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JULY 20, 2018

The situation seemed to recently come to a head, as the company told employees that it was shuttering its operations. Despite the struggles of Chef’d, the announcement came at a surprising time: The meal kit startup said in June that it had inked a deal to sell the kits in Walgreens and Duane Reade stores in the New York area.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Case in point: as Minna Technologies has noted, the average European consumes has 11 subscriptions in place — and the average household has 21 subscriptions. Those advanced technologies offered by Minna look at consumers’ payments patterns and can see Netflix, Spotify and recurring insurance payments, for example.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The worlds of drones and 5G mobile network technology – two of the most promising trends in digital payments and commerce – are colliding. UPS , too, is going down the drone path – one that Amazon pioneered for retail delivery uses – and is seeking a certification to operate commercial drone flights.

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MAY 8, 2020

New York City fashion boutique Nili Lotan has a client list that reads like the front row at Fashion Week (back when such events were still held). Dispatching one of New York’s elite styling teams exemplifies the new face of “ clienteling ,” the retail practice of assigning sales associates to individual, high-value customers.

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JUNE 6, 2019

News this week (June 5) from France supports those points. There, according to The New York Times , authorities plan “to outlaw the destruction of unsold consumer products, a practice that currently results in the disposal of new goods worth 800 million euros, or more than $900 million, in the country each year.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

This year, apps aimed to make it easier and more convenient for consumers to order their favorite foods and sundries, with restaurants and other retailers tapping into delivery. To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. and Chicago.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming with logistics firms to test drones for delivery — and making progress on their experimental flights. A remote operator monitored them and could step in if needed.) In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward Inc.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

With technology for cashierless checkout and robotic-powered order fulfillment, automated retail is changing how consumers shop for groceries and how supermarkets fill their eCommerce orders. They are finding these technologies can help meet the demand for pickup and delivery orders. The share of U.S.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Creativity and making better use of consumer data are among the early but big ideas to emerge from the ongoing NRF convention taking place in New York City, an annual event commonly called “Retail’s Big Show.”. Shifting Retail Roles. It’s not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do,’ she said.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

For a glimpse at how innovation is playing out in the retail world, it always helps to take a look at recent developments in the world of quick-service restaurants, or QSRs. And things are getting much more mobile and digital – a trend that promises to play out in the new decade. That includes not only operations in the U.S.

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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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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

The advance of Amazon’s cashierless technology is not a new story to the retail beat as of 2020. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Walmart has also introduced standalone kiosks, although the big box retailer’s version is more about supporting its curbside pickup service than about introducing on-the-go convenience via remote retail. These moves are tremors of a much bigger retail earthquake, according to USA Technologies chairman and CEO Stephen Herbert.

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PYMNTS

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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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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APRIL 2, 2019

Consumers may be curbing their spending , and perhaps even anticipating a new recession, but that could all serve as fuel for certain types of retail expansion — in this case, more brick-and-mortar stores for deep discount chain Five Below. store potential,” he said in a statement.

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PYMNTS

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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JUNE 11, 2019

comes after the online retailer opened one of the concept locations in New York City in a mall, CNBC reported. The retailer has been experimenting with the offering through an arrangement with Starbucks in Seattle.) Operating hours are between 6 a.m. The store is said to also take cash for payment.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

To help shoppers check out without waiting in line, grocery retailers are rolling out entire stores centered around cashierless shopping experiences, enabling consumers to purchase fresh food and grocery items with a mobile payments app. ABI Research predicts that one million automated retail units will be in the Asia-Pacific region by 2023.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

That’s because cameras are playing a much bigger role in retail, a trend that will keep gaining steam in the new decade. The Associated Press reports that cameras are, at least somewhat quietly, making inroads into a number of retail outlets in a bid to, well, get to know you. are now looking to follow suit.”.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

To say direct-to-consumer retail practices have had an impact on the manufacturing industry would be an understatement. With eCommerce a major proponent of the direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel and showing no signs of slowing down, the retail industry landscape has been forever changed.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Big brands are opening big stores in big cities, but Nike is taking a decidedly digital approach with its New York City flagship: that is, the customer payment and shopping experience in the new space is powered by mobile technology. In Other Brick-And-Mortar Retail. The retailer’s comparable sales slid by 5.4

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PYMNTS

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. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News. drugstore chain to use Alipay.

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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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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Online shopping software firm Easyship has become part of the Shopify Plus Technology Partner Program, which provides retailers with access to business solutions, according to a Thursday (Oct. Retailers that harness Shopify Plus and Easyship can utilize Easyship’s complete product collection. 1) announcement.

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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 11, 2020

A Newark Airport store will start using Amazon’s Just Walk Out cashierless technology on March 16, just days after the company announced it was licensing the platform to retailers, according to reports on Wednesday (March 11). . OTG operates 350 restaurants and shops in 10 airports, including in Minneapolis, Washington D.C.,

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The thefts — which retailers call shrink — will result in lower operating profit margins in 2020, Home Depot executives told analysts and investors during a meeting. This is happening everywhere in retail,” Craig Menear, chief executive officer said. “We Thieves in Rochester, New York, for example, had $16.5

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Those two extremes come together in a rising technology called multi-variant tokenization. That proprietary technology allows a company’s sensitive data to be identified, mapped and secured as it moves across various environments, providing continuous, unparalleled security, while ensuring an organization’s operations remain uninterrupted.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

has put more cash into Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd , a division of Reliance Industries Ltd. Reliance Industries, the global conglomerate whose businesses include retail, energy, textiles, natural resources and telecommunications, announced on Thursday (Oct. crore in Reliance Retail. crore in Reliance Retail.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Traditional retail is getting an upgrade. Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Cashier-less technology is one of the latest trends to dominate conversation.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are joining forces with online reCommerce companies to bring pre-owned merchandise into their stores, adding to their sustainability efforts. That price point, according to Fashionista , is significantly less costly than a new pair of the brand’s jeans that usually cost approximately $130.

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MAY 31, 2019

Technology companies are opening brick-and-mortar stores to let customers try out their products in real life. In the space, consumers can experience technology, services and products from Microsoft and from the company’s partners. retailers so far in 2019, compared to the 5,524 store closures for all of last year. In the U.K.,

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Retailers on Shopify can now add social group purchasing to their eCommerce storefronts, according to a Wednesday (Oct. PowerBuy lets retailers provide promotions on merchandise after a minimum number of purchasers have joined the promotion, inspiring those who join to decrease the price by distributing the deal. 21) announcement.

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MARCH 9, 2020

The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on medical facilities, eCommerce retailers, technology and the economy as a whole. The eCommerce retailer told employees Sunday (March 8) that it would not count unpaid time off if they have to use it this month. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world.

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MAY 22, 2019

specifically, the use of such payments for mass transit in New York City. In an new PYMNTS discussion, Dan Sanford, Visa ’s global head of contactless payments, talked with Karen Webster about the May 31 launch of a contactless payments pilot involving the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City and Chase.

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