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JULY 30, 2020

Walmart has reduced its workforce by laying off hundreds in its logistics, real estate and retail location planning divisions as it simplifies its business and reduces its expenses, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. Our goal is to deliver that experience while increasing innovation, speed and productivity,” she continued.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

But there are plans to expand it across Seattle, New York, Chicago and San Francisco, the company said. If it’s a hit with users, Amazon plans to bring it to other retailers as well as performance venues and the nation’s offices. Instead, he said, the palm images are encrypted and stored online.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S. Pizza Hut plans to acquire online ordering software provider QuikOrder. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News. restaurants. restaurants.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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MARCH 29, 2016

” That’s the lesson former JCPenney CEO and Apple executive Ron Johnson conveyed to The New York Times about his time at the struggling retail giant (Penney, not Apple) in a recent article focused on his newest venture, Enjoy, which may just end up being his most successful to date. “You really don’t want to be in a hurry.

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APRIL 12, 2016

That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere. It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Right now, the Chicago-based Alliant allows people to apply for membership or loans online via desktop computers, phoning into its call centers or by […].

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MAY 4, 2019

The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. That honor fell to Ray Kroc — who made the idea famous when he opened the first McDonald’s franchise in Chicago eight years later. If you’ve never heard of Red, before, it’s because he’s not the guy who became famous for the idea.

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JUNE 11, 2020

The digital shift continued to show its dramatic potential to change retailing today, as three companies announced major changes to their business models. No less than Sam’s Club, Starbucks and fashion high-flyer Zara have made adjustments to online ordering and purchasing. The answer: fewer stores and a more concerted push online.”.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

In those early years, the company’s safes were some of the only ones to withstand the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and the company was commissioned to build the world’s largest safe for Wells Fargo’s San Francisco branch in 1874. That’s because retailers have so far been quick to jump on the connected commerce bandwagon.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The changing nature of retail has been challenging for pharmacies. Sales of things like personal care products, cosmetics and various other household goods have been slipping, as consumers are increasingly stocking up online or at alternative retail venues like dollar stores for those types of items. in early 2019.

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MAY 24, 2018

Bringing Home Chef’s innovative and exciting products and services to Kroger’s customers will help make meal planning even easier and mealtime more delicious,” said Yael Cosset, Kroger’s chief digital officer. “Customers want convenience, simplicity and a personalized food experience.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

The payments and commerce ecosystem got busy getting busy this week as the first full week of 2020 kicked off the press releases began raining down from the sky from the year’s early bird innovators. Digital is transforming global retail, and it will transform McDonald ’s,” said CEO Chris Kempczinski. “At

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JANUARY 22, 2020

-based Niantic , the company behind the mobile and augmented reality gaming behemoth Pokémon Go, is touting its growing role in the global tourism industry (which, as PYMNTS readers know , is undergoing its own digitally-fuel period of innovation and disruption). The gaming part of the mall will reside alongside some 200 retail stores there.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Brick-and-mortar retailer of arts and crafts supplies, A.C. An eCommerce player, Bitsy sells arts and crafts retail products online. Moore’s brick-and-mortar retail strength and expertise in product sourcing with Blitsy’s eCommerce track record, serving the handicraft needs of shoppers around the world.

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MARCH 5, 2019

The department store retailer reported revenues of $6.8 Gass said that a pivotal prong to the retailer’s strategy for omnichannel commerce is growing the role and relevancy of its brick-and-mortar locations. And, according to a statement from Kohl’s, the retailer ended its fiscal year with 1,159 brick-and-mortar locations in 49 states.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Chang’s To Go location in Chicago that will focus on carryout, delivery and catering, with delivery offered through third-party services as well as the restaurant’s website and app. Diners will place orders via third-party online food delivery platforms, phone or the restaurant’s website. Chang’s , in one case, is set to open a P.F.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The company also sells online, with inventory from designers who are unloading goods and individual sellers who consign high-end fashion apparel. “While Q2 was challenging, the pandemic has been a catalyst for reinvention and innovation at The RealReal,” CEO and Founder Julie Wainwright said during an earnings call.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Rolling with the eCommerce punches is becoming a fact of retail life. Some retailers have taken to integrating more tech into brick-and-mortar locations, but it may be too early to tell what the effect of those efforts are on the bottom line. Each Thursday, the beauty retailer will unveil these deals.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

The Chicago-based bank is dealing with the fallout from a glitchy launch last week of its new mobile banking […].

