PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

Sears Holdings has announced that it has expanded its leasing program so that customers can easily finance a variety of products, both in-store and online. There is also an online estimator tool to help members estimate their payment with different payment schedules and lease amounts.

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JULY 22, 2019

But we want to take a few minutes to talk about pop-up shops, and how those temporary but often lucrative retail efforts are shaping commerce — and being shaped by payments — and what could be coming next. Even so, the company has certainly not given up on physical retail. Riding Retail Trends.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

As of today, it’s available in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia, Instacart said in announcing completion of the Digital Deli rollout. Publix has more than 1,200 stores, all in the Southeast, stretching from Virginia to Florida.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers have sought to reduce their retail footprint in hard times, and Mattress Firm, Inc. Now, Mattress Firm is reportedly pondering bankruptcy, and analysts say that might be a good strategy for the retailer: Peter Keith of Piper Jaffray & Co. is no exception.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming with fashion resale platforms as they support the circular fashion economy. is “the largest clean out participant to date” in thredUP’s Resale-as-a-Service (RAAS) program, which is an online platform that works with merchants to support the circular fashion economy. Gap Inc. ,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2019

Walmart , the world’s biggest retailer, is gearing up to bring on 2,000 technology professionals during 2019 to support its operations in stores and online. Bloomberg , citing comments Walmart CTO Jeremy King made in a Bloomberg TV interview, said the hiring would increase the retailer’s IT staff by more than one fourth.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

It’s been a week of experimentation in retail, with many big names opening new types of stores to — as the saying goes — see what sticks. It seems more likely that these brands will uncover their key rather than some universal master retail key that can solve the brick-and-mortar challenge across the board.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Items available for sale will range from the Air Force 1 drops to The Ten Collection — items that Nike said in an online post are “specific to Atlanta’s vibe.” Beyond the pop-up shop, the retailer is opening a “Studio of Dreams” Super Bowl Content Studio on the same block. It makes that purchasing much easier.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Ascena is currently running with roughly 95 percent of its store base opened again, helping shoppers via retail locations as well as online stores.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The states that approved legal sports betting were Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana, while Virginia approved casino gambling in four locations, Nebraska authorized adding casino games for its horse race tracks, and Colorado added more types and numbers of games allowed at casinos and got rid of some wagering limits. billion by 2025.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. In preparation for the holiday season this year, the retailer has updated its website and also plans to have a larger array of electronics, toys and fashion products.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

But the excitement — high drama — warm-up commerce run is now over, and the main event is underway as Florence — and Florence is forecast to be the worst storm of its kind to hit North Carolina in nearly 64 years — is expected to have major effects on retail sales, employment and real estate in the state for a long time after the winds stop blowing.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

With its store closing sales set to start after retail locations can safely open again, Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for its “planned wind-down of operations.” At the time, the company specified that as many as 450 Pier 1 retail locations would be closed.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

Amazon.com’s plans to open its HQ2 in Virginia got the support of local officials who approved a financial package valued at $51 million over the weekend. The HQ2 approval by the Virginia board is seen as a victory for the eCommerce giant, which has been under scrutiny from regulators, advocacy groups and lawmakers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Amid less expensive destinations for kids’ online clothing and declining traffic in malls, Gymboree Group Inc. The retailer, which has just under 950 locations, filed for protection from creditors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Bloomberg reported.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Instacart, a San Francisco-based startup, partners with more than 400 retailer chains to offer delivery and pickup of groceries from more than 30,000 stores across 5,500 cities in the U.S. Last month, Instacart announced its first deal with a convenience store chain, adding 7-Eleven to its online ordering platform. Florida; and Texas.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

As the company’s chief digital officer, Sethia and his team have built what is arguably the most valuable loyalty program in retail with more than 33 million members. It announced this week that it is piloting Fuel Loyalty at participating 7-Eleven stores in North and South Orlando, Florida; North Texas; and Woodbridge, Virginia.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Online retail business is booming during the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers increase their use of contactless digital channels to shop safely from home instead of returning to brick-and-mortar stores. The pressure to maintain a sharp and consistent online image comes with more visibility through BNPL networks, however. .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer franchise said it filed for chapter 11 protection Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Virginia. Its customers will still be able to shop with the company, both at the stores that remain open and online. The bankruptcy financing from lenders including Bank of America N.A.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

started offering Juul vaporizers in addition to refill pods in flavors like Virginia tobacco and mint from Sept. They had reportedly been taken off both online retail sites by Tuesday. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s s Tmall and JD.com Inc. Neither Tmall nor JD.com could be reached for comment immediately per the news outlet.

