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Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash

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Pet retail is having a moment, with innovation and other efforts helping merchants better reach owners of dogs, cats and other household animals. Pawscout, as it turns out, just launched its $20 pet tags in Walmart — and is selling the product via other retailers, Chavez told PYMNTS. physical retail landscape. Better Pet Tag.

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Five At Five: Facebook Hit By GDPR On Monthly Users

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Facebook, the world’s leading social media platform, reported last week that it lost about 1 million monthly active users (MAU) in Europe due to the new regulations, leaving it with 376 million. cities — like New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Dallas — by early 2019. GDPR Takes Toll on Facebook Engagement Figures.

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NEW REPORT: Why QSRs Take The Mobile Order Ahead Plunge

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In the January edition of the Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker , PYMNTS brings headlines on restaurants and retailers across the country – and around the world – that are implementing mobile ordering processes from the kitchen to the storefront. That includes retailers like 7-Eleven. Around the Mobile Order-Ahead World.

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Coachella’s Contextual Commerce: The Good, The Bad And The Flower Crown Ugly

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Retailers have come to recognize the incredible marketing opportunity presented by the multi-weekend music festival in Southern California. Palm Springs, Orange County, San Francisco, New York and Dallas). ” “In other words, it’s a whirlpool of commercial potential.”

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. Miami is Carvana’s 24th car vending machine location to date — joining Nashville, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Tampa, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., Ontario (L.A.),

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Popeyes Teams Up With Uber Eats As Consumers Crave Delivery

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Chad Crawford, president of Popeyes for North America, said, “As seen on social media over the years, we’ve tried to come to the rescue of our loyal guests, celebrities, athletes, chefs, and others who have made their cravings for Popeyes known,” “Now with Uber Eats, we can provide the same doorstep delivery service to all of them.”.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami. They decide how to extend selected discounts, when to offer them and who to offer them to.

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