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APRIL 13, 2020

Prepare for a big week of retail data, all of it unprecedented in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting with the Commerce Department retail sales data on Wednesday, retailers will get a sense of how much consumers are spending and the retailers they are spending with. For retailers, there are no surprises from March.

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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. Retail Will Play Major Role In Vaccine Distribution. amid COVID-19 restrictions.

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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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JANUARY 25, 2021

The National Retail Federation ’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led changes by some of the world’s largest merchants are going nowhere fast — especially when it comes to their embrace of increased digitalization.

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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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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 27, 2016

Retailers might want to rejoice! percent, the National Retail Federation said on Tuesday (July 26). Economic indicators are showing positive trends for retail,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said in a statement. In the first quarter of 2016, retail sales grew at a pace of about 4 percent.

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JULY 29, 2022

and related entities (collectively, “Harris Jewelry”), a national jewelry retailer that markets and sells military-themed gifts, to resolve their lawsuit which alleged that Harris Jewelry had engaged in unlawful sales and credit practices targeting servicemembers. We expect the settlement to be approved by the court. .

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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. Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison said the do-it-yourself retailer saw indications that checks boosted sales of home improvement items. Walmart U.S.

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JULY 2, 2020

To provide single-serve frozen products in retail stores, Purple Carrot has rolled out its completely plant-based meals at most Whole Food Market locations throughout the nation in the frozen food section. The sales of plant-based foods increased approximately five times quicker than retail food sales in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Not every product launches smoothly (RIP Fire Phone ), not every new endeavor delivers (Amazon’s flirtations with offering a travel platform ended abruptly) and not every new market immediately yields. Amazon still has mountains to climb, even as the market is softening toward them. based consumers. Amazon is the biggest winner.”.

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JULY 22, 2020

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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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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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.” 8) announcement.

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APRIL 29, 2020

In the “Notorious Markets” report by the Office of the U.S. The office pointed out claims of counterfeit merchandise sold on the eCommerce retailer’s sites in the United Kingdom, Canada, India, France and Germany, Reuters reported. Amazon did not reply immediately to a Reuters request for comment. on the list.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The pandemic seems to have had a strong positive impact on participation in the entire sport of running,” Fleet Feet’s Director of Retail Experience Matt Werder told PYMNTS. Even now that its stores are open, the retailer has discovered that its eCommerce, curbside pickup and virtual fitting services remain popular with customers.

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And nowhere is that aphorism better illustrated over the last decade than with the statistic that more than 90 percent of all retail sales took place at brick and mortar stores. It gave retailers the illusion that digital was the retail cart driven by the physical store horse. The answer, she noted, is complex.

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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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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

Another month of the pandemic and another first of the month when retail lease payments are due. As the crisis enters its fourth month, counting March, two new earnings reports indicate that about 60 percent of retailers are paying their rent — with a few very notable exceptions. percent of retail rent was collected, compared to 48.9

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

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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PYMNTS

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 Brightfield Group study cited by the Bloomberg report, “the CBD market could be worth almost $24 billion in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Worse yet, some analysts fear the triggering of break-lease clauses for retailers in malls if anchor stores leave. All of this will only make malls an even tougher sell to consumers, and to retailers that want consumers to buy their stuff.

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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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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

Macy’s had a good day on The Street on Monday, as data rolled in indicating that foot traffic declines had been somewhat less pronounced at clothing stores than in other segments of brick-and-mortar retail. The good(ish) news for apparel retail translated to some good news for apparel retailers. Macy’s was up 3.1

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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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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. There’s no black market for pain lotions.”. Jay-Z said in the release announcing the partnership, according to the outlet, “Anything I do, I want to do correctly and at the highest level.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

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. The BDO survey shows that CMOs are predicting a 4.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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APRIL 24, 2017

Kicking off this week’s grocery tracker, Whole Foods Market (WFM) shares hit their highest level seen since the summer of 2015 as activist investor Jana Partners puts the squeeze on innovation and pressures the organic grocer towards a possible sale. percent from Thursday’s close with a market cap of just over $11.6

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PYMNTS

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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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

October retail spending was up 0.6 percent increase in the 12 months leading up to October, according to data by the British Retail Consortium and accounting firm KPMG. percent increase in the 12 months leading up to October, according to data by the British Retail Consortium and accounting firm KPMG. percent in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

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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