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That network, in combination with Equifax, will use advanced technologies to connect data “signals” that stem from 32 billion online interactions, five billion annual transactions and 17 billion unique devices across the globe, as the company said in its announcement tied to the acquisition. The deal is anticipated to close in Q1 of 2021.

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APRIL 25, 2019

Shopify announced it has launched a new retail hardware collection to improve in-person shopping for some of the world’s fastest-growing brands and their customers. Digitally native brands want to build loyal audiences through retail locations, and we’ve designed the best products to help them achieve this success.”.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

It remains difficult for online businesses to get access to capital. It’s now available all over the United States. Online-first retailers like Warby Parker are using Terminal to build a fully-customized in-person checkout. Stripe announced Thursday (Sept.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

notched another quarter of rising sales and management provided a more upbeat forecast for the important holiday season than it did over the summer. The retailer reduced its sales as well as profit targets in August, noting the impact of U.S. The United States had imposed tariffs on headphones as well as televisions beginning on Sept.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

To serve travelers from China who want to shop in-store and online, retailers thousands of miles away from Asia are accepting Alipay in brick-and-mortar stores and on the web. Walgreens , in one case, is making Alipay available as a payment option at thousands of pharmacies across the United States. Apparel brand GUESS?,

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The average United States consumer believes the pandemic will not come to an end until Sept. consumers have gone from retail shopping in stores to shopping online since the pandemic began, while 16.6 percent have shifted from grocery shopping in stores to doing so online. PYMNTS research shows that 41.9

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Sizable blocks of absentee or mail-in ballots remain to be counted in such key states as Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona as of Wednesday afternoon, with the count in the Keystone State not expected to be done until Friday, if not later.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

The world’s largest retailer has managed this feat even as the volume of packages ordered and shipped through Amazon has exploded amid the pandemic, with volume up 46 percent in July compared to the same period last year. billion packages having been delivered around the world.

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OCTOBER 11, 2020

Instacart states in promotional materials that it has relationships with 500 retailers that have 40,000 locations in the United States and Canada. Instacart uses smartphone apps to connect customers with "shoppers" who pick up goods and deliver them to the customers.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Dramatic shifts are underway in the retail sector as it adjusts to consumers’ increasingly digital preferences. These retailers are accustomed to engaging with their customers in brick-and-mortar stores and building long-lasting relationships that lead to brand loyalty. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later World.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Online brands are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints: Online handbag marketplace Rebag , for instance, is opening a new store in Miami’s Design District with more stores said to come. We are thrilled to expand Rebag’s retail footprint to the Miami community. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Retailers are bringing omnichannel experiences to consumers by bridging the worlds of online and brick-and-mortar commerce through offerings such as buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS). Following that trend, Fast fashion apparel retailer rue21 recently announced it plans to bring the offering to more than 700 stores.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

In the webinar, entitled “ 5 Ways Fraudsters Fake IDs — And How Your Face Can Stop Them ,” Trilli not only offered an up-to-date primer on the latest criminal techniques to steal online data and identities, but gave practical and hopeful advice on how to prevent much of that fraud, even as the people behind it keep raising their game.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

percent in the United States in 2018 to $167 million per Technomic data. The firm has 41 units that are open or in development. The company noted in a statement, per reports, that “the acquisition of Tiffany will strengthen LVMH’s position in jewelry and further increase its presence in the United States.”.

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JUNE 10, 2020

These reasons are driving a surge of interest in and use of remote online notarization (RON) services, according to James Schlimmer , managing partner of Naples, Florida-based notary firm Cottrell Title & Escrow. states in March and are now legal in 43. The desire to digitize the real estate closing process is not new.

