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JULY 22, 2020

The retail industry is facing its first sales event of the pandemic with the coming of back-to-school sales. The projections were led by the National Retail Federation (NRF) this week, as it foresees record sales for back to school. At the very least, retailers need to depend on eCommerce sales in the states where the virus is raging.

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MARCH 29, 2020

Call it the retail gap that eCommerce can only partly fill. That gain, of course, reflects calm before the storm, so to speak, before the unemployment filings, the mass closures, the stimulus efforts and stock market roller coasters. That makes sense, of course, as at a minimum, 47,000 chain stores across the U.S.

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JUNE 6, 2019

And that seems likely to create new opportunities for certain types of online merchants. By 2023, manufacturers and retailers will have to donate, reuse or recycle the goods” under a program that the French prime minister called the first of its kind from any national government. Amazon’s Role. Liquidation Trends.

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MARCH 6, 2019

If there’s one word that defines it all (what consumers and merchants want, and are pursuing in a world where omnichannel is a Holy Grail across brick-and-mortar and online activity), it would be “frictionless.”. Use cases span the gas pump, the retailer’s aisle, the kiosk and, of course, online. The Partnership Model.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Tim Moran, senior vice president of product and marketing at Worldnet , told PYMNTS that the age of automated retail is dawning — but there is no one-size-fits-all approach. He noted that millennials have “grown up with the online world on their smartphones.” Some Exceptions to Automation.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

In normal times consumers look for three things from a retailer: price, product and location. In fact, a pre-crisis PwC report showed that 14 percent of respondents said trust in a brand is the number one reason (other than price) why they shop at a retailer. What do consumers want from retailers now?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

It looks like we can finally have a serious conversation about the impending collapse of physical retail in the U.S. All it took was a 160-year old retailer and a $34 billion kick in the stomach to the retail sector to get everyone’s attention. retailer, Sears, which found itself standing at Chapter 7’s front door.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

24) — you could be on your way to owning a pallet’s worth of mostly overstocked items , products that included a mystery collection of grocery and drugstore items, a “truckload” of apparel and accessories, the total of which retail for $620,611. For at least $8,913 — that was the high bid as of Thursday afternoon (Jan. Investor Attention.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

No, that doesn’t mean that PYMNTS takes sides in the struggle for retail supremacy, but only that we like to note when someone or some organization mounts a challenge to the eCommerce and logistical behemoth. High-End Retail. The battle for Amazon retail supremacy also involves pets. Here’s some news: Amazon is not unbeatable.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Those promise to stand as two main traits of the 2018 holiday shopping season , and retailers that gain an edge and increase revenue during the all-important fourth quarter will likely have exploited such tactics during this period, at least according to new data that strives to paint a detailed picture of U.S. Offline And Online Cozy Up.

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JUNE 14, 2019

eCommerce market is far below previous projections. online sales to 37.7 The downward revision of Amazon’s market share comes as the eCommerce giant finds itself, along with Facebook and Google, in the cross-hairs of regulators who believe they’ve grown too large, too powerful and very much in need of antitrust oversight.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. And six in 10 shoppers said it factored into their decision of where to transact, Retail Dive reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Among the hottest battles for eCommerce market share involves private label products, with a recent move from Walmart among the latest developments in that particular arena. But the growing use of those brands to attract sales is also leading to more focus on potential challenges for online, private label retail over the next few years.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

To learn more about their customers and increase foot traffic, retailers are testing out new business ideas. In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. Macy’s , for example, is testing out pop-up stores in 10 cities in a concept called “The Market @ Macy’s.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

It might not have been inevitable, perhaps, but it was certainly expected: a regulatory backlash concerning the booming trade (both online and in brick-and-mortar stores) of eCigarettes , with their different flavors attractive to younger consumers — including underaged ones. This will have a huge impact,” Hochrieser told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2017

A day in the life of a strategy officer involves a great deal of communication with and listening to the concerns and interests of industry analysts, media and customers (along with a healthy dose of strategizing, of course). SW: Today I was working with engineering on sizing an opportunity to enter a new B2B market.

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JULY 29, 2019

Baumgarten spent eight months hitting the global insurance market to learn everything she could about the top claim reasons for recreational boating. When it comes to the company’s market, Baumgarten says one of its fastest-growing segments are GenXers and millennials. sandbar hopping?).

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JANUARY 20, 2020

That’s understandable, given how viciously email, texting and other forms of digital and mobile communication have displaced actual writing — which, of course, would seem to reduce the need for actual stationery products. The chain had since expanded to some 260 or so retail locations. None of that will save the Papyrus retail chain.

