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JUNE 6, 2019

Look to China, and look some more — that’s one of the main messages in mid-2019 for luxury retailers, at least for ones not based in the U.S. Luxury retail is a hot space in China. Shoppers in China also like to use apps, and Alibaba and JD.com are on the cutting edge with their technology. Back in the U.S.,

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MARCH 21, 2018

However, when it comes to retail in those spaces, it doesn’t always work out. Retail at the gym may look like a smart business move from the outside, but it often ends up eating more space and effort than it’s worth. Enter unattended retail. Fitness centers are all about working out. Everybody knows time is money.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Providing a top consumer experience is becoming more important and is a rising trend in retail, and that will almost certainly increase in the 2020s. The new 19,700-square-foot space will feature a studio equipped for yoga and high-intensity interval training classes. Physical Retail Efforts.

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APRIL 25, 2019

Might Macy’s be a better landlord than retailer? That thought seems to be floating around in recent days, as investors took kindly to the chain’s apparent plan to build what CNBC called “an office tower on top its flagship New York store.”. Department stores across the U.S. Department stores across the U.S. Macy’s Woes.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

eCommerce brands are opening up pop-up shops in cities to test out brick-and-mortar retail, and Recess is using this platform to highlight its hemp-extract beverages in a temporary space in New York City that is dubbed the Take A Recess IRL Pop-Up. Witte told CNBC, “It’s a little bit of an experiment.”

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Retailers are bringing experiential stores to big cities, and Starbucks is no exception: The coffee chain was set to open its Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York City on Friday (Dec. According to AM New York , it has “the largest fully operational coffee roasting plant in Manhattan.”

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APRIL 26, 2019

Direct-to-consumer wedding brands are opening stores in real life — and personalizing the customer experience within them through digital technology. Floravere Co-founder Denise Jin said in an announcement , “With our New York Flagship, we’ve created a retail experience that reflects how our bride actually shops: from IG to IRL.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Among the defining endeavors of our time — at least for the worlds of payment and commerce — has been to bring brick-and-mortar retail stores into the new century. It’s an ongoing effort that has probably seen more failures than success stories, but that’s certainly not keeping people from betting on new innovations.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

recently announced its acquisition of iconic New York City–based cheese shop Murray’s Cheese. Kroger and Murray’s Cheese have yet to disclose the financial terms of the deal, though The Wall Street Journal noted that city records show that Kroger dropped $20.6 National supermarket giant Kroger Co.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

13) on its new headquarters. The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., and in Long Island City, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City. In New York City, Amazon’s $1.2

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AUGUST 10, 2020

the New York-based athletic retailer, reported comparable store sales increased by 18 percent in the second quarter (Q2) that ended Aug. In June, Nike CEO John Donahoe said the financial crisis would likely see the athletics retailer cutting jobs after a $790 million loss in revenue in the fourth quarter (Q4).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening smaller-scale locations packed with technology designed to meet the needs of shoppers in cities. The retailer said that “almost 90%” of the selections in the store were chosen to meet the needs of Mansion House customers. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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JUNE 11, 2020

The digital shift continued to show its dramatic potential to change retailing today, as three companies announced major changes to their business models. Zara was not among the retailers seen to be at risk from the pandemic, so the move was something of a surprise. locations, around 60 percent of which are company-operated.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

The grocery battles are heating up in retail, and that is sparking innovation and could lead to even more disruption. Some of that was on display at the NRF retail show in New York City earlier this week. Big retail chains are part of those efforts, and that includes Walmart. Walmart’s Big Move.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2020

In the February 2020 Order to Eat Tracker ®, a PYMNTS and Paytronix collaboration, we explore the radical transformation that order-to-eat commerce is delivering to the restaurant sector, as well as the technology firms catering to it. … What we focus on in New York City is that … big word-of-mouth opportunity [for] lunch.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In acquisition news, Kroger recently announced its acquisition of iconic New York City-based cheese shop Murray’s Cheese. The two have yet to disclose the financial terms of the deal, but city records show that Kroger dropped $20.6 consumer retail food and beverage spending. percent of U.S.

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MARCH 9, 2017

While much has been made in the past few months about Amazon’s grocery store of the future, Amazon Go isn’t the online retailer’s only brick-and-mortar play — and a new move indicates that Amazon looks to continue expanding its physical retail presence outside of the grocery space. That’s not all.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Mexico ‘s Banco BASE selecting Volante Technologies Inc. Banco BASE has tapped Volante Technologies Inc. In other payments news from Ireland, Dublin’s Bear Market Coffee is now all cashless, The Independent reported.

