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JULY 26, 2016

Starbucks announced on Monday (July 25) changes to its management structure in an effort to open new retail concepts, such as “upscale” coffee shops and bakeries.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from cool concept toward everyday consumer reality, and signs of that innovation are increasingly appearing in the retail space. Take the issue of retail security as one example. Retail Trust and AI. Based in Seattle and two years old, Xnor develops low-power edge-based AI.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Alvaro Teixeira, executive vice president and head of customer value management at HSBC Bank USA, will attend Bank Innovation Ignite this March 2-3 in Seattle. Teixeira is speaking at the Ignite Ideas session, in which financial industry leaders will highlight case studies.

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MARCH 13, 2020

The Seattle-based bank said the small business loans are meant to help struggling […]. As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, rattling the economy, banks are reevaluating their business propositions to clients.?

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MARCH 10, 2020

To make sure its retail staffers are healthy, Apple is giving its hourly employees, with the inclusion of retail workers, unlimited sick leave if they experience coronavirus symptoms, 9to5Mac reported. The tech company’s retail workers reportedly don’t have to send in a doctor’s note for their time away from work.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

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. As it stands, Amazon Go stores in Seattle, Chicago and San Francisco use the cashierless technology.

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MAY 12, 2017

Seattle startup FLEXE looks to enable online retailers to compete against Amazon’s logistics capabilities. Earlier this month, the online retail giant dropped its free shipping threshold to $25 in a move to better compete against Walmart — the second such price drop in the past three months.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers have closed flagship locations in recent times, but sometimes these landmark stores make a comeback. The new store, which will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, will feature multiple experiential retail components. The store will also offer magic shows and a grocery shopping experience designed for kids.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. The retailer’s 1.5 million U.S. associates can now apply for two career diplomas or one of seven bachelor’s degrees.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Retail stores are rarely built by accident, particularly in the real world, if for no other reason than retail is sort of an intentional thing. But Recology CleanScapes — an operating company under Recology — is different from most of what is out there in retail. The first of these concept stores got off the ground in 2013.

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JUNE 14, 2019

We are thrilled to expand Rebag’s retail footprint to the Miami community. Its retail footprint will encompass standalone locations in addition to “a continued presence” in luxury malls. The company recently brought Geronimo Chala on board as VP of retail to help oversee the expansion. It’s a great fit for us.”.

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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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APRIL 19, 2018

Wendy’s , for example, planned to roll out self-ordering kiosks at about 1,000 of its retail locations by the end of 2017 in an attempt to both lure younger customers and to battle long lines at peak dining hours. Consumers want their orders faster than ever before. The move could also bolster the company’s bottom line.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The eCommerce operator reportedly is leasing some 500,000 square feet of space in a three-story warehouse in Amazon’s hometown of Seattle, according to The Wall Street Journal. That might not sound like such a big deal, but it really is – at least when it comes to Amazon and retail fulfillment in the U.S.

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APRIL 10, 2020

For example, Seattle announced that it will allow eligible businesses to defer business and occupation taxes and expand its Small Business Stabilization Fund. According to the JPMorgan Chase Institute , 47% of small businesses have less than two weeks of cash liquidity on hand, with restaurants and retail operating at the slimmest margins.

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JULY 13, 2020

From telehealth to new financing options for patient treatments to big retailers like Walmart , Walgreens and CVS mashing up retail with healthcare, everyone from startups to incumbents are using the pandemic as an opportunity to disrupt — and reinvent — healthcare. Here’s a look at some of the latest developments. We’re in healthcare.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

What are hiring managers doing, and how is it reflective of the broader economy? Retailers, health care and technology consultants enjoyed the largest employment gains, said analysts, while manufacturers saw a 4,000 cut in jobs last month. presidential election. 59% of U.S. The strongest region in the U.S.? percent.

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MAY 25, 2018

Frequently breaking down or not, the brand managed to spread. Portland, Seattle, Lexington, KY, New Orleans, Brooklyn — the list goes on, but it is safe to assume that if the city has a reputation for attracting millennials, it probably has a Marine Layer store somewhere nearby.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Some geographies are coping with the upheaval in retail better than others, as vacancies in U.S. However, the retail vacancy rate was under 7 percent in 17 cities, with San Francisco taking the lead at 4.1 Vacancy rates also improved during the past year in 43 cities, including Seattle, Las Vegas and Chicago.

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MARCH 1, 2020

Health tech startup Accolade , with headquarters in Seattle and Philadelphia, filed with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $100 million for an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday (Feb. Lead book-running managers for the IPO included Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and BofA Securities. 28), according to reports. .

