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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

While online commerce has allowed eRetailers to source consumer data and to deliver targeted, personalized advertisements, physical retail has often lacked these capabilities. Los Angeles-based tech company Bridg is closing the loop for brick-and-mortar restaurants, and soon for retailers, by providing them with key consumer insights.

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APRIL 9, 2019

Voice-assisted retail has commanded most of the spotlight in recent months, a reasonable development given the sales of voice-enabled devices, especially during the 2018 holiday shopping season. Take one example from apparel retail (this one without any sweaters). Like so much else in digital retail, success comes down to data.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

online grocery retailer Ocado is involved in a patent lawsuit over robotically-operated warehouse technology with robotics company AutoStore , Reuters reported. AutoStore said Ocado has been a customer since 2012 and alleged that Ocado's automatic storage system is based on the ones AutoStore is already using, according to Reuters.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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JUNE 20, 2019

No, that doesn’t mean that PYMNTS takes sides in the struggle for retail supremacy, but only that we like to note when someone or some organization mounts a challenge to the eCommerce and logistical behemoth. High-End Retail. The battle for Amazon retail supremacy also involves pets. Retail Challenge.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

This is in line with Everlane’s secret sauce as a fashion retailer competing in the wilds of eCommerce: transparency. Material like cotton cashmere is traded on an international commodity market with prices that fluctuate wildly depending on harvest (and other supply issues) and customer demand. Sometimes, it goes down.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Retailers that are unable to call on substantial financial reserves are struggling in the current environment. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. to less than $0.29. Sears Holdings Corp.

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JUNE 7, 2019

Single consumers are a force of nature as well when it comes to retail. Single people, often neglected by many retailers – at least based on complaints and stereotypes found online – seem to be getting fresh attention in this era of online and mobile shopping, and shopping clubs. Take Costco, for instance. Singles’ Day. Big Growth.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

It’s a good time in America to have a retail space ready to rent out — eCommerce merchants are on the hunt and signing large contracts. By category, the biggest lease signers were manufacturers, with 14 percent of the market, followed closely by beverage providers (11 percent), retailers (7 percent) and tech firms (4 percent).

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APRIL 16, 2018

The retailer’s website has 55.9 million average monthly visits, retail news source Retail Dive reported. Still, Macy’s is losing market share to competitors such as Amazon , according to Coresight Research. Even so, there are opportunities for retailers like Macy’s in the mobile arena.

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APRIL 24, 2019

Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza has announced that it will be selling books online, which could be picked up in one of its almost 1,000 stores. The company is aiming to compete directly with Amazon , which launched its online Brazilian operations in 2012. Magazine Luiza shares were up 1.9 percent at R$170.31 ($43.45

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Affirm , which provides installment payments to online consumers, priced its planned initial public offering (IPO) at $49 per share, higher than its marketed range of $41 to $44 per share, and is on track to raise over $1.1 At $44 per share, Affirm would have a market capitalization of $11.9 billion, Bloomberg reported. million shares.

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MAY 8, 2017

At the ripe old age of 120, the Swiss Army knife holds a unique place in retail. Now, the idea of an Amazon Echo with a touchscreen is not exactly new — it was reported in November 2016 that mega e-retailer Amazon was working on such a device — whose code name is said to be the Amazon Knight. Many of whom are also named Karl.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Lucaciu is the chief technology officer of Adore Me , an eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailer that has adjusted to disruptive changes in its market, including the bankruptcy of the parent company of Victoria’s Secret. Since it was founded in 2012, the company has grown to a team of 140 employees across the U.S.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Our office continues to aggressively monitor this market to protect fair competition for consumers, authors, and other eBook retailers,” Mr. Tong said in a statement, per WSJ. Justice Department in 2012 filed a civil antitrust lawsuit that accused Apple of colluding with publishers to fix prices. .

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JUNE 21, 2016

Since 2012, it has been the fastest growing technology in banking. That’s the word out of Digital Banking 2016 here, where bankers outnumber entrepreneurs (but not vendors). The mobile banking app traces its roots to SMS banking back in 1999. But it comes with Read More.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

It’s a good time to be a retail chain. Retail Ascent. Retail is on the ascent. In July, retail sales increased 0.5 Economists had only forecasted retail sales going up 0.1 percent, online and mail-order retail sales increased 0.8 Retailer Woes. Not every retailer is experiencing good times, of course.

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MARCH 2, 2017

Over the past decade, foot traffic in retail outlets has seen a decline. Colliers’ national director of research, James Breeze, commented in a Wall Street Journal article on the future of warehouse market development. This is happening in markets where there is a continuing demand for new space …. percent, up from 7.5

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Sources told Reuters that Grab is looking to take advantage of the red-hot IPO market in the U.S. If the company chooses to proceed, the IPO could be the largest market debut ever made by a Southeast Asian company on a foreign exchange. Founded in Malaysia in 2012, Grab is also known for its popular ridesharing and delivery services.

