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MAY 2, 2018

Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. Management noted on the conference call with analysts following the earnings report that there was a “positive comp gap” between the company and quick-service restaurant peers of as much as 270 basis points.

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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. cities, and IKEA is no exception: It is intending to bring a “Planning Studio” to Manhattan this coming spring.

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JUNE 1, 2016

It might have been enough for retailers to have come to a collective agreement last year that consumer demand for express delivery was here to stay, but the pressure of keeping shelves stocked has turned some old friends against each other. After all, it’s a dog eat dog world, and retailers are making sure their suppliers know it.

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JULY 16, 2020

As of today, it’s available in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia, Instacart said in announcing completion of the Digital Deli rollout.

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JUNE 5, 2017

Advance Financial , a leading financial services retailer with more than 80 locations across Tennessee, now offers Free Bill Pay at every location in the state. And while bill pay services at other retailers and kiosks can cost $0.50 to $5 per bill, Advance’s bill pay services are free.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

This latest announcement follows a private-equity buyout in 2017 by NRD Capital Management. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, Ruby Tuesday has furloughed about 7,000 of its roughly 7,300 employees.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Handelsbanken is reportedly among the top advocates in Europe for the importance of keeping brick-and-mortar locations and is renowned for its “church spire principle” through which an office manager should have the capacity to view all their clients from a tower’s apex. In the U.S., The bank indicated the decision would save a forecast $4.3

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MAY 20, 2020

“A granular look at the data shows there were mixed results at the eight malls, which are located in eight of the states that reopened, including Texas, Indiana, Georgia and Tennessee,” according to Placer. “At according to Simon Johnstone, director of retail insights for Kantar, as reported in Winsight Grocery Business.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

retail banking at Citi, in a press release announcing the deal. The latest to join the surcharge-free ATM network was First Tennessee Bank, which inked a deal in September.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

“Every mode of shipping is already under tremendous pressure due to COVID-19-related and holiday shopping constraints, and vaccine delivery just adds another element of disruption to the already fragile mix," said Sean Maharaj, managing director in the logistics practice of AArete, a global consulting firm, to USA Today.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are reinventing their business models amid changes in consumer preferences and the emergence of the sharing economy. He noted that the retailer could then revamp the items before they are sold again. IKEA Retail U.S IKEA Retail U.S and the epicenter of retail, business and culture.”.

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MARCH 18, 2020

Walmart has seen grocery delivery outages in places like Tennessee, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia, among other regions. The stores are empty,” one manager said. Many companies are scrambling to add staff or servers to handle all the web traffic.

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MAY 3, 2020

in over a century, meaning there is no living expert with any practical expertise at managing the fallout from an incurable pandemic. Retail President Leo Wiener told Bisnow. “I’ve It is a situation complicated by the fact that a roughly comparable event hasn’t occurred in the U.S. But starting last weekend, the U.S.

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JUNE 4, 2019

In addition, Mercedes-Benz Collection is expanding its Nashville, Tennessee offering to include the Premier tier. Mercedes-Benz has announced it is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its luxury vehicle subscription service by expanding the program to Atlanta, Georgia.

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JUNE 22, 2018

The Tennessee-based discount goods chain will be adding nearly 900 new stores to its existing 14,000-store roster this year. “We Dollar General has managed same-store sales growth for an impressive 27-year streak and has pushed its market cap to $25.1

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Not only do gift cards stand as the most popular holiday present, according to the National Retail Federation and other sources, but a Blackhawk Network survey found that “44 percent of consumers surveyed are interested in receiving a gift card to play the lottery, while 43 percent would be interested in giving a lottery gift card.”.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The players are many — but in the last year and a half, Walmart, Amazon and Kroger have managed to pull ahead in the earliest rounds of the race in terms of the breadth and depth of their enhanced offerings for consumers. Same-store sales, one of the favored metrics for judging retail, excluding fuel, increased 1.6 percent increase.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Those two retail trends have recently collided in Southeast Asia, where Carro, an automotive marketplace and financing provider, reportedly has bought Jualo, an online marketplace for used goods from some 300 product categories. BMW , for example, launched a pilot dubbed Access by BMW in Tennessee. Toyota’s Move.

