PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Seattle-based Amazon is ramping up its operations in India’s growing market by launching Amazon Food, which will deliver prepared meals. The effect of the worldwide lockdowns on digital commerce has been ground shifting, particularly in the United States. The company already offers grocery delivery in many Indian cities.

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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

JANUARY 10, 2020

Coffee retailers are tapping into digital technology that helps them grow their reach beyond their stores, especially in China, where competition has been brewing between Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee and Starbucks. For its part, Luckin has 4,507 self-operated stores as of the close of last year. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News.

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MAY 22, 2017

A new study has found that retail global expansion has lost some steam, and while the United States remains the most active, Europe is now the preferred spot for expanding retailers, according to Chain Store Age. The results found that retailers’ expansion into new markets increased by 2 percent in 2016, down from 3.1

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

Gig, eCommerce and public utility firms are putting the spotlight on payment innovations to remain competitive in markets that are becoming increasingly saturated. In contactless payments news, only a small fraction of payments in the United States avoid the swipe or chip card reader.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. And while those numbers aren’t likely to keep Amazon or H&M up at night, for a small Cuban eCommerce startup operating out of nation where internet access is patchy and from which the company can’t ship goods directly to U.S.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In fact, according to The Business Research Company’s 2022 Payment Security Global Market Report , the payment security market is expected to reach $43 billion by 2026. All of Instagram’s shopping features allow users to add items from multiple vendors into an Instagram-operated cart. million this year and 94.4

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

It’s not often that one gets to see a new form of retail emerge, but that’s what’s happening with, of all things, legal recreational cannabis. So far, this retail is taking a form that is big, feminine and even a bit luxurious. The retailer said it is launching The High End, a luxury cannabis lifestyle and wellness concept shop.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

China has taken over as the world’s largest logistics market, spending a whopping 12.1 The total logistics cost of 13 trillion yuan has created a 13-trillion-yuan logistics market,” said Ni, according to Asia Times. trillion yuan (US$1.76 trillion) in logistics costs last year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Those promise to stand as two main traits of the 2018 holiday shopping season , and retailers that gain an edge and increase revenue during the all-important fourth quarter will likely have exploited such tactics during this period, at least according to new data that strives to paint a detailed picture of U.S. percent, reaching $124.1

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

In a way, watching the emergence of legal retail marijuana in North America is like watching someone grow up. Not really a toddler or baby — even black-market sale of recreational and medicinal pot took on many traits of legitimate retail — but more like a once gawky teenager growing into a graceful, confident person.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

In multiple large metropolitan areas of the United States, market share data indicates that Kroger is gaining traction. The grocer operates Kroger stores along with regional brands such as Fry’s, King Soopers and Harris Teeter, Cincinnati.com reported. percent over the past two years. Bartlett & Co.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

Agrawal said the company’s digital operations have grown not just in terms of dollar amounts, but also in terms of how many new customers the pandemic has brought in. Agrawal told PYMNTS that WU also saw its brick-and-mortar retail business begin to sharply recover in June and July as offices reopen worldwide. million ($1.43

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the United States is replacing its traditional, cashier-staffed checkouts with self-checkout registers at its store in Fayetteville, Ark., In January, Walmart dispensed with cashiers at its Neighborhood Market store in Coral Way, Fla. according to local news reports.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

When Miami-based Retail e-Commerce Ventures (REV) recently announced that it purchased the remains of twice-bankrupt RadioShack , it wasn’t some one-off strategy to acquire distressed assets for pennies on the dollar. It’s a plan the company describes as “transforming well-known, distressed retail brands into eCommerce success stories.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. Amazon , in one case, has added a suburban Boston location to its roster of Amazon 4-star stores, marking the fifth location of its type in the United States.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Amazon is expanding its operations in Singapore as it grapples with growing competition in a city that is fast becoming a hub for Chinese tech giants and others looking to expand across Asia. The world’s largest retailer is also on a hiring binge in Singapore.

