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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. Second, are retailers removing friction from the buying process? The Digital 3.0

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MARCH 20, 2020

With the current health emergency retailers face unprecedented issues. Closing stores, limiting hours, changing order patterns, remote work — all of these issues have joined basic survival as retailers contend with sudden and unpredictable challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. 1: Employees. Read the fine print in the lease.

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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. Singles’ Day. Big Growth.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In an organized retail crime (ORC) survey, the National Retail Federation found that 92 percent of respondents were victims of the practice in the past year. These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day.”. And shoppers can be even more negligent at self-checkouts.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2020

All possible joking aside, going into the national day of giving thanks is going to be especially hard on some people this year, simply because of how very little the year has given them to be grateful for. So it’s good to see some major retailers giving back for the holiday. That would cut 7.3 Plan a super spread,” it read.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

In today's top retail stores, Black Friday is likely to look very different this year, Taco Bell is launching an eGifting service and Walmart is debuting an insurance brokerage service. It will still be an important day on the retail calendar, but the slew of shopping occasions in October and November will take the starch out of Black Friday.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

And into the mix this week drops Macy’s — the latest in a string of the biggest names in retail to get on the stick with its own unique contribution to holiday retail hiring. But this year, Macy’s is trying out a new version of the hiring process with a national hiring holiday on Sept.

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APRIL 28, 2016

Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? Tune in all week for live-streaming , beginning at 7:30 p.m. Every business starts small.

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JULY 2, 2020

The events include a virtual camp called Camp by Walmart and a drive-in movie theater experience in conjunction with Tribeca Enterprises that will change the retailer’s parking lots into outdoor movie theaters per an announcement. The retailer will launch the experience in places throughout the nation for 320 overall screenings.

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

Yes, the holiday shopping season is gearing up – that time when retail needs to prove itself once more. Retailers are certainly in the swing of things. The retailer is advertising deals for the season “earlier than ever” and will begin rolling them out on Friday (Oct. 25), CNBC reported.

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APRIL 27, 2020

Dozens of retailers, from Dick’s Sporting Goods to Walmart , have added contactless shopping services, and it’s caught on. increased 49 percent from March 12 to April 11, compared to March 1 to March 11 after a review of internet transactions from 80 of the top 100 internet retailers. . Retailers are trying to figure it out.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Q2 was a lousy time to be in the live events business, as Live Nation ‘s recent earnings report demonstrates. That’s a big blow at a tough time of year: Q2 is historically prime sales time for Live Nation, as artists gear up for summer tours and festival and concert season starts spinning up in the Northern Hemisphere.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

And that, according to new data released by the National Retail Federation , is precisely the point, as Halloween is a less “traditional” holiday than most and therefore more open to different interpretations for how to celebrate it. When it comes to Halloween, the times they certainly are a-changing. billion on U.S. billion on U.S.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As the term entered common parlance by the early 1990s, recent events now have many wondering if there’s any future for Black Friday super-sales. As Scott Rankin, principal and national consumer and retail strategy leader with KPMG US, told the Tribune , "with everything that's going on, there may be no Black Friday at all.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In between the mad rush to close out the business year, retailers and restaurants prep for what they hope is the most wonderful time of their year for making sales. In celebration of National Small Business Week, Visa will co-host a three-day virtual summit called the What’s Next Fest in partnership with the Female Founder Collective (FFC).

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JUNE 3, 2020

This premier industry event will feature virtual booths, […]. Bank Innovation is proud to announce the Bank Innovation Build 2020 Virtual Experience, designed to provide industry professionals the insights, strategies and best practices to propel their innovation teams to success. 9 and 10 online.

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APRIL 3, 2020

Amid the coronavirus, Amazon is delaying its Prime Day summer shopping event to August at the soonest and foresees a possible $100 million impact from extra devices it could possibly now have to offer at a reduced price. The sale had a duration of two days and was available in 18 nations.

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MARCH 25, 2016

An inherent truth of the retail industry — that consumers, at the end of the day, wield the ultimate power in determining what products and companies succeed — can even be applied to entire business models.

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MARCH 29, 2019

You’ve probably gotten the memo already, but in case you missed the message, here you go: Mere retail is boring. Mere retail is not enough. According to Foot Locker , that store has 8,500 square feet of retail space and “is home to an activation space that will host regularly scheduled events and activations for the sneaker-obsessed.”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Visa will be working with the National Football League (NFL) on fully digital, cashless payments for the Super Bowl, a press release says. Visa also unveiled the “Visa’s Guide to Touchless Payments: A Key To The Return Of Live Events,” which is a step-by-step guide for leaders looking to apply touchless payments globally.

