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US Retailers Confront Data Privacy Shifts

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European Union and other regions currently fighting the pande mic. State regulators such as those in California, New York and Washington also recently passed rules just before the outbreak, with California regulators in particular still discussing potential changes to its California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

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Today In Retail: CarLotz Looks To Launch Hub Network; Build-A-Bear Anticipates eCommerce Jump

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In today’s top retail news, CarLotz, Inc. Plus, retail rents have fallen to historic lows in the Big Apple amid the coronavirus pandemic. The firm will expand into the Seattle–Lynnwood, Washington market and will also provide a hub for the Orlando–Merritt Island, Florida area. Retail Rents Plummet In NYC As Vacancies Rise.

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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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It was supposed to be a thriving retail center in Milwaukee when it was built seven years ago. It’s one approach to a growing retail vacancy issue that local governments are getting more aggressive in trying to solve. The most high-profile local interventions have happened Washington, D.C. But it never happened. Starting Jan.

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Q12018’s Big Retail Chill

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The phrase is also a familiar refrain in retail — sung by retailers when disappointing results come at the same time as a streak of unusual and unseasonable (aka lousy) weather. In Q1 of 2018, the cooler than usual spring/summer contributed to retailers posting less than stellar sales. divisions, and nineteen regions.

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Retail Pulse: The Price Must Be Right

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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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Instacart Expands Alcohol Delivery Across The U.S.

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In a press release , Instacart said customers in 14 states, as well as Washington D.C., can now have alcohol delivered in as soon as an hour from national, regional and local grocers as well as wine and liquor stores. and is available from one-third of its 300-plus retail partners. ”

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Philadelphia Mall Owner Takes Care Of Its Own

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There’s arguably no more polarizing macroeconomic issue in the retail world than the fate of the American mall. The problems start with how retailers view and serve the customer. It was an amalgamation of numerous challenges, either ignored or wrongly addressed, that has led to the question of relevance plaguing the industry today.