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JD Sports Purchases California-Based Shoe Palace

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Also, the Mersho Brothers, who operate Shoe Palace, have been issued equity in Genesis so that they will have 20 percent ownership of the enlarged group in the U.S. The chain currently has 167 retail locations, most of them operating under the Shoe Palace flag. 31, 2019, according to the announcement.

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

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Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. But mall owners and operators are occupied with a different focus: what to do with closing anchor tenants that once filled valuable space in their malls. billion, according to news from Retail Dive.

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While Some Malls Are On The Decline, Other Malls Bring In Billions In Sales

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A year after General Growth Properties’ (GGP) Providence Place opened in 1999, the mall boasted 120 tenants, including a slew of upmarket retailers, seven restaurants and two cinemas. million square feet of space — and quickly became a hot retail destination. But, since then, renovations have opened up spaces for new retailers.

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Retail’s Voice-Assisted, Meatless Summer

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As PYMNTS prepares to BBQ and drink sangria and maybe even hum some union solidarity anthems in honor of this holiday weekend, we ask you to take a few moments to join us on a “greatest-hits tour” of this past summer of retail. One example was provided by retail chain Urban Outfitters. New Subscription Push. Voice and Tariffs.

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Could This Be The Last Time We Change The Clocks?

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Well, except for the good people of Arizona, Hawaii, American Samoa, the U.S. Thus far, only Arizona and Hawaii have bowed out. But “or” is the operative word in that sentence – and the reason we are all likely looking at a DST-rich future. local time.

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Amazon Said To Roll Out PillPack Service To Employees

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Analysts at Jefferies have also identified additional licenses for operations in Washington, New Mexico and Indiana, which could signal bigger plans for Amazon as well. While customers in every state, except Hawaii, can receive drugs from PillPack, only a select few facilities can deliver the product.

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Instagram Infomercials Have Their Roots In Vitamix Blenders

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Indeed, marketers have taken advantage of TV airwaves over the years, hawking all sorts of wacky items from the Hawaii Chair to the Popeil Automatic Pasta Maker. Through Attach, customers can purchase an item on a retailer’s Instagram — or Snapchat — by “swiping up” and adding it to their shopping cart. The Future.

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