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JUNE 12, 2017

They are sold in major retailers such as Wegmans and Whole Foods Market in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, as well as online. Mama Biscuit’s Gourmet Biscuits (MBGB) produces flavored gourmet biscuits that “bridge the gap between” sweet cupcakes and savory tasting treats.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Ballard Designs opened a 12,400-square-foot prototype store in Tysons Corner, Virginia back in August. The Virginia location will serve as the model for the four new and potential future expansions. The company hopes to draw consumers into an in-person retail experience that puts an emphasis on personalized design.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Lease-to-own services are making a comeback with eCommerce retailers. The option, provided by Progressive Leasing , allows customers to lease products for as long as a year and is available for over three million products on the retailer’s website. Progressive Leasing, a division of Aaron’s Inc. , Modern Takes On Lease-To-Own.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

And into the mix this week drops Macy’s — the latest in a string of the biggest names in retail to get on the stick with its own unique contribution to holiday retail hiring. But this year, Macy’s is trying out a new version of the hiring process with a national hiring holiday on Sept.

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MARCH 20, 2018

FedEx is coming to Walmart in the form of internal shops that will help customers print, pack and ship out of 500 of the retailer’s locations nationwide. The tie-in will reduce some friction for both in handling the last-mile element of online sales. Retailers are looking at all the tools at their disposal,” Philips said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

Instacart, the online grocery company, announced Tuesday (March 12) it has expanded alcohol delivery for customers across the U.S. Instacart said customers in participating states will now see a new in-app banner that lets them shop directly from beer, wine and spirit “aisles” of select retailers on the Instacart marketplace.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Increasingly everything is online these days, up to and including consumer identity. 217 percent: The increase in searches for home listings in Crystal City, Virginia since Amazon officially announced it as one of two HQ2 locations. Data: $10 billion: Current value of the global digital identity market. percent: Share of U.S.

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JUNE 24, 2016

But Facebook got the jump on the news cycle this week with the big news that it was opening up Facebook Canvas for retailers and other marketers on the site, as opposed to just advertis e rs. So, providing retailers with a new storefront in an ecosystem of 1.5 Online to offline coming to Walmart near you, and we mean that sincerely.

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AUGUST 24, 2016

The Cleveland-based firm says that it is “reviewing strategic alternatives for its retail portfolio.” According to Chain Store Age , this could mean shifting or significantly reducing its investment in the mall and retail center industry to instead focus on apartments and office buildings.

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MAY 30, 2016

The diamond retailer announced the opening of its second brick-and-mortar store at The Westchester mall in White Plains, New York. The opening of the new store comes after the Seattle-based online retailer opened its first physical store at the Roosevelt Field mall in Garden City, New York, in June last year.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

Earlier this year, the retailer announced its plans to introduce the service to nearly 1,000 of its brick-and-mortar stores, which the company says is on track to happen by the holiday season. Target isn’t the only retailer to launch curbside pickup: Walmart has its own version, giving consumers around 35,000 items to choose from.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Macy’s announced it is hiring 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, as well as adding more employees to handle online orders. The retailer said that around 23,500 of the seasonal positions will be based in facilities that support online sales, an increase of 5,500 positions compared to 2017. Macy’s, Inc.

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JULY 1, 2020

Gyms are already experiencing a rocky reopening, with reports of potential coronavirus infections at a West Virginia Planet Fitness location emerging earlier this week. Now that many consumers have to make appointments to go to the gym or use a specific piece of equipment amid the pandemic, will they want to visit fitness clubs again?

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

Looking at the past several weeks of PYMNTS consumer survey data, four times more consumers are buying groceries online instead of going into the grocery store these days. Smith suffers from a chronic medical condition affecting her connective tissue and laments the fact that she can’t use her SNAP to easily shop online.

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MyBankTracker

AUGUST 17, 2020

Online shopping isn’t only convenient. This company offers point-of-sale financing when shopping with retailers. If shopping through the Klarna app, you can use this solution with any retailer. Or, select this payment method when shopping with select retailers online. How does Klarna work?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Nearly a year and a half after it opened its first brick-and-mortar store on Long Island, online jewelry retailer Blue Nile has opened its fifth store in Bellevue, Washington, near its headquarters. The new store is located in Bellevue Square in Bellevue, WA.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

The Federal Reserve orchestrated an official investigation of an Amazon facility in Virginia, kicking off what is expected to be ongoing oversight of cloud providers. The world’s largest retailer by sales quietly filed an application with the U.S. Bank Regulators Probe Amazon Cloud. Fun, Cool and Otherwise Interesting.

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