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AUGUST 21, 2019

In the case of a no-deal Brexit, an “explosion” in grey market goods could occur per a U.K. retail expert. The term “grey market” references legitimate items sold through legal but unauthorized sellers; by contrast, a “black market” describes counterfeit products or illegally traded scarce goods, CNBC reported.

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APRIL 21, 2020

The retail bankruptcy watch intensified Tuesday (April 21) as the department store sector was hit by reports of yet another major player looking at that option. Lord & Taylor, now joining Neiman Marcus, is considering a bankruptcy filing as the COVID-19 lockdown continues to decimate non-essential retail. billion in sales.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to its POS app in the U.K. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State. NEW REPORT: The Banks’ How To Guide To Using AI To Manage Credit Risk. businesses.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Real estate trends for retailers are back in the news this week, as the pandemic-driven brick-and-mortar market starts to produce new business models and a fair amount of stability. The new business model involves leasing options for the retail sector. retail portfolio valued at $5.9 Example: One of the U.K.’s

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APRIL 24, 2020

Many large retail chains are wary of reopening even while some states move toward starting their economies again following closures due to COVID-19. are some of the large national chains noting they will not partake in the early phase of reopening in places like South Carolina and Georgia per The Wall Street Journal. and Macy’s Inc.

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JULY 29, 2020

billion and intends to combine the iconic retailer with the Belk department store chain, the New York Post reported, citing an unnamed source. The private equity firm, which is the owner of Belk, Staples, The Limited and Talbots, seems set to be victorious in the auction to purchase JCPenney, the newspaper reported.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Quick: Who’s the biggest retailer in the U.S.? In terms of sheer size and locations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is the biggest retailer in the country, with 31,000 locations covering pretty much every town. Now, a new report is asking a good question: What if the post office expanded its retail offerings?

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

In today’s top retail news, FedEx Corp. concluded its previously announced purchase of ShopRunner, while Save A Lot unveiled the sale of 51 stores run by the company in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter. The service connects more than 100 brands and retailers to shoppers. Retail 2020: Looking Back On D2C Brands.

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MAY 22, 2020

If you want to know whether stimulus checks are working to rebuild the economy, just ask the world’s largest retailer. Finance ’s morning market preview show. CNBC reported that Walmart was not alone in reaping the stimulus benefits. Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner, who oversees more than 4,700 stores, says the answer is yes. “I

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APRIL 4, 2019

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. A new report also says the U.S. 5G Retail Deal. A new report also says the U.S.

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JULY 20, 2020

The increasingly likely scenario that many students in the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom will be resuming school at their kitchen tables has retailers that usually cash in every late summer biting their financial nails. Deloitte predicted roughly flat year-over-year U.S. back-to-school spending of $28.1

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform Afterpay is teaming up with retailer Gap to offer flexible spending options as the holiday shopping season gears up. The BNPL market includes Klarna, Splitit, Openpay, FuturePay, Sezzle, Affirm, Quadpay, and others. Last month, AfterPay partnered with Simon Mall in a national collaboration.

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JUNE 10, 2020

As retail reopens and starts to spur some optimism for the future, a dark number appeared on the scene on Tuesday (June 10). Coresight released a report that says 25,000 retail storefronts will close by the end of the year. Alternative research and other market dynamics make such a scenario seem unlikely. percent of U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Kohl’s has rolled out its new Kohl’s Rewards loyalty program throughout the country after a successful pilot in multiple markets, according to a Tuesday (Sept. Kohl’s said it has been testing Kohl’s Rewards in 13 markets and the initiative has garnered a “strong customer response.” The news comes as Kohl’s reported on Aug.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

PSCU , which is known as a premier payments credits union service organization (CUSO), reported significantly higher year-over-year growth than expected during the holidays, with a 7.86 percent market rate reported by the National Retail Federation (NRF). That’s a big upswing from the 4.1

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JULY 24, 2020

Creating secure, convenient experiences for sellers and buyers alike is critical to eCommerce marketplaces looking to serve the retail sectors’ new needs and to help platforms appeal to more users. Beauty retailer Sephora , meanwhile, is renewing emphasis on China by deploying a localized eCommerce presence. Read more in the Report.

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JULY 22, 2019

Retail trends and innovation can come from unlikely places, and that seems to be the case now when it comes to pets and CBD, two hot areas of commerce that are intersecting. According to a Bloomberg report , the use of CBD — which is derived from hemp but which does not get users intoxicated — is finding it ways into use for pets.