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MARCH 4, 2019

Amazon, of course, stands out as a marquee name in the move to make the retail experience wholly digital commerce. There may be a groundswell against cashless retail, but then again, there also is a movement to take cash out of the equation. Much has been made of the coming of the cashless society. The Case Against Cash.

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MAY 22, 2020

As the nation faces gradual reopenings in all 50 states over the next few weeks, U.S. Amazon had already announced a few weeks ago that it would delay the company’s annual Prime Day from its regular July date, but only confirmed this week that the event would be happening at all. Expansion Play 1: A Push Into Gaming.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. Retailers in high-tax states have largely not been able to build themselves up or expand online beyond their local markets to the same extent, Rogers said. .

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Saks Fifth Avenue CEO Marc Metrick said luxury retail could be called “comfort food” for those mired in pandemic-related stress, CNBC reported. 21) during a virtual presentation at the National Retail Federation ’s Big Show event , CNBC reported. He said people shopping for luxury products “want the experience.”.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Major retailers are stepping in to fill the void left by Toys R Us: Walmart , in particular, is growing its toy assortment by 30 percent in its brick-and-mortar stores, and by 40 percent online. To that end, the retailer is rolling out “thousands” of additional items to give customers more options.

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JULY 21, 2020

Top executives from Royal Bank of Canada and First National Bank of Omaha are slated to speak at the Bank Innovation Build digital event on Sept. Taking the virtual stage will be Rami Thabet, vice president of digital product at RBC, and Marc Butterfield, senior vice president of innovation and disruption at FNBO. They […].

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MAY 19, 2020

Inmar Intelligence , one of the leaders in digital couponing, reported last week that enrollment in digital coupon programs among the top 30 percent of national grocery chains has grown 93 percent year over year since March 1. Now is not the time for CPGs and food retailers to back away from promotional activity.

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JUNE 3, 2019

In a press release, Amazon said it teamed up with Enterprise Nation , which supports more than 90,000 U.K. It also provides free digital training at Amazon Academy events to be held in the U.K. The events are aimed at helping small businesses have success online and boost export sales.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Welcome to the beginning of holiday shopping 2020 – or so the media and key retailers have deemed it. But as the most active and consequential retail week of this year arrives, questions still abound as to how much consumers will spend, what they are buying and who they are buying for. According to Coresight Research , 26.7

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Outdoor apparel retailers are reinventing their brick-and-mortar spaces to connect with customers by making stores into destinations that offer experiences. In the updated retail space, the company said, customers will “immediately feel The North Face heritage and experience the brand’s values.”

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DECEMBER 7, 2019

Santa: The Original Experiential Retail Strategy. Santa showing up in retail marketing, as far as historians can tell, dates back to the 1840s when some stores went as far as putting up life-sized models of jolly old St. And while much has changed in retail, Santa’s popularity has not. In fact, it is growing.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Retailers are set to clean up this Halloween, as 2017 is looking to be a record-setter for consumer spending during the holiday. Halloween is no longer just for the kids and those with kids,” wrote Allison Zeller, director of research for the National Retail Federation (NRF). In fact, holiday spending is expected to hit $9.1

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MAY 30, 2016

But for all the glories of summer — long days, vacations and a built-in excuse to substitute ice cream for any actual meal — summer does have one asterisk for retailers in the U.S. So what fun in the sun can the nation’s retailers expect this year? However, across the U.S. Strange, but not necessarily bad.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In Berlin, where last week saw a two-day meeting of financial officials from Europe, central bankers discussed digital payments and the confines of digital, national currencies. The ECB commentary, we contend, solidifies at least some regional approaches to CBDCs, but retail use cases may be gaining favor.

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MAY 26, 2020

Faire said: “This has raised a common question for brands and retailers: How can we safely connect and continue doing business under this new set of risks?”. According to the statement, Faire brands and retailers will receive year-round access to the following: Virtual showrooms that will allow retailers to view entire catalogs.

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MAY 27, 2016

Omnicommerce usually refers to where and how retailers sell their products, not necessarily who they choose to sell them with. From office supplies and communal workspaces to new ways to pay for concert tickets, more barriers to siloed retail activity are falling every day to the onslaught of retail partnerships.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The furniture eCommerce retailer reportedly relies on China for half of its merchandise. The app lets users view the date an infected person was confirmed to have the coronavirus in addition to the age, gender and nationality of the patient along with where he or she visited. Here are the latest updates on its impacts around the world.

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