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Robinhood May Sell Shares Directly To Users If It IPOs

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Bloomberg notes that such an offering would be unusual, as retail investors generally do not get an opportunity to participate in an IPO at the offering price. Having retail investors buy shares ahead of the opening could also limit the size of the rally of the stock on its first day of trading.

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Retailers Prep For More Reopenings

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The world of physical retail is slowly beginning its grand reopening. In the Southeastern United States, where social distancing rules have been relaxing over the last several weeks, retail stores are already open for business, albeit under new restrictions. percent, down from its April 11 peak of 69.5 percent and 65.2

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Retail Bedfellows Roundup: Staples Shares Space, Affirm Finances Life Experiences

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Omnicommerce usually refers to where and how retailers sell their products, not necessarily who they choose to sell them with. From office supplies and communal workspaces to new ways to pay for concert tickets, more barriers to siloed retail activity are falling every day to the onslaught of retail partnerships.

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Behind BJ’s Digital Double Down

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Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s Wholesale Club doesn’t always attract the same level of interest as its larger counterparts at Costco or Sam’s Club — mostly because those competitors are much larger. BJ’s is the smallest warehouse retail player in the business. A Unified Omnicommerce Focus.

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Chapter 11 Watch: Hockey Chain Put On Ice, California Livin’ Goes Bust In Hong Kong

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Brick-and-mortar retail will forever remember the day that Nintendo released Pokémon GO , a mobile game that has caused millions of millennials to suddenly discover outside again. However, some retailers prefer to play cards of the kind as close to the corporate chest as possible. billion acquisition of Home Retail Group.

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The Wonder Of Wegmans

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When its first Massachusetts store opened last year, 2,000 people lined up to get inside. They were aware of what millennials wanted before the millennials even got there and that ‘shopping’ didn’t mean filling your cart with canned peas; it meant hanging out, learning about food and eating it.”.

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Ripple Effects: Mobile Payments Are Just The Beginning

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Cohen owns a national distribution network and deals with some of the nation’s biggest retailers. His aim is to change the way that the thousands of cases of retail goods are stored, handled and hauled. But it’s not just the retailers trying to cut costs who are embracing technology.

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