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Snapbot Sends Seattle Residents Into A Frenzy

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Seattle locals dropped everything once word started to spread online that the yellow vending “Snapbot” was spotted at Dick’s Drive-In restaurant. Spectacles, retailing for around $142, are sunglasses that allow wearers to record 10-second video snaps of life from their perspective and then download those memories onto Snapchat.

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Retail Pulse: Kohl’s To Curate Brands With Facebook; Domino’s Rolls Out eBike Tie-Up

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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What Is The Bieber Effect, And Can It Help Retail?

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It is also considered one of retail’s best hopes for an immediate future that is markedly better than its immediate past. Recently, “The Biebs” singed on to represent Calvin Klein jeans on his upcoming world tour to support his album “Purpose.” Sounds … rocking?

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Nordstrom Breach Exposes Data On 76K Employees

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Nordstrom has suffered a data breach that exposed employee names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more. Social media posts show that some former employees, who left the company months ago, have also received notification letters. “Out

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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. The store will also offer magic shows and a grocery shopping experience designed for kids.

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Catch the Early Bird Rate for Bank Innovation Ignite Before It Flies Away!

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Interested in joining us for Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 on March 11-12 at the Hyatt Olive 8, Seattle? In Seattle, you’ll see four Ignite Ideas sessions from the following fintech innovators: Lisa Frazier, Head […]. You’d better hurry! Early registration ends this Friday, February 1 at 11:59 PM.

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IBM Signs On to Sponsor Bank Innovation Ignite

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Bank Innovation Ignite, March 11-12 in Seattle, offers high-level discussions and networking around the future of what’s next in banking. IBM, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has agreed to sponsor Bank Innovation Ignite, which explores new ideas and technologies needed to push banking forward. The […].