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MARCH 20, 2020

The popularity of ordering in is not a new trend, however, with the number of digital food orders rising 23 percent between 2015 and 2019 alone. Fast casuals, quick service restaurants (QSRs) and table service operations all have long been working to innovate their ordering services. Around The Order To Eat Landscape.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

In retail news, home goods eTailer Wayfair announced Friday (Sept. 29) it had launched a new tracking feature to help keep its delivery team accountable for deadlines. According to reports from Chain Store Age, the company’s new Day of Delivery Tracking offering is part of an increased focus on improved customer service.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Singapore, in particular, recently saw the opening of a supermarket that uses digital payment technology to allow consumers to pay for items instead of visiting cashiers. That is, the supermarket still allows consumers to select items, put them in a cart and walk to the checkout area without being impeded by technology.

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MAY 17, 2016

One would expect that a event called the Retail Innovation Conference (RIC) would be a veritable brainstorm of big ideas as to how to improve the woeful retail space in the U.S.: As Retail Dive found in its experience at RIC, many analysts believe that somehow — and fairly recently — retail has lost its way in that regard.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

So where to next for the omnichannel retail giant? So while online retail accounts for about 5 percent of Southeast Asian commerce today, the region’s internet economy is poised to grow tremendously by 2025, with a projected annual worth of over $200 billion. That’s less than New York City. Singapore, it turns out.

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MARCH 2, 2020

The coronavirus has wide-reaching effects on retailers, meetings of financial leaders, on-demand grocery services and tech conferences. Target CEO Brian Cornell, Chief Financial Officer Michael Fiddelke and Chief Operating Officer John Mulligan had all reportedly planned on being there to provide presentations.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The drop was tied to closings at its two New York City physical locations and reduced supply for its consignment business model in New York and Los Angeles. The RealReal operates four stores, two in New York and one each in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

AI and ML are some of today’s most hotly discussed technologies, sparking both optimism about a future less reliant on human labor as well as fears of job loss. QSRs have ample opportunities for such technologies. billion between 2019 and 2023, underlining the rising demand for automated services in QSRs, retailers and beyond.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

The National ATM Council (NAC) argued in testimony to the Committee on Consumer Affairs of the New York City Council last week that a proposed ordinance would impose costly and burdensome new security regulations on ATM operators all around the city. said Renard in the same press release.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Near-field communication ( NFC ) technology isn’t exactly new. For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind the scenes for stock and quality control, as well as to provide product information to customers with smartphones. However, the U.S. In the U.S., In Decathlon’s U.S.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The partnership would apply Goldman’s lending technology to SMB loans on Amazon’s underwriting platform, according to unnamed sources. Amazon is easily less than halfway through transforming retail by exploiting deep fulfillment moats established over many years,” said Canaccord Genuity Analyst Michael Graham.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Through Grubhub’s “Just in Time” technology, pickups will be timed to the moment an order is ready to help ensure fresher food, quicker delivery and a better guest experience. The restaurant company will also benefit from dedicated resources for customer and operational support provided by Grubhub’s enterprise support team.

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MAY 14, 2020

Meyer just announced that he doesn’t see reopening the dining rooms of his 19 restaurants across New York City until there’s a coronavirus vaccine. The restaurateur told Bloomberg that he doesn’t see operating a half-full dining room of guests who need to have their temperatures taken before they can be seated.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

As early mobile order-add adopting restaurants are reaping the benefits of the technology, other merchants are looking to add their own mobile services. But now, it isn’t just restaurants that are exploring the tech – retailers and even hoteliers are getting in on the mobile ordering trend as well. .

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MAY 15, 2019

When rideshare companies like Uber first hit cities, they shook the traditional taxi industry. The value of taxi medallions , or permits to operate taxis, dropped drastically, and lenders that served the industry struggled to stay afloat. Customers with disabilities can now use Curb to hail yellow and green cab rides.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

We are strong believers that the future of grocery retail involves getting customers the best quality food, exactly when they want it, with the best customer service. Under the terms of the deal, FreshDirect will keep its brand name, be supervised by a seven-member board and continue its independent operations in New York City.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In a twist on contemporary retail trends toward online channels, consumers still largely prefer to return in-store. One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers. If all’s well, Happy Returns signals the retailer to refund the customer. “We’re

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AUGUST 2, 2018

Apple Pay is now live in 24 markets worldwide with over 4,900 bank partners, and we look forward to adding Germany later this year,” he said, adding that recent retail deals involving eBay, CVS and 7-Eleven promise to make the payments tool attractive to more consumers. Visit a major U.S. OK, that might be an exaggeration. transit systems.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

type rent-to-own operation. “We Here’s how Grover works: Either through the Grover website, or via the company’s 10 or so retail partners, a consumer decides to rent a specific product. Others use Grover because they are, essentially, fanatics about technology, those first-wave consumers you see lining up for the latest iPhone.

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