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Retail 2020: Looking Back On D2C Brands

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The first were the Pepsis, Heinzes and Krafts that either didn’t like their retail distribution or saw a pandemic-driven opportunity to get new products in new configurations to the consumer. Because of the founder’s expertise and innovative spirit, the company’s products are all different, from the packaging right down to the names.

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Philly Mall Owner Sets The Tone For Digital 3.0

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A Philadelphia-based mall owner is taking a proactive approach to the digital shift and back-to-school shopping. PREIT (Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust) is curating its first eCommerce offering in what it says is a unique avenue to engage consumers from a multi-retail perspective.

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Data Dive, Forward Backward Edition: The Cashless Tango And Amazon’s Opposite Moves

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While it is easy to imagine the path of progress is ever forward, often in the innovation game it is a bit more like the Paula Abdul hit song from the late ’80s — two steps forward, one step back. The city of Philadelphia certainly worried it is …. The Philadelphia measure does have some exceptions. Cashless Coup.

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How Connected Consumers Order Ahead During Their Commutes

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From SPOT to Starbucks , online platforms and retailers are providing consumers with new ways to place orders or make purchases from the car. SPOT serves cities including Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia, per a report last year. Digital innovations are helping consumers pick up their orders. Currently, 58.7

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Virtual Gaming Grows Into A Force For Tourism And Even Atlantic City

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-based Niantic , the company behind the mobile and augmented reality gaming behemoth Pokémon Go, is touting its growing role in the global tourism industry (which, as PYMNTS readers know , is undergoing its own digitally-fuel period of innovation and disruption). Louis, Philadelphia and Liverpool to the gaming event list.

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Kohl’s Redoubles Omnichannel Efforts Amid Rise In Digital Sales

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The department store retailer reported revenues of $6.8 Gass said that a pivotal prong to the retailer’s strategy for omnichannel commerce is growing the role and relevancy of its brick-and-mortar locations. And, according to a statement from Kohl’s, the retailer ended its fiscal year with 1,159 brick-and-mortar locations in 49 states.

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How Ghost Kitchens Are Altering The QSR Landscape

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Diners will place orders via third-party online food delivery platforms, phone or the restaurant’s website. Philadelphia lawmakers passed a ban on cashless stores, making it the first major city in the U.S. The new law would require most retail outlets to accept physical currency. The share of U.S. to do so, per news in March.

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