PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Taylor said he doesn’t want to read too much into the name, but if a comparison was forced, it would be along the lines of detail. Some retailers are just excellent about telling stories about themselves and about the products that they're selling,” Taylor told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

In today’s top retail news, CarLotz, Inc. anticipates a jump in eCommerce demand for fiscal 2020 fourth quarter in comparison to the fiscal 2019 fourth quarter. Plus, retail rents have fallen to historic lows in the Big Apple amid the coronavirus pandemic. Outstanding Foods Aims To Hog The Market For Plant-Based Pork.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A new survey of Black Friday shoppers from PYMNTS showed the Seattle retailing giant dominated its rivals in the traditional post-Thanksgiving holiday season kickoff. When PYMNTS last measured Amazon’s take of the total eCommerce business it found that it touched just north of 50 percent for Q1 2020 in eCommerce market share (51.2

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

But the same technology that enables those transactions also can bring the benefits of consumer intimacy to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that are often struggling to win more market share in a retail world dominated by the likes of Amazon, Walmart and other large retailers. That might sound obvious.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

And while a BDO survey from October found that nearly 60 percent of marketers plan to leverage mobile in their marketing strategies this holiday season, the same survey also shows that just 12 percent of retail marketers in the U.S. plan to use flash sales and daily deals as a mobile marketing tactic this holiday season.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In this case, it’s the gap between interest and intent, the chasm that lies between consumer awareness of unattended retail and actually taking the plunge in buying at the kiosk and vending machine. At a high level, according to PYMNTS data , unattended retail is reaching only one-tenth of its potential. Hurdles For Larger Merchants.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Months after Toy R Us sought to liquidate its holdings in the United States, merchants have taken up space left behind by the toy retailer. The buildings are said to have modest rents and longer leases in comparison to modern-day standards, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

It’s going to be a very vocal year when it comes to retail. By comparison, ownership of smart TVs has increased just 5 percent, and ownership of connected cars has increased 3 percent since 2018. And in retailer news, there is an increasing push to integrate Alexa into the purchase path.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

CEO Elon Musk raised the possibility of shuttering its stores and selling only online , the California electric vehicle and clean energy company is planning to expand its retail presence. Europe has been a tough market to break into given that electric vehicle sales are dominated by Renault and Peugeot, domestic automakers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

In a way, watching the emergence of legal retail marijuana in North America is like watching someone grow up. Not really a toddler or baby — even black-market sale of recreational and medicinal pot took on many traits of legitimate retail — but more like a once gawky teenager growing into a graceful, confident person.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

retail economy is unprecedented. Terror attacks on 9/11 happened well before the internet was a factor, and are therefore not relevant as a comparison. What are some of the retailing changes that could last beyond the end of the coronavirus crisis? Suddenly, this issue is front and center for every retailer and every customer.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

For a consumer who wants to cook at home, but doesn’t necessarily want to spend a lot of time preparing for that process, there are no shortage of options on the market. But within that market the company has built a sizable presence, recently announcing an active subscriber base of 200,000 monthly customers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Cashierless stores aren’t just for mega retailers like Amazon to sell prepared food from their kitchens or products from other producers: Beverage brands, among other companies, are getting into the action and choosing this checkout experience for stores that showcase their own products IRL (“in real life”) as a marketing tool.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

Unattended retail is having a moment – a bad moment, as it turns out, in China, according to reports. The challenges there come as kiosks and other forms of unattended retail continue to develop globally. For one, selling fresh groceries via unattended retail is not an easy business. Unattended Failure. Global Growth.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

By comparison, employers added 184,000 jobs on average over the first seven months of 2017, the Wall Street Journal reported. Retailers, in particular, added an average of 12,000 jobs per month this year. The new entrants to the labor market show confidence in job prospects, reported TheNewswire. percent.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

percent by the same comparison. Jaimee Minney, senior vice president of marketing at Rakuten Intelligence says the coronavirus pandemic is introducing shoppers to the concept. According to TABS Analytics , 2019 was a year of growth for online grocery retail. For the period of Jan. 1 through March 15, sales increased 61.3

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2016

TechCrunch reports that, yesterday (April 6), Thrive Market launched a version of its app — previously only available on iOS — for the Android platform. Through its “Thrive Gives” program, shares TechCrunch, for every paid subscriber that Thrive Market brings on board, the company donates a free membership to a low-income family.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

