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Will Exercise Junkies ‘Save’ The Smartwatch?

PYMNTS

In fact, the smartwatch industry remains very much a niche and specialized market, one that Apple and other brands and retailers have not done a very good job capitalizing on or monetizing so far. And Apple is now the market leader in smartwatches. And that was the first year of the product.

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Could TJX, Other Offline Retailers Regret Their eCommerce Abandonment?

PYMNTS

It seems like a year ago, but it was actually only March 8 when discount retailer Burlington announced that it was abandoning its admittedly watered-down eCommerce offering. On one hand, the best way to get people in stores and avoid the fate of other brick-and-mortar retailers was to make online sales the only option.

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Tonal Seeks More Funding To Produce $3K Home Workout Stations

PYMNTS

San Francisco-based Tonal — which offers a $2,995 exercise station with subscription-based workouts — is looking for more funding as the COVID-19 crisis upends the world of exercise. As PYMNTS has reported , the pandemic has created new opportunities for the exercise equipment industry.

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Fleet Feet: Running Shoe Retailer Sprints With Technology

PYMNTS

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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CA DFPI exercises its new enforcement authority against coding school’s income-based deferred tuition agreement

CFPB Monitor

The consent order also resolves the DFPI’s claim that Lambda’s marketing materials were misleading. Lambda offers California students the option to defer tuition through income-based retail installment contracts. Non-California students may enter into income share agreements.

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Navigating The Overstuffed Weight Loss Market

PYMNTS

But the market is changing and new players are entering – most notably Noom , a subscription weight management and fitness program that has been dubbed “Weight Watchers for millennials.”. 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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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Combats COVID-19 With Payment Options

PYMNTS

We pay a price for not exercising, but conversely, gyms and online classes aren’t free of charge. point-of-sale (POS) form of lending that’s become a retail sensation around the world in recent years. point-of-sale (POS) form of lending that’s become a retail sensation around the world in recent years. Don’t Sweat It.

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