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Back-to-School Retail Meets Digital 3.0 FIT Framework

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The retail industry is facing its first sales event of the pandemic with the coming of back-to-school sales. The projections were led by the National Retail Federation (NRF) this week, as it foresees record sales for back to school. Second, are retailers removing friction from the buying process?

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Virtual Reality: 5G Retailers’ Secret Sauce?

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Out of the haze of uncertainty emerged a new mobile network, and from the new mobile network came new retail applications and experiences, all taking advantage of the faster speed of the technology, and the potential to reduce friction. 5G Retail Deal. 5G Retail Deal. VR Retail Growth. A new report also says the U.S.

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Why Large Retailers Are Mandating Masks

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All four companies — as well as other retailers — are fitting into the framework of a platform PYMNTS calls Digital 3.0 So far, retailers have done a decent job here. The retailers mentioned at the beginning of this piece have taken a stance on health that should have been taken by federal and local governments.

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Despite Papyrus’ Closing, Stationery Retail Is Not All Doom-And-Gloom

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New evidence of that — part of the broader trend of the existential changes in the world of brick-and-mortar retail, changes that are gaining more focus this month — comes from reports that stationery chain Papyrus is closing up shop. The chain had since expanded to some 260 or so retail locations. Total retail growth was 3.8

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Digital Couponing Rises With The Digital Shift

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Inmar Intelligence , one of the leaders in digital couponing, reported last week that enrollment in digital coupon programs among the top 30 percent of national grocery chains has grown 93 percent year over year since March 1. Now is not the time for CPGs and food retailers to back away from promotional activity.

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Marketers Focus On Mobile Shopping For The Holidays

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That’s why marketers will be leveraging mobile in their holiday shopping strategies this year, with new and creative strategies that focus more on omnichannel solutions and less on generic mobile coupons. Overall, retailers are expecting an even brighter holiday season this year. percent increase in sales this year.

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Ripple Sizzle, Retail Sales Fizzle And PepsiCo Makes Digital Deliver For CPGs

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As a result, our eCommerce business is now approximately $1 billion in annualized retail sales, and we are well-positioned to capitalize on what is sure to be a dynamic future in this space,” Nooyi told investors. And the numbers in this regard don’t lie: Physical retail is growing at a rate of about 3.6

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