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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The move comes as the retail industry is reeling from a double blow: fallout from the pandemic and the great shift of consumer buying to online sales. A SPAC, or blank-check company, has no commercial operations, but is formed to raise cash and go shopping for an existing company or companies to acquire.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. There are also digital price tags for every item, and Prime members can pay the discounted online price for their selections at the store. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Long live physical retail. In particular, all retail anchor stores have been spoken for — which is critical for malls because those locations, typically department stores, are key in driving foot traffic.”. Granted, retail does not get all the credit for this. percent in Indianapolis. Overall retail sales from Nov.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Kroger this week announced a move into the world of prepared food via a newly announced partnership with Indianapolis-based ClusterTruck , a start-up specializing in delivery-only restaurants. The new ghost kitchens will be available in Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. Kroger’s Ghost Kitchens. Whole Foods And The Food Boom.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. Fashion retailer Charlotte Russe , which has over 500 stores in the U.S.,

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Similarly, industry and society are moving on to new experiences in futuristic online “worlds” with functioning economies where real-world and virtual events commingle in an evolution of social media-style community offering safety from COVID and, increasingly, commerce. Murmurs From The Metaverse. million viewers.

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Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies. Ontario (L.A.),

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