friday (Feb.

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APRIL 25, 2017

Marketplace solutions work to enable online retail brands to expand their reach without needing to invest in manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. Brands have used marketplaces to increase margins and test extended product ranges. To do so, the online retailer will leverage Mirakl’s B2C Marketplace Platform.

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JULY 17, 2018

In addition, sources say that Barclays is putting more capital behind its U.S. housing market during the last recession. accounted for 40 percent of the bank’s profits, and around a fifth of the bank’s capital is allocated to the country. Other possibilities include rolling out its U.K. checking account offering.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The tight labor market may be spurring wage growth, to 3.2 In addition, retail jobs were also down, off by 11,100 positions, extending a multi-month decline. The manufacturing and retail numbers presage a couple of longer-term trends, perhaps troubling ones. That hints at, perhaps, stockpiling of items that may not get sold.

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MARCH 23, 2018

The founder of Toys R Us passed away yesterday (March 22) at the ripe old age of 94, barely a week after news broke that the toy chain would be closing its doors for good. Millennials across America singing “I’m a Toys R Us kid” in as solemn a fashion as possible this week are a testament to that. Toys R Us Is Born.

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MAY 19, 2018

There have been a number of great commercial jingles in the history of commercials — tunes so catchy that they stick, almost forever, and remind us of brand names simply by nature of being so catchy. Toys R Us ’ famous “Toys R Us Kids” jingle succeeded in doing that, and then some. Not a grain of salt — a whole container.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Cloud-based software firm Tulip Retail , which provides a mobile app suite for store associates in retail settings, has raised $40 million in its latest funding round. The round was led by American venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

It was only about two months ago — August, in fact — when the prediction came out: Amazon , the eCommerce operator that had recently made moves into healthcare, deepened its power in grocery and continued to grow in other parts of retail (and cloud computing), would hit $2.25 trillion in market capitalization by 2024.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

19) that it has finished its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to California-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management, according to a statement. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said on Tuesday (Jan. Riley Securities Inc. were among the advisors to Bed Bath & Beyond on the deal.

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing Should we be interpreting the desire of lots of private sub-scale companies to *sell* as a signal about the market environment and the quality of these companies? Let’s narrow down the story to Fintech, using data from Spactrack. billion in 2020 Q2, to $3.6

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing Should we be interpreting the desire of lots of private sub-scale companies to *sell* as a signal about the market environment and the quality of these companies? Let’s narrow down the story to Fintech, using data from Spactrack. billion in 2020 Q2, to $3.6

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Pershing Square Capital Management, the activist hedge fund controlled by activist investor William Ackman, now has about a 1.1 The Wall Street Journal noted Ackman said he thinks same-store sales have been positive on a consistent basis and that the market in the U.S., percent stake in Starbucks.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The bank offers corporate banking, retail banking, treasury management, capital markets, credit cards and wealth management services in a range of consumer and corporate offerings. Not all recent market floats have been successful, however. An F-1 registration statement revealed the bank’s plans for an IPO in the U.S.,

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JULY 12, 2019

Visa said Russia is an important market for the company in terms of strategy, and the new law won’t make it leave the country. Head of the State Duma Financial Market Committee Anatoly Aksakov said that all international payment systems need to do is change their rules to line up with Russian ones and everything will continue normally.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

AR/VR doesn’t, however, seem like an obvious entrant into retail spaces on first blush, particularly retail spaces that are already physical. In fact, InContext thinks virtualizing real experiences might help bring some of those erstwhile shoppers back to physical retail.

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