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

which had the innovative idea in 1848 that people might want a way to purchase mail-order jewelry. But after the war in 1872, Aaron Montgomery Ward of Chicago produced a popular catalog for his mail-order business. But after the war in 1872, Aaron Montgomery Ward of Chicago produced a popular catalog for his mail-order business.

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JULY 26, 2019

Uber is testing various discounts in different cities, including San Francisco and Chicago. Among the main stories in payments in recent months has been the increasing push to reform federal banking laws so that legal cannabis retailers can move away from their cash-based businesses and further into the world of the digital payments.

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JUNE 27, 2017

Chicago-based men’s grooming line Oars + Alps is hoping to change that with its $1.3-million We aim to own exceptional men’s skincare online, without the typical retailer’s markup and toxins. Outside of deodorant, beard trimming or shaving and cologne, there haven’t been too many ways for men to take care of themselves.

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JULY 30, 2019

That said, mobile order-ahead apps — as can be the case generally when comes to many types of retail innovations — have lower adoption among smaller QSRs. And there are plans to expand the service to additional markets in the coming months, including Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia. Mobile-Order Ahead.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

This summer, Nike unveiled its latest brick-and-mortar venture in Los Angeles: Nike by Melrose, a physical store that uses local online shopping data to determine its in-store inventory. While the store is a first for Nike, it’s part of a bigger trend in retail — product and inventory localization. First Name.

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MARCH 26, 2018

For its report, inMarket looked at nearly 100 Whole Foods stores in markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Francisco metropolitan areas. The retailer could also provide fast payment options, such as self-checkout, Stewart Samuel, program director for IGD Services , told Reuters. billion last year.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

And when Lincoln declared Thanksgiving, it was to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November, something Franklin Delano Roosevelt changed during the Great Depression to the fourth Thursday in November to extend that holiday shopping season for hard-hit retailers during the Great Depression. The Very Modified Travel Scene.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

But then there are innovators who tempt us with their new ways of doing things. And in an innovation-intense environment, more is usually more — and out of step and out of date are just as good as broken. Rolling out with Stripe’s in-store and online improvements are Warby Parker and Glossier.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Now there’s a new threat emerging that could spell the end: online grocery shopping. Online more than ever, chewing gum and candy bars are out of sight and out of mind. had already tallied billions of dollars in losses since self-checkout was introduced in 1992, and it saw the looming threat of in-store pickup for orders placed online.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Retailers as dependent on a brick-and-mortar footprint as Macy’s don’t always have the luxury of fixes to pick from if their stocks experience the continuous slide that the former tentpole brand’s has. Some of it may crash and burn, but you have to listen to the consumers.”. That’s what happened to former J.C.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Uppercase Co-founder and CEO Yashar Nejati said that anyone can start a brand online, but when brands arrive at a certain threshold – about $10 million or more in sales – it’s time for them to take the next step: “That usually means opening up brick and mortar,” Nejati told PYMNTS in an interview. Pop-Up Retail Trends.

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MAY 29, 2018

For two entrepreneurs in in Chicago, the artisanal marshmallow is not a concept, but a reality they’ve invested in heavily, perfecting and bringing to the world. And, for the brand’s increasingly avid fans attest, the artisanal marshmallow is not a joke: It is an innovation the world was waiting for but did expect.

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MARCH 25, 2019

To connect food delivery platforms with consumers looking for convenience and cost savings, eCommerce innovators are creating aggregators as price and time comparison tools. FoodBoss is available in markets from Chicago to Washington, D.C., as well as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. percent of QSR managers and 83.6

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AUGUST 2, 2016

The ubiquitous (well, at least in the Northeast) coffee chain has announced a partnership with DoorDash , the online delivery app that promises food and other “goods” delivered to your doorstep in 45 minutes or less, that will see it offer an on-demand delivery service in select parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan. “The

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

The Uber Works app is being tested in Chicago and will show available shifts companies are looking to fill with temporary workers. Whether they’re waiting to receive government payments , wages or rebate checks from online retailers, consumers increasingly demand that funds be sent instantly.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Jiobit, a technology startup based out of Chicago, makes something that seems like every parent, from those expecting to empty nesters, will want or wish they’d had. The next wave of innovation, whether it’s in transportation, health or at home, will come from great teams at the intersection of both.

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