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MARCH 21, 2018

To meet consumers where they want to shop, retailers are taking an omnichannel approach to their offerings. Some customers – those of the brick-and-mortar persona – just want to shop in-store and haven’t purchased anything online over the past three months. Retailers, after all, have an average satisfaction score of 37.9

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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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MAY 4, 2017

The retail sector has been suffering a lot of pain this year, with bankruptcies already happening at a record pace and more bankruptcies expected to come. So far this year, 14 retailers have filed for bankruptcy and that is coming off 18 bankruptcy filings in 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The online retail giant is scooping up 90,000 additional square feet of office space in the middle of Singapore’s financial district at the Asia Square Tower 1, Bloomberg reports , citing people familiar with Amazon’s real estate plans. The world’s largest retailer is also on a hiring binge in Singapore.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

For instance, online marketplace and auction site eBay has released eBay Motors , a new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to list a car in under five minutes, according to a report by The Verge. The longstanding practice of selling automobiles is getting a change — reflecting larger trends in commerce. for both iOS and Android.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Retail innovation comes from various places – and for the new decade, that includes quick-service restaurants (QSRs), the site of massive technological change. Examples include CaliBurger, which has been utilizing facial recognition ordering technology in two locations, as well as Dallas-based Malibu Poke , which has rolled out similar tech.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Retailers are bringing omnichannel experiences to consumers by bridging the worlds of online and brick-and-mortar commerce through offerings such as buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS). Following that trend, Fast fashion apparel retailer rue21 recently announced it plans to bring the offering to more than 700 stores.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In the meantime, the digital, mobile, delivery and other innovations that are taking place in this sector are also promising to impact retailers and the consumers who shop not only with mom-and-pop stores but with the bigger chains. The latest example of that comes from one of the biggest retail chains out there — Walmart.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

No other platform features the PICKUP Good Guys, a curated network of vetted independent contractors delivering big and heavy goods, enabling PICKUP to provide retailers greater value across their assortment than any other solution on the market today,” she said. Postmates was launched in 2011 and is based in Silicon Valley. billion.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

It has been a busy year in the world of mobile commerce, particularly with retail apps. Below, PYMNTS rounds up the top trends of the year and sheds light on how retailers are tapping into mobile apps to make the shopping experience more convenient and less time consuming for shoppers. Apps As Mobile Ordering Tools. Apps At The Pump.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. and Bethesda, Maryland, that will work to mirror the company’s online experience.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

To break into the brick-and-mortar world, some digitally native retailers have opened shops inside department stores. However, as in a traditional retail store, staff called “in-store stylists” are on hand to give recommendations tailored to each customer. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News…. billion on U.S.

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MAY 1, 2020

The great retail re-opening is now being called the “great resettling” by many observers and J.Crew is its latest victim. According to several sources the preppy retail chain has been negotiating with its lenders since it canceled plans to take its Madewell subsidiary public. It had slashed prices by 60 percent online this week.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

FedEx is launching a new late-night shipping option that will allow retailers to deliver next day — that is, when items are purchased online as late as midnight. Online sales currently comprise about 15 percent of U.S. retail, growing at three times the pace of brick-and-mortar stores. That’s very, very competitive.”.

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JUNE 25, 2020

The hardest-hit counties in the state were Bexar, Dallas, Harris and Travis, which include the state’s most populated cities, including Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin. However, other people likely plan to continue shopping online in lieu of physical spaces for the foreseeable future, the survey found.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. Since then, the company has tried its hand at pop-up locations in areas like Aspen, Sag Harbor, New York, Dallas and London. to pick up online purchases via curbside services.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The company, which was founded in 2013, also offers customers the opportunity to buy in-store or order online for delivery, in a bid to reinvigorate what has mostly been an untapped area of delivery services. Foxtrot is currently based in Dallas and Chicago, but there are plans to expand elsewhere. Foxtrot announced on Wednesday (Feb.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The biggest investor in Dallas-based GameStop has reportedly set his sights on a lofty goal — having the video-game retailer take on the Goliath of eCommerce, Amazon , in an epic battle. In 2017, PetSmart bought the online pet store for nearly $3.4 In 2011, Cohen started Chewy.com and went on to serve as CEO.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

The holiday season brings in a staggering number of returns for eCommerce sales: According to estimates from CBRE, online returns could reach $37 billion amid the gift-giving season. Some of those unwanted items, however, don’t end up being resold by retailers themselves. You just don’t know what it is yet.”.

