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Physical Retail Looks For New Life This Holiday Season

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The obituary for brick-and-mortar retail has been written many times. But recent developments show there is still life — and perhaps even new life — in physical commerce. The results of a new survey found that most people — around 77 percent — plan on returning some of their gifts this holiday season, according to reports.

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Enticing Millennials With Experiences Using ?Neighborhood Goods?

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The old model of opening a retail store with merchandise as a main focus of the space may not appeal to today’s consumers – millennials in particular. They are also an experimental bunch, with 30 percent of them having tried a new merchant in the past month, according to the PYMNTS Connected Consumer Playbook.

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BJ’s On The Block, Amex’s Millennial Problem And Another Big Breach

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This week we saw scientists march, the French go to the polls and a $400 high-tech juicer turned out to be an innovation on par with something that everyone already has: their hands. The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. Ready to jump in?

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Can ‘Elective’ Fees Work For Retail Banks?

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But that’s not stopping efforts at innovation and disruption in this space. Aspiration Bank is one of those innovators hoping to gain socially-conscious consumers via a pay-what-you-like fee structure — while also managing to please investors at the same time. New York City and the Bay Area combined,” he said.

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Retail Pulse: DSW Expands In-Store Experiences; L Brands Plans Store Closures

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Brick-and-mortar fashion retailers are developing in-store experiences to encourage customer loyalty. markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. L Brands plans to close approximately 53 Victoria’s Secret locations this year as it curtails investments in new and renovated stores.

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Google’s Latest Travel Move Could Boost Contextual Commerce

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Make room for more contextual commerce and more retail innovation in the travel sector. That’s the view from one of Google’s latest retail-associated launches, an airfare insight and travel recommendations offering. The travel industry also is the site of recent retail-oriented innovation. Contextual Commerce.

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Five Lessons In Retail Reinvention From 2019

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But before we shut the door on 2019, it bears taking a moment to note how much the world of retail has changed in the last year, a fitting capstone on a decade that has seen retail as the American consumer commonly knew it taken to the ground and rebuilt nearly from the foundations. Lesson 1: Think Big . “We

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