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‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)

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Organized crime rings are taking advantage of the pandemic, looser police enforcement and a softening in anti-shoplifting laws to swipe tons of merchandise from retail stores and warehouses across the United States. Just in the past month, police in San Francisco and Polk County, Fla., A Growing Problem.

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Retail Pulse: Good Housekeeping Plans Pop-Up; Amazon Coming To New York

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And, this week, an iconic American magazine, Good Housekeeping , said it was opening a pop-up shop of its own in the Mall of America called the GH Lab that, too, melds the worlds of brick-and-mortar and eCommerce — with a bit of twist from Amazon. Then, a consumer can purchase the product as they would normally.

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Lease-To-Own Business Fueled By Acima Acquisition; Company Boasts Triple-Digit Growth

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21) that its acquisition of a virtual provider of similar plans will accelerate its omnichannel growth strategy and make its alternative financing method available to more retail partners and more credit-constrained customers. billion this year, thanks to over 15,000 retail partner locations through its eCommerce platforms.

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Sephora’s High-Tech, Social Justice Case For Cosmetics

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In retail, and especially for personal beauty brands trying to navigate brick-and-mortar and online subscription spaces, this is doubly true. Calvin McDonald, CEO of Sephora Americas, talked the Innovation Lab up as Sephora’s crucible of retail disruption. “These female founders from the U.S.,

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The Truth-In-Advertising Push

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There’s a (slowly) growing push among retailers, brands and even politicians to make advertising campaigns as true and transparent as possible. Still, ModCloth and an increasingly growing number of retailers appear poised to continue pushing the issue forward. It could even soon become a federal law. That’s a public health issue.

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Blazing A Trail Of eCommerce Innovation With Cargo Bikes

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For example, Powell had to make the bikes electric, as people are riding up hills in areas like San Francisco. As the company grows in 2020, it is focusing on bigger media, magazine publications and online reviews. He ended up starting his own company with the goal of tailoring the bike for the U.S.

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Subscriptions Get SaaS-y

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Subscriptions started life as the business model of magazines and, later, book-of-the-month clubs. In 2014, subscription commerce grew to be a $5 billion segment within the retail space alone and has shown no signs of slowing. The predictability of revenue has drawn more than just traditional retailers to subscription commerce.