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MARCH 20, 2020

economy — the unfolding COVID-19 outbreak and managing the various pieces of economic collateral damage being carried in its wake. Thus far Walmart has officially reported grocery delivery outages in places like Tennessee, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia, among other regions. Healthcare Expansion: Drive-Thru Testing Coming Soon.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

He will be the executive responsible and accountable for leading Google, and managing Alphabet’s investment in our portfolio of Other Bets,” the post said. “We By their estimates, retailers lose about 4 percent of a day’s sales each hour that a website is down. Going forward, Sundar will be the CEO of both Google and Alphabet.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As we enter 2018, we are working diligently to improve execution with a focus on conversion, gross margin and inventory management,” CEO Robert Niblock said in a statement. Lowe’s also plans to grow its supply chain by opening its first direct-to-consumer fulfillment center in Nashville, Tennessee. percent, again ahead of the 3.1

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Retail and wholesale pricing for cars at all levels – new and used – is now transparent to anyone with a smartphone in their pocket or an internet connection via a computer. In addition, Mercedes-Benz Collection is expanding its Nashville, Tennessee offering to include the Premier tier. One factor?

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

If not, you probably will soon, since it just teamed up with 7-Eleven to bring surcharge-free ATM access to 8,000 of the convenience chain’s retail locations. MoneyPass, a network of Elan Financial Services , provides ATM and debit card processing solutions for financial institutions, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) and retailers.

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JULY 26, 2018

BMW, for example, launched a pilot dubbed Access by BMW in Tennessee. and Canada with marketing, information management and eInvoicing features. Luxury automakers are upending their traditional business models with a new take on an old idea – a car subscription. This type of service is one way automakers can attract younger customers.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Lumin Digital will be the credit union’s digital solution for retail and business banking, as well as bill pay solutions. PSCU’s unique position in the industry as a cooperative providing card management services, 24/7 contact center services and, most recently, a state-of-the-art digital banking platform, made Lumin Digital an ideal partner.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. However, this isn’t the whole story.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Struggles to understand and fulfill tax obligations are not new — states have worked for decades to manage these compliance difficulties. Twenty-three states have joined SSUTA to date as full members, while a 24th state — Tennessee — is an associate member due to its compliance with most but not all of the provisions.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

The shares were up in lockstep with a sanguine outlook by management, with a 6 percent gain intraday that backed off slightly to 5 percent to close the day at $13.02. New bank partnerships in place are in various stages of ramp-up, including BBVA, Silicon Valley Bank, First Tennessee and Zions Bank.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

online grocery sales since 2017, the largest share of any single retailer and double its closest competitor. Acceptance of SNAP/EBT online : Amazon is one of several retailers, including Walmart, selected by the USDA to pilot the use of SNAP/EBT online to buy groceries. According to the Harris Poll, Amazon is the most trusted U.S.

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JUNE 6, 2019

The marketplace blended crowdsourcing and social media to create hype around new inventions; help inventors find partners, funding, and manufacturing resources; and sell their gadgets to major nationwide retailers such as Home Depot and Target. Nasty Gal: Applying the hyper-growth model to physical retail is hard. Total Funding: $60M.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Meanwhile, nearly 5 million retail workers are at a medium risk of automation within 10 years. With the emergence of industry-specific AI, the effects of automation — initially felt in manufacturing — are seeping into retail sales, restaurants, e-commerce, marketing, and even software development. Retail salesperson (4.6M).

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 21, 2015

HQ: Nashville, Tennessee. Credit reports & debt management. Giftcard and retail voucher marketplace. Money collection & management for groups. Tags: Crowdfunding, social money management, P2P, peer-to-peer. Total raised: $47 million. Source: NFC World. EDO Interactive. Card-linked rewards & offers.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

An explosion of new consumer finance brands is transforming how people save, spend, and manage their money. To build a successful personal finance management tool, it’s important to understand the dynamics of user acquisition and growth. In aggregate, they command $1.3 trillion in annual spending. The secrets of user growth.

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