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JUNE 20, 2016

Retailers often treat millennials with mix of attraction and disdain that mirrors the “can’t live with them, can’t live without them” way of life. percent between 2012 and 2015. For comparison’s sake, that metric has edged up just 3.6 For comparison’s sake, that metric has edged up just 3.6

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AUGUST 7, 2018

billion market to a $5 billion market by the end of 2017, as independent startups entered the business only to find supermarket chains and big box stores entering the mix. For example, retailers that get customers to pick up goods inside a store have the opportunity to get them to buy more products when they come to pick up orders.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

The retail game has evolved so much over the last half decade that, in some ways, it might be unrecognizable to a traveler who somehow found herself on the wrong side of a time warp and now entering 2018. Stitch Labs’ unique insight on what retailers need comes from the company’s roots. The answer, surprisingly, might be by doing less.

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JUNE 20, 2016

Retailers often treat millennials with a mix of attraction and disdain that mirrors the “can’t live with them, can’t live without them” way of life. percent between 2012 and 2015. For comparison’s sake, that metric has edged up just 3.6 For comparison’s sake, that metric has edged up just 3.6

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. Subscription companies based in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America experienced more than 300 percent growth in subscription sales from 2012 to 2019.

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MAY 5, 2016

Absolutely no need to panic, then — unless the topic is retail bankruptcies , which increased year over year by 24 percent. Such is the double-edged sword of a retail industry swept up in innovation. For every new path cut through the market, the retailers standing in the way are cut down. January — Wet Seal. As of Feb.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Everybody likes to talk about the addiction that brick-and-mortar retailers have developed for deep, and often destabilizing, discounts, and they usually point to store closings and executive board shakeups at Macy’s and other chains as clear proof of these practices’ consequences. Still, the label indicates that the $99.99

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JUNE 8, 2017

And Lush, to force the issue, decided to bring attention to it in the most logical way possible — by stripping off their own packaging in the hopes that the sight of mass nudity in a retail environment will both inspire consumers to be more responsible — and remind them of the importance of a good all-over skin care regimen.

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APRIL 27, 2018

In many businesses, acquiring customers used to be a function of where the business was located — a high traffic intersection for a convenience store or a well-heeled mall for a clothing retailer. Other industries see lower conversion rates — 1 percent to 10 percent, according to a 2012 study. Technology, of course, changed all that.

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JUNE 3, 2016

These days, retail merchants must reach customers, both in-store and online, securely and conveniently. According to Dasilva, the past decade-plus has brought three major payments revolutions, each of which shook the retail industry. There’s increasingly less middle ground between getting omnichannel right or fading into oblivion.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has been good for the real estate market. Pushed by all of that suddenly exploding demand, the real estate market (particularly the digital retail market) has been booming. But will the good times keep on coming within the real estate market? All in, U.S. Still, the U.S. Still, the U.S.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

With simple packaging that is nondescript by design and an ethos that values simplicity and quality above all, Brandless has made quite a name for itself in the short time it has been on the market since it was founded in 2012. And then building direct relationships with the community we serve,” she told Retail Dive.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Founded in 2012, Jumia became the first African unicorn startup in 2016 after a $326 million funding round that included Goldman Sachs, AXA and MTN. retailers online in markets across Africa, according to reports. The Berlin-based company’s value stood at about $1.7 billion, according to reports. Take Nigeria, for instance.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Retailers and other companies want visible, dependable top lines – and growth – amid lower costs. 350 percent: Estimated retail sales growth in the subscription market from January 2012 to October 2019. One way to get there is to embrace a recurring subscription model.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

LISNR , a technology startup based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been working on sound payments since 2012. Retailers already have speakers in their POS systems, so if they want to offer sound-based payment methods, there’s no need to trash their old terminals. The tech is just hard,” said LISNR CEO and co-founder Rodney Williams. “It

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

And where consumer demand blossoms, market interest follows – a rule that is particularly obvious in recent weeks, as players of all sizes and descriptions are beefing up their BNPL offerings just in time for the annual holiday shopping season. “At Affirm Eyes the Public Markets. Things can change a lot in eight years.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

This isn’t Amazon’s first attempt at breaking into the luxury fashion market – the retail giant originally started trying in 2012, but was not successful. Amazon is creating a $100 million marketing campaign and is also constructing a large warehouse in Arizona. Part of the problem the eCommerce brand’s image.

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JUNE 20, 2016

By 2012, Ellison was instead touting the benefits of “the most comprehensive cloud on the planet Earth” his firm was developing. Oracle announced a similar partnership with Snapchat last week that will also be starting in consumer packaged goods before branching out more generally to all retailers. What is it? It’s complete gibberish.

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