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Online Mattress Company Casper Tries Out Brick And Mortar

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Lie before you buy: Casper, the online bed-in-a-box startup selling mattresses by mail order, will soon allow customers to try those beds before having one shipped to their home. These shops will be open in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago through spring 2018. in October.

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Verishop Works With Westfield To Open Stores

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Aside from being an online marketplace where consumers can buy from trendy apparel brands such as LoveShackFancy and Vince, the company has chosen to roll out some of its own brands. Verishop’s first space, for Ghost Democracy, opened at Los Angeles’ Westfield Century City in October. mall owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

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Shifting The Used Car Market Into Overdrive

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Via online and mobile it has introduced artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology in pricing cars as well as qualifying for financing. If the seller is still interested Shift personnel will pick up the car from one of its hubs (San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and Portland) and pay the seller via ACH transfer.

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Retail Pulse: IKEA To Open ‘Planning Studio’ In NYC; Pizza Hut Will Acquire QuikOrder

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Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S. Pizza Hut plans to acquire online ordering software provider QuikOrder. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News. restaurants.

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Can REVOLVE Turn Heads With B&M ‘Social Club’ In LA?

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There was a point not too long ago when online-only merchants were happy to thumb their noses at the stodgy paradigm of brick-and-mortar retail, but nowadays, even the chicest brands on either side of the divide know they can’t afford to miss out on any selling opportunity.

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NYS Covers Grocery Worker Vaccine Eligibility; Instacart Leads Debate Over Gig Economy Employees

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For grocery workers, who are deemed in the “essential” retail category, relief has been slow in coming. New York City grocery workers can now schedule appointments online or by phone to get vaccinated at one of the city’s designated vaccine hubs. But on Monday (Jan. 11), New York State became the first to act on behalf of them.

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How The DTC Model Is Gaining An Edge In Commerce

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But direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail is undergoing some significant changes, which could help strengthen DTC activities for years to come. Personalization is among the trends gaining fuel in the DTC world, reflecting larger changes in the retail world. One recent example comes from Los Angeles-based Pepper.