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MARCH 6, 2020

To bring online shopping visibility to fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), Greece-based Convert Group has notched €1.2 eRetail Audit,” which is the central offering of the upstart, is said to be a digital platform that offers online retail market share information for “sell-out” consumer merchandise in units, value and volume.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara , said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model and passed marketplace facilitator laws. She noted the hurdles of complexity are not just contained within the United States.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Retailers are tapping into voice technology to help consumers order their favorite products such as restaurant takeout as they expand their artificial intelligence (AI) strategies. 30 of this year in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.). “We In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. Kroger Co.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

Retail is undergoing a reinvention with the rise of eCommerce, and merchants are trying new approaches to their brick-and-mortar stores. Overall, retailers such as Nordstrom are changing their models as an increasing amount of retail spend is now being completed away from physical retail stores. Retail spending saw a 1.6

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JULY 2, 2018

When it comes to online orders, retailers selling groceries — or even takeout food — face a constant balancing act: How can they quickly deliver orders at a reasonable price? The move comes as Kroger — like many retailers — is making a push into digital with its Restock Kroger initiative and seeking to expand its coverage area.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Investors aren’t an easy bunch to please these days, especially investors with retail holdings who’ve had a rough go of things lately. Case in point: Walmart beat on earnings and revenue, saw same-store sales grow and online sales explode. Same-store sales managed to climb 1.7 percent in aftermarket trading on Wall Street.

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MAY 3, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. In terms of Walmart’s other efforts, the retailer is also focusing on features such as grocery pickup.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Outdoor apparel retailers are reinventing their brick-and-mortar spaces to connect with customers by making stores into destinations that offer experiences. In the updated retail space, the company said, customers will “immediately feel The North Face heritage and experience the brand’s values.”

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MAY 2, 2018

Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. percent in the United States. billion, according to news from Retail Dive. In some cases, the retailer is demolishing existing stores to create new uses of the land.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

“The pandemic has pulled the future forward for retail, where changes that once might have taken three years have instead happened in three months,” said Casey North , vice president of DoorDash Drive. We’re thrilled to partner with PetSmart, marking our entry into the pet retail space.”.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

After its parent company announced plans earlier this year to close 200 stores in the United Kingdom, Walgreens is looking to shutter 200 locations in the United States. The store closures are said to comprise under 3 percent of the company’s 10,000 United States locations. The pharmacy chain aims to save $1.5

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

To enhance the training of its employee associates, Walmart is investing in virtual reality (VR) to help employees experience retail situations like the Black Friday rush. With its initiative, 17,000 headsets from Oculus Go will reportedly arrive at 4,700 stores in the United States, Vox reported.

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MARCH 15, 2019

Connected commerce is among the hottest trends in retail, and not just for streaming or ridesharing or online gaming services, but for subscription purchases, too. In fact, according to new PYMNTS research, digital services are expanding in the United States and in markets around the world. Growth and Complexity.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And in an interview with PYMNTS, Jacob Shoihet , co-founder and CEO of the online financing platform Marco Financial , said the problem is particularly acute for exporters. “In Ideally, we’d want to be a financing partner for every buyer relationship that they have in the United States,” Shoihet said.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

A new report has predicted that recurring transactions processed on debit and credit cards in the United States will reach $473 billion by 2021. Just this month, it was reported that some customers of lingerie retailer Adore Me didn’t realize they had signed up for the company’s monthly subscription plan.

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JULY 5, 2019

Retailers are bolstering their supply chains in China as they seek to enhance their service and offer customers fresh products. The post also pointed out that the retailer invested over RMB 700 million – which is approximately $100 million – to create the South China Fresh Food Distribution Center. Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Online wealth management platform Lufax is the latest to file plans for an IPO in the United States as Chinese firms rush to go public before tough new federal disclosure rules go into effect. A unit of Ping An Insurance Group, Lufax filed confidential paperwork with the U.S.

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But how does a retailer know how many people are coming in and out of its space? The business focuses on three main industries: retail, commercial real estate and smart city development. Then, the data transmits in real time and is aggregated to an online dashboard. People are always moving. Motionloft has those numbers.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. The store, which will be located in the Upper East Side, will be the first of its kind for IKEA in the United States. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Alternative Airlines’ Managing Director Sam Argyle said the new method would offer customers convenience, as well as a sense of safety and trust. Amazon wants to expand its payment service beyond online payments, and it is reportedly working to convince retailers to accept the option as a way to pay.

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APRIL 28, 2020

FIs and FinTechs are promoting social distancing by providing online card applications and virtual payment cards to help customers avoid using cash or visiting bank branches. Indian FI Paytm launched virtual and contactless plastic debit cards to help customers circumvent using cash or having to hand over physical cards to retailers.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

To simplify banking for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States, HSBC is rolling out a new service with Biz2Credit. HSBC Fusion is meant to help with account management, conserving time and funds, according to the announcement. 12) announcement. “By

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