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JULY 5, 2019

Retailers are bolstering their supply chains in China as they seek to enhance their service and offer customers fresh products. The post also pointed out that the retailer invested over RMB 700 million – which is approximately $100 million – to create the South China Fresh Food Distribution Center. Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

As it plans to bring 100 new operations facilities online in September, Amazon announced on Monday (Sept. The positions offer a beginning hourly wage of at least $15 per hour, and the eCommerce retailer is providing sign-on bonuses of as much as $1,000 to new hires in some cities, according to the announcement. and Canada this year.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

5) unveiled DashMart , an array of online convenience stores that offer C-store items like ice cream and chips, along with other products from local grocery stores and restaurants. The delivery service also recently launched a Main Street initiative aimed at bolstering its restaurant and retail partners amid the challenges of the pandemic.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

Traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are rolling out omnichannel options. To that end, Home Depot has been installing lockers in many of its locations to allow customers who place online orders to easily pick up their merchandise at the store. Seven in ten — or 70 percent — of consumers have purchased packaged goods online.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Online grocery shopping went to the moon from March to May, with PYMNTS’ Navigating COVID-19 series recording a 400 percent increase, equating to $6.6 billion in online spend. Smaller independent grocers have been forced to scramble to ramp up their digital services as the grocery market migrates online, however.”.

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APRIL 13, 2020

In what appears to be an unprecedented move, an industry trade association is stepping in to help restart a retail community hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. 14 to 20, all aimed at salvaging fourth-quarter buying decisions among retailers. These three virtual market weeks can help answer member and toy community needs.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

High-end goods reseller Marque Luxury is bucking the trend of moving away from brick-and-mortar sites, augmenting its online platform for used designer handbags, accessories and jewelry by adding showrooms in New York and other major U.S. Quentin Caruana, founder and president of Marque, which buys and sells used designer goods.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Retail has changed more in the past four years than in our company’s 40-year history. The Home Depot said the new operation, about 20 miles east of Atlanta on Interstate 20, follows the opening of a similar one in Dallas. The Home Depot announced in 2017 that it would spend $1.2 billion to add 150 new sites to its distribution network.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

Vatsa joined the Dallas-based Comerica as chief information officer a little over two years ago, in 2016. Is it an efficient way? Are we creating value?” These are the three questions Comerica Inc’s EVP and CIO Sangy Vatsa asks himself before every major innovation project. Since then the bank’s innovation team has consistently […].

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JANUARY 19, 2018

A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. With warehouses in New Jersey, Dallas, Las Vegas and Atlanta, Boxed offers bulk-sized products similar to those found at big warehouse retailers like Costco Wholesale.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Customers in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. All stores will be open on Christmas Eve for online order pickup, the company said. will have a wider merchandise selection for same-day and next-day pickup. .

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

With the newly launched partnership, retailers in the symbol group will have the ability to sign up for the delivery platform via the Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) after a pilot in stores throughout London and “the south east,” The Grocer reported. The function was tested in San Diego, Phoenix, Austin, Texas and Dallas.

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APRIL 22, 2020

It turns out social distancing isn’t just a government order, but is also a real concern to consumers – and a potential hindrance to retail recovery. After all, some states have already set guidelines for retail reopenings ranging from in the next few days to mid-May. Thus, retail shopping will see no ray of light soon.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

While the retail industry is undergoing its transformation, there’s one clear winner on both brick-and-mortar and eCommerce delivery services. Today’s retail practically demands an easy delivery option. Here are the numbers: $3.4 billion | Amount Aldi plans to invest to bring increase its U.S.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Online meal delivery orders were down in March across the sector, prompting companies to look into new ways to generate revenue. In Britain, Uber Eats has nine networks of convenience stores and over 700 shops on its platform, and is in talks with other retailers and supermarket groups, Ficaja said.

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JULY 13, 2018

“It is another way Walmart is offering our customers choice and convenience that save them time,” wrote Walmart spokesperson Anne Hatfield in an email to Retail Dive. The company had already tested convenience stores in Huntsville, Alabama and Thornton, Colorado that feature pickup of online grocery orders.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Walmart ‘s online home brand Allswell has announced the launch of its Tiny Home retail concept. Allswell is affiliated only with Walmart and not with its online counterpart Jet. Atlanta, Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee, Austin, Texas, Dallas, Texas, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, and Portland, Oregon.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The company recently said it would shutter 180 out of 380 offices in the country, while putting $115 million toward its online client offering and eliminating 1,000 positions. The company has opened a minimum of 13 “solutions centers” in places such as Nashville, Tennessee and Dallas that provide an alternative to the usual bank office.

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