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Pop Up Grocer Checks All The Pandemic Retail Boxes

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As retailers contend with the continuing COVID-19 crisis and the inevitable resettling of the business, one of the most popular pieces of advice has been to reformat existing stores. The brands then help to promote the event, which helps to boost their sales while benefiting the entire pop-up operation.

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Retail Pulse: FAO Schwarz To Open New Flagship; Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery

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Brick-and-mortar retailers have closed flagship locations in recent times, but sometimes these landmark stores make a comeback. The new store, which will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, will feature multiple experiential retail components. While $134 million worth of debt comes due for Sears on Monday (Oct.

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Fast Fashion Isn’t Dead Yet — And Could Find Retail Rebirth

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So-called fast fashion has been a big player in retail for years, but that part of the commerce-and-apparel world is facing some serious challenges. 30) from the Columbia Spectator , which covers news important to students at Columbia University and Barnard College in the global fashion capital of New York City.

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BuzzFeed To Launch Unique Toy Store In NYC This Fall

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BuzzFeed is planning to open a toy store in New York City later this fall. New York Post reported that the store, called “Camp,” will be located in an 11,000-square-foot space in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. In a unique twist, the store’s theme and merchandise will change several times a year.

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Can Millennials Revive Call Center Commerce?

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Millennials could be helping to bring new life to call center commerce. That’s reportedly the case when it comes to luxury retail brand Gucci. The Gucci call center effort comes at a time of change for luxury retail and call center commerce. The change in behavior is due, in part, to social media sites such as Instagram.

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What Evine’s Surprisingly Dramatic Journey Means For The Future Of Home Shopping

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It made a largely unreported acquisition of a firm called STARTEK earlier this year, and although it may sound like an acquisition more appropriate for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space exploration firm, the business is a call center operator and engagement outsourcing specialist. Plus, Evine might be something of a difficult acquisition target.

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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up

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Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. Once they made their Blue Apron meals, he says they couldn’t stop talking about it and sharing photos of what they made on social media.” Back to 2012.

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