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MARCH 29, 2019

American quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are growing in markets around the world that are thousands of miles away from the United States. As it stands, the quick-service pizza chain has more than 15,900 stores in over 85 markets around the world and over half of its global retail sales are through international locations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

17) as part of its Fiscal 2021 Q3 results that revenues rose 12 percent, fueled by expansion in the retail pharmacy and pharmacy services areas. Revenues from continuing operations for the timeframe were $6.12 Retail pharmacy segment revenues from ongoing operations rose 5.1 Rite Aid Corporation reported on Thursday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Legal marijuana may have a massive payments problem, but that’s not stopping retail innovation in perhaps the newest area of legitimate commerce in the U.S. Trends in legal cannabis retail are just now emerging, and fresh numbers from Colorado are providing insight into how the industry is evolving. Big Retail. and Canada.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Businesses across the United States likely knew they would be in for a long, uphill battle to stay afloat when they first began closing their doors in mid-March, but did not know just how long they would be dealing with the fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. Omicron Media On How Payments Orchestration Can Boost Operational Efficiency.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Warehouse club retailer PriceSmart, Inc. reported as part of its Q1 fiscal 2021 operating results that net merchandise sales climbed 7.7 In November, mobility restrictions were reduced in many of our markets. In November, mobility restrictions were reduced in many of our markets. percent to $838.4 million from $778.7

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The London company poured cold water on speculation a deal to divest its 152-branch network in the United States was imminent. But biding its time here while focusing on issues in other parts of its global operation could drive up the price in a seller’s M&A market.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2018

Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. But mall owners and operators are occupied with a different focus: what to do with closing anchor tenants that once filled valuable space in their malls. percent in the United States.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Dramatic shifts are underway in the retail sector as it adjusts to consumers’ increasingly digital preferences. Merchants are optimizing their eCommerce operations, but this is posing challenges for some, including luxury merchants. This is partly due to the growing participation of luxury retailers that have signed onto the platform.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

At a time when the pandemic has seen a massive shift toward digital commerce, the Mexican arm of Walmart – the world’s largest retailer – is looking to leverage the river of remittances that its customers receive from the United States, and to keep more of that cash in-store. The remaining revenue comes from in-store purchases.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2017

India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest smartphone market. According to news from a report by Canalys , smartphone shipments in India grew 23 percent year over year in Q3 2017 to reach just over 40 million units, making the country the world’s second largest smartphone market after China.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

India's food and grocery landscape looks a lot different than it does in the United States. The food and grocery supply chains within India look a lot different, too, with local mom-and-pop Kirana stores facing a fragmented market to procure the items they need for their customers. Unlike the U.S., Tackling Unique Pain Points.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2018

Amazon announced its plan to build a totally unattended retail store in early 2017, but there was something of a gap between the announcement of the company’s plan for a sensor-based, cashier-less shopping experience here in the United States and its actual rollout in late January of this year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

And these digital services are only expanding in the United States as well as other places around the world. From 7-Eleven to H&M , retailers are adopting digital payments and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to bring more convenient experiences to their customers. Netflix, for instance, added 6.4

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

Retailers are bolstering their supply chains in China as they seek to enhance their service and offer customers fresh products. The post also pointed out that the retailer invested over RMB 700 million – which is approximately $100 million – to create the South China Fresh Food Distribution Center. and other markets.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Retailers are bringing omnichannel experiences to consumers by bridging the worlds of online and brick-and-mortar commerce through offerings such as buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS). Following that trend, Fast fashion apparel retailer rue21 recently announced it plans to bring the offering to more than 700 stores.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

But how does a retailer know how many people are coming in and out of its space? The business focuses on three main industries: retail, commercial real estate and smart city development. But Motionloft’s work in the retail space, as Garrison said, “adds another layer of granularity to business analytics.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

As digital technology keeps bringing new efficiencies to transactions, and more consumers around the world turn to eCommerce for retail and other purchases, an accompanying trend is making life interesting for merchants and payment providers. Much of North America remains anchored to major-brand credit cards. The numbers back that up.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

As the run-up to retail’s big season is getting ready to get underway, the nation’s retailers have a big, big problem at the ports. Unsurprisingly, this is causing some turmoil at ports in the United States and around the world. The problem is not American in origin. She further noted the challenges U.S.

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