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Fleet Feet: Running Shoe Retailer Sprints With Technology

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Americans are exercising through the pandemic. The pandemic seems to have had a strong positive impact on participation in the entire sport of running,” Fleet Feet’s Director of Retail Experience Matt Werder told PYMNTS. The retailer’s primary communications vehicle is email.

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Navigating The Overstuffed Weight Loss Market

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is largely credited for the global epidemic – even if we are no longer technically the “fattest” country on Earth (congratulations, Nauru ) – the problem has definitively spread inside our national borders. The firm recently raised $10 million in Series A funding to push its sustainable lifestyle-changing app into the wider global market.

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Digital-First Economy Spawns On-Demand Partnerships

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The digital-first economy has spawned many new business models, and one that has taken flight during this end-of-the-year period is on-demand retail partnerships. In the first one, a service company partners with a retailer to be an exclusive on-demand service provider. They come in two flavors. Think TaskRabbbit and IKEA.)

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Banks Should Make 2024 a True ‘Year of Digital’

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A key aspect of digital transformation centers around which retail and business digital platforms an institution will place its faith in for future growth and customer retention. This is an area where speed-to-market competition will be important. #3. Banks and credit unions are maturing their internal digital support capabilities.

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OYO To Lay Off 5K Workers To Cut Costs

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The newest wave of job reductions would cut the company’s headcount to 25,000 across more than 80 nations, according to reports. The spokesperson said, per the report, “The global restructuring exercise at OYO was announced in January 2020, and the recent developments in China are in line with the same. The company has notched over $1.5

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Building A Digital And Subscription Community For Hockey Parents

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The company’s largest target market is the 12-and-under age group. The Marketing Strategy . The company typically looks for hockey parents — particularly hockey moms with children around the age of 12 — for its targeted marketing. That, Laine says, has proven to be the best marketing channel as of today.

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Will The Fitness Industry’s Digital Shift Stick Once The Pandemic Is Over?

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Americans have a complicated relationship with physical fitness, particularly when it comes to getting enough exercise. Peloton, for example, took the market by storm with its connected fitness bikes that allow members of the greater community to tap into live classes and pre-recorded content with fellow riders from around the world.

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