And, in retail, sellers of health and beauty products are very prepared to embrace innovation in comparison to healthcare service providers. 35 B: Expected value of the global call center software market by 2025. 35 B: Expected value of the global call center software market by 2025. All This, Today In Data.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Retailers in the physical world are at a real disadvantage when it comes to knowing the customers in their stores, and what they do once they get there. The list goes on, but suffice it to say, the jokes about digital retailers knowing more about customers than they know about themselves didn’t appear in the culture out of nowhere.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Shoe brand Allbirds , in particular, has brought a large retail space in New York City. Beyond the Big Apple, which is the brand’s biggest market , Allbirds has its eyes on other U.S. For Allbirds, a brick-and-mortar presence can provide a bit of a marketing boost.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In a time of increasing change for retailers and consumers, the current global climate has begun accelerating the future of retail trends at a much quicker pace than previously envisioned. mobile wallet landscape is fragmented in comparison to that of Asian markets. By contrast, U.S. Capturing the New Customer.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Shoppers will be able to buy the meat-free burger at 27 Gelson’s Markets locations in California, and Impossible Foods reportedly plans to bring it to additional grocery stores later in the month, The Verge reported. Gelson’s Markets, however, is restricting shoppers to only buying 10 packages per visit.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. billion for its stores in comparison to $1.63 billion in the year prior. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

market, axing plans for new stores in three U.S. The goal for all retailers is, of course, to deliver an excellent experience, both online and in stores, and to find ways for those disparate experiences to mesh seamlessly with one another. The Swedish furniture retailer seems to be making the opposite transition.

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Current

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

We’re excited to announce the launch of our newsletter, The Current Wave, where we’ll be sharing everything from all that’s new at Current to industry insights from Current CEO Stuart Sopp, to discussing impacts on the economy and global markets. What’s happening in the international markets? What’s Current-ly happening with us?

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2016

In a 405-page document by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a number of proposals came to light that would encourage more competition and reform in retail banking.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

What about retail stores, restaurants and hotels? Technology is making it easier for the workforce to put in the daily eight (or 10, or 12) hours from their own homes, but another change is taking place: Using commercial space left behind by retailers, or in eateries or hotels, as communal areas of work. WeWork Efforts.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

The company operates almost 1,000 retail stores under names like DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and The Shoe Company. percent for the first quarter of 2020, in comparison to a 3 percent rise in the same quarter of fiscal 2019, according to an announcement. and global markets resulting from COVID-19.”. percent to $482.8 million. .”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

Webrooming, before the pandemic, was a full-on retailing trend. But as the pandemic-driven digital shift gains traction, retailers have to be wondering if consumers will use websites to comparison shop for brick-and-mortar retail (webrooming) or whether they’ll go back to shopping retail to order online (showrooming).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2016

The business of retail apps is booming. And 303 of the world’s top 500 retailers now have an app. The study, conducted by ARC from Applause, a research group that analyzes the apps economy, looked at 50 of those top retailers that received approximately half of their total sales through mobile apps. billion from $35.48

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

Retailers often treat millennials with mix of attraction and disdain that mirrors the “can’t live with them, can’t live without them” way of life. For comparison’s sake, that metric has edged up just 3.6 For comparison’s sake, that metric has edged up just 3.6 percent between 2012 and 2015.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

Retailers often treat millennials with a mix of attraction and disdain that mirrors the “can’t live with them, can’t live without them” way of life. For comparison’s sake, that metric has edged up just 3.6 For comparison’s sake, that metric has edged up just 3.6 percent between 2012 and 2015.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Retailers are aiming to help consumers manage chronic diseases as well as their overall health and wellness through new brick-and-mortar experiences. Through HealthHUBs, consumers are at the center of an unmatched retail health experience. CVS Health, however, is not the only retailer to bolster its health offerings.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Can good food restore consumers’ appetite for brick-and-mortar retail? Luxury brands seem to hope so, with several designers introducing food experiences in an effort to gain an edge in the increasingly challenging realm of physical retail. Only 5,000 of the tins will be produced, and each will retail for $110.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

By way of comparison, spending at brick-and-mortar drugstores was down 5 percent and total trips across CPG outlets were down 3 percent compared to the year-ago period during the week ending Aug. The new emphasis on digital has also led to more collaboration with retailers. 30, despite the eCommerce channel being up 91 percent.

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

In the retail industry, like many other sectors, the maxim ‘innovate or die’ seems to be growing in authority and relevance by the day. Bricks-and-mortar-only retailers, by comparison, have experienced a decline of 0.41 ‘Digital dinosaurs’ at risk of extinction? percent on average in the past year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

On the positive side is the retailing trade group the National Retail Federation ( NRF ). Neil Saunders, managing director of research firm GlobalData PLC’s retail division, projects $26.4 It’s retailers’ first big test. According to market research firm Canalys , in Q2 tablet shipments grew 26 percent.

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