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APRIL 18, 2019

The second time is the charm — that holds true for Neiman Marcus, and the hot retail trend the chain is tapping into (again). Retailers are increasingly turning their sights to resale commerce. The latest evidence for that came this earlier this week from the high-end retail chain. Resale Factors. Resale Growth.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

But consolidation looms, according to some observers, and online food delivery services will eventually have to shift more focus away from consumers and toward restaurant operators in order to thrive in a crowded marketplace. But online food delivery operations have more important things to worry about than drones and self-driving vehicles.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

For years, it was thought that apparel, if not an eCommerce-proof area of retail, was at least an eCommerce-resistant one. For ultra-casual clothing, where fit isn’t a hugely important consideration and the price point is low enough, buying online was viewed as a reasonable option. About half of all U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In a world where, as the Census says, 90 percent of retail sales still happen in the physical store, cards rule. That’s been the case in markets such as the U.K. As longtime readers of my columns know well, the 90 percent of retail sales promulgated by the Census is just an average across all categories of retail spend.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Connecting with consumers has seen a significant change over the course of the past few decades. No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. Retailers are working hard to not only adjust but also enhance the approach to securing and maintaining sales.

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JUNE 12, 2019

One example in retail and payments is tech incubators — specifically, those run by specific companies and brands, a trend that shows signs of growing even more in the 2020s (which, let us remind you, are only a few months away). That experience is one that is hard to gain as a vendor with new and exciting retail technology in the market.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

A battle between two big pet stores pits an omnichannel focus against a push to make physical stores more robust — and all of it is happening in the shadow of Amazon, and as subscription eCommerce comes into play in this retail sector. billion acquisition of Chewy, the leading online retailer of pet food and products.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

retail economy is unprecedented. What are some of the retailing changes that could last beyond the end of the coronavirus crisis? Contactless payments, however, will fit nicely into what will be a need to have low-touch or no-touch retailing experiences. The partial shutdown of the U.S. So what sticks? They want convenience.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

The latest issue involves eSports – one of the rising trends in digital commerce , and one of the ways through which some mall and brick-and-mortar operators hope to revive those retail properties. The realm of eSports is not the only place in the greater online world where taxes are a new and sometimes confusing issue in 2020.

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JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Worse yet, some analysts fear the triggering of break-lease clauses for retailers in malls if anchor stores leave. All of this will only make malls an even tougher sell to consumers, and to retailers that want consumers to buy their stuff.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Stocks are up modestly to start the year, but based on Thursday’s trading action, the retail sector is escaping investors’ favor (to put it mildly), as company after company is bringing dismal news to light. The numbers show that online sales and brick-and-mortar locations were up just over 1 percent in November and December.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Luxury retail is being revised — and in some cases, reinvented — and those trends are worth attention as the 2019 holiday shopping season approaches. One of the latest, ongoing trends is the rise of online luxury resale commerce. That’s not to say brick-and-mortar is doing well in all areas of the luxury retail world.

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JUNE 7, 2019

Single consumers are a force of nature as well when it comes to retail. Single people, often neglected by many retailers – at least based on complaints and stereotypes found online – seem to be getting fresh attention in this era of online and mobile shopping, and shopping clubs. Take Costco, for instance.

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MARCH 27, 2020

You’ve seen that principle at work on days when markets plunged 10 percent. Of course, companies hedge their bets a bit when it comes to guidance, offering a broad range for many data points. That may portend a bit of bumpiness for retailers like Target. But what comes next? Just check your inbox.

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MAY 7, 2019

Walmart is the latest example of the power of pets in retail — a power that is having significant influence among various merchants competing for the loyalty and dollars of pet owners. As well, if done well, pet retail can serve to increase foot traffic into bricks-and-mortar stores at a time when it is dearly needed.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

When it comes to payments, each market or country has its own preferences. Technology plays a role, of course, in making sure choice is varied, especially when it comes to retail. So it is that QR codes are seeing increased adoption across developing markets. India is a market that is taking off in digital in a big way.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Retail spending may be helping to spur freight volumes, and to push already lofty pricing higher. That’s because consumer demand is picking up, but retail inventories are relatively low. Against that backdrop, spot markets, which comprise about 10 percent to 15 percent of volumes, have been tight.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

The face of banking and financial education has changed how we market in the course of a few short years. Digital media usage has nearly tripled since 2010, with the prevalence of smartphones responsible for more than 90% of this growth. Smartphones have become the device of choice for well over half of digital media […].

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