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With ‘Cryptokicks’ Application, Nike Signals It May Be Launching Its Own Currency

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The European Commission claimed the sales involved licensed merchandise from Manchester United, FC Barcelona and AS Roma, among other names, and took place from 2004 to 2017, CNBC reported.

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Sears Files For Bankruptcy; To Close 142 Stores

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The bankruptcy filing is the culmination of years of effort on the part of Sears and chief executive officer Eddie Lampert to turn the company the billionaire acquired in 2004 around. Sears, over the years, has sold the Craftsman brand and is mulling an offer for the Kenmore appliance brand , noted Reuters.

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Cereal Makers Aim To Move From Sweet Tooth To Healthy Profit

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To add value and give products a health halo, cereal brands incorporate ancient grains, superfoods, probiotics, or seeds and nuts.”. And SpongeBob has been rescued from his 2004 Bikini Bottom home for a new cereal intro – because one of the trends that has never faded in the category is nostalgia. But at $13 a box?

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Why Does The Path To Retail Innovation Go Through So Many Labs?

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Retailers and brands regularly announced their intention to up their game — and provide those treasured consumer experiences instead of mere transactions. Amazon’s innovation lab effort, launched in 2004, is where employees developed such products as the first Kindle eReader in 2007, followed by Amazon Fire TV and Amazon Echo.

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Ant Financial Buys WorldFirst In $700M Deal

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Since launching in 2004, the publication noted that the company has transferred $90 billion for customers. Quin added that WorldFirst will maintain its brand under the deal. Under the terms of the deal, WorldFirst will remain an independent unit owned by Ant Financial.

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Data Enablers: Triad Tailors Ad Experience

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Triad customizes and manages digital media programs to transform busy websites like Walmart.com into publishing properties that benefit the advertising brands, host retailers, and shoppers who use them with a perfectly calibrated pitch. The team produces global campaigns that touch more than 15.8 Here’s an excerpt from the interview: .

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American Dream Megamall Announces First Shops To Open In Spring

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Some of the brands set to open include Aritzia, Zara, Sephora, H&M, Uniqlo, Primark, Ulta Beauty and Old Navy. The project’s decades-long timeline has been shaped by changes in the retail landscape in recent years, as the megamall’s 2004 conception came at a time when eCommerce giant Amazon was just getting off the ground.