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

CNBC reported giant retailers and health plans are acquiring online pharmacy startups as a way to make it easier for patients to access medicines. In June, Walmart reportedly paid some $200 million to buy key assets from CareZone, a Seattle-based health-technology startup that promises to manage prescription drugs for patients.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

According to The Seattle Times , a company spokesperson confirmed that employees received an email notification and apology from Co-president Blake Nordstrom last week regarding the breach. Employees who may not have regular access to corporate email accounts were being notified by their managers at work.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Her first job at the company was as the product manager in marketing. Renz helped to launch Amazon’s free shipping policy and introduced new multi-billion-dollar retail categories, such as beauty, shoes and groceries, according to her LinkedIn profile.

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MARCH 14, 2019

Customers increasingly expect banks and other financial institutions to meet them where they are with full functionality, said panelists at Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 in Seattle on Tuesday.

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JULY 22, 2019

According to the company, the STEPcom takeover strengthens Descartes’ presence in Switzerland and enhances its B2B toolset around the areas of data pool synchronization, product information management and vendor-managed inventory. That takeover agreement was reached for $14 million.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

retailers this holiday season — the largest number since 2014. Retailers said they would add 704,000 jobs before the holiday shopping season, an increase of 1.2 Retailers said they would add 704,000 jobs before the holiday shopping season, an increase of 1.2 A new report says that more than 700,000 workers will be hired by U.S.

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JUNE 16, 2020

Walmart has purchased a health services technology company that promises to manage prescription drugs for each family member, the Arkansas-based chain announced on Monday (June 15). CNBC reported the world’s largest retailer paid about $200 million for CareZone , the Seattle-based tech start up.

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JUNE 26, 2017

Last week the greater Seattle area learned it will soon have access to its very own “dual-concept” Williams Sonoma store. The Seattle Williams Sonoma storefront will inhabit a 7,000-square-foot structure in Seattle’s University Village, home to Amazon’s first brick-and-mortar bookstore. percent to $1.1

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JUNE 21, 2019

Kronos Senior Retail Banking Consultant Kevin Steele said, according to the report, “The teller line will disappear over the next few years and all transactions will become self-serve.” HSBC said at the time that Pepper is being deployed in a Miami retail branch marking the first time Pepper has been deployed in a retail bank in Florida.

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APRIL 12, 2016

Stories that include where Peter Thiel is tossing his money, what John Oliver had to say about credit reporting companies, a possible Amazon Kindle leak, and the latest on unattended retail. Retail Goes Remote. Here’s what’s trending today (so far): Peter Thiel Backs Payday Lending Startup. Not anymore.

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MARCH 14, 2019

Umpqua Bank’s Go-To human-digital live support platform is moving to a 24/7 service, Cort O'Haver, President and CEO of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, announced at Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 in Seattle on Tuesday. He said the decision had been made just that morning. Access to the Go-To platform is free for the Portland, Ore.-based

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Bank Innovation Ignite, March 11-12 in Seattle, offers high-level discussions and networking around the future of what’s next in banking. IBM, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has agreed to sponsor Bank Innovation Ignite, which explores new ideas and technologies needed to push banking forward. The […].

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Domestic merchandise retailer Bed Bath & Beyond’s stock took a 12-point hit after Wall Street got a look at its latest earnings report and did not much like what it saw. Same-store sales — the Street’s favorite metric for physical retail — were down 2.6 Retail sales clocked in at approximately $2.9

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APRIL 21, 2016

One of the most pervasive truisms of modern retail is that what Amazon does, other merchants will try to mimic. Sometimes, though, retailers have to band together to offer similar services to ward off the Seattle giant’s advance into their territory.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

Previously, only INV Fintech members were permitted to attend Demo Day on March 11 in Seattle. INV Fintech, the technology accelerator run in partnership with Fiserv, has opened its Demo Day event to financial institution executives attending Bank Innovation Ignite.

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MAY 15, 2018

The first cashierless Amazon Go store opened in January in Seattle after being in development for five years. According to Mashable , the company posted four job listings last month looking for retail employees in the new locations. However, earlier this year it was reported that there are plans to open additional stores in Seattle.

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MARCH 20, 2019

Starbucks announced Wednesday (March 20) it is investing $100 million in the new Valor Siren Ventures fund, which aims to invest in the next generation of food and retail startup tech companies. The company launched its first store in Seattle in the 1970s.

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