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MAY 6, 2020

Retail must, and will, change following the coronavirus, with consumer behavior shifting from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce and merchants making adjustments to their inventory selections and safety measures. The retailer intends to open its approximately 800 North American retail locations again in May. Gap Inc. , Gap Inc. ,

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

To criticize the business practices of Amazon approximately 18 months ago, a nonprofit dubbed the Free and Fair Markets Initiative (FFMI) rolled out a national campaign. Those reportedly include Walmart , Simon Property Group and Oracle , per unnamed sources “involved with and briefed on the project” WSJ reported.

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JUNE 24, 2020

dollars (USD) through PayPal in addition to other payment methods, the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange said that USD support has been added to its P2P Fiat Market, according to an announcement. Now, our P2P Fiat Market supports … the 5 mainstream fiat currencies. 1 place at 63.21 percent, per Coinhills data.

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JULY 15, 2019

In a move that is said to help the company grow across the nation, California cannabis firm Caliva has teamed up with Jay-Z. Caliva recently announced that the rap star will serve as the company’s chief brand strategist and has entered into a multiyear partnership with the firm, CNBC reported.

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JUNE 6, 2019

By 2023, manufacturers and retailers will have to donate, reuse or recycle the goods” under a program that the French prime minister called the first of its kind from any national government. Amazon apparently played a part, indirectly at least, in turning public opinion against such retail waste. Amazon’s Role.

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JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Nike posted its lowest quarterly sales in two years, along with a $790 million quarterly loss, when it reported its Q1 2020 earnings in late June. It reportedly purchased this digital upstart — one with a reported (and very small) $3.9

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

To that end, as reported on Wednesday (Dec. 16), the National Restaurant Association offered up seven public policy tenets that – in collaboration with delivery aggregators – are being billed as a “framework” for the delivery industry. The Delivering on Restaurant Rewards report found that 38.6 With data sharing, to boot.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Coverage includes The National Bank of Kuwait ’s rollout of SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services with the help of ACI Worldwide. The National Bank of Kuwait has rolled out SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services via the payments engine of ACI Worldwide, according to an announcement.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

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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MAY 21, 2019

Banking service Monese now offers Apple Pay through 13 countries in Europe , as the digital payment service has also arrived at National Australia Bank (NAB). retailer Iceland has seen encouraging results from a mobile wallet technology pilot during a marketing campaign. Users who reside in Belgium, the U.K., And in the U.K.,

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JANUARY 15, 2019

With the possibility of a potential recession looming, among other factors, retailers may be rethinking major decisions. They are also said to be waiting to see how global trade tensions and earnings over the holiday quarter play out, CNBC reported. At National Retail Federation’s Big Show in New York on Monday (Jan.

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MARCH 29, 2019

Payments company Square has partnered with the Washington Nationals and Levy Restaurants to let fans order concession menu items right from their seats, according to reports. Alan Gottlieb, chief operating officer at Lerner Sports Group, said it was important for Nationals fans to get the most out of their ballpark experience.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Ouai , a hair and body care brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, will roll out some of its merchandise in 1,200 Ulta Beauty locations in addition to the retailer’s website on Sunday (Jan. Its products are sold in over 400 Sephora stores and some Urban Outfitters stores, among those of other merchants, Vogue Business reported.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

October retail spending was up 0.6 compared to October 2018, in spite of the turmoil over Brexit and the upcoming general election, the Financial Times reported on Monday (Nov. percent increase in the 12 months leading up to October, according to data by the British Retail Consortium and accounting firm KPMG. In the U.S.,

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

The business advisory firm FTI Consulting has forecasted that online retail sales in the United States will top $1 trillion by 2027 , CNBC reports. The firm expects eCommerce to grow from the current figure, $445 billion, as consumers continue to move away from traditional retailers.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

With an expansion of a retail partnership between The Kroger Co. and Walgreens Boots Alliance, a Kroger Express grocery assortment and the Kroger Pickup service will come to 35 Walgreens locations in the Knoxville, Tennessee market. ” The report comes as news surfaced in December of last year that The Kroger Co.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Wool footwear brand Allbirds is wagering on physical retail stores despite the coronavirus. The firm recently closed a $100 million investment round that will partly back physical growth in international markets and bolster the size of its labor force, the Financial Times reported.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

By some accounts, the 2018 holiday season is going to be a bang-up year for retailers. retailers are expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) — well above the 3.9 percent growth seen by the retail market one year ago. Holiday sales for U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

18, otherwise known as National Cheeseburger Day. Agriculture Department data as reported by Quartz. Beyond Meat reported a strong second quarter on sales of its burgers through the grocery channel. That’s undoubtedly what inspired Domino’s to create the cheeseburger pizza for National Cheeseburger Day.

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MAY 20, 2019

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has proposed a national development fund to help invest in social issues, digitization of the economy, education and transportation, according to a report by Reuters. million) to put into the fund.

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