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Starbucks Hits 16.3M Mobile Users, Eyes Expanded Delivery

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underpinned by our digital initiatives and improved execution of our in-store experience,” Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said in a statement. There were areas of investor concern, though, particularly the slowing growth in the Chinese market. Transactions were down 2 percent, though same-store sales did tick up 1 percent.

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Post-Toys R Us, Retailers Vie For Experiential Toy Shoppers

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Retailers are doubling down on toys amid a gap in the market left by the bankruptcy of Toys R Us. Since then, the retailer has grown to serve several regions including Asia, the Middle East, Africa and North America. toy retailer Hamleys , for instance, is eyeing a potential New York City location for a flagship store.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

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And — according to Jet — the new app will also be better customized regionally for shoppers, making use of local imagery and messages on the homepage and throughout the site. Jet will also factor in locality when deciding which products are featured in its assortment for that region. percent during the second quarter.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. For the past four-plus years, Chesler has guided Glacier through continued growth and successful acquisitions across the West, all while staying true to Glacier’s local market culture. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks.

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‘Content Is King, But Context Is Queen’ In Asia

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In Chicago, InContext Solutions, an international VR provider, is working with retailers and manufacturers to create new in-store concepts for “optimal shopper experiences.”. Software developed by the company helps manufacturers create multiple new shelf layouts and brings the concept to market with the ShopperMX mobile app.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

Brothers Patrick and John Collison founded Stripe in 2010 in an attempt to gain share in online payments, a then-nascent market with seemingly boundless growth opportunity. Market opportunity. Stripe is ramping up its private market investments. Expansion into emerging markets. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Focus on developers.

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Pizza Goes High-Tech

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But then again, New Yorkers take pizza unusually seriously, a fact former Daily Show host — and proud New York style pizza fan — Jon Stewart proved during 3:32 minutes of pure unadulterated hatred for Chicago-style pizza. How appetizing.

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