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OCTOBER 26, 2017

Online mattress firm Casper appears to be the latest startup taking the brick-and-mortar plunge and launching 15 pop-up shop locations nationwide, according to reports from retail news source Chain Store Age. The first stop on the retail tour was Ponce City Market in Atlanta, Georgia, the Wednesday (Oct. 25) article said.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Engaging customers in socially responsible causes can help retailers build trust and develop lasting relationships that translate into many return visits. Some retailers are engaging consumers by allowing them to use their BNPL accounts to donate directly to nonprofits they choose. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later World.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The talks — and the retail offerings — will come to WeWork spaces in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta and Philadelphia, Glossy reported. The partnership comes as a decline in physical retail has hit J.Crew particularly hard in recent years. Crew has struggled with the retail reset that is sweeping the segment.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The world of toys has changed and keeps on changing, and that means changes, too, for toy retail — changes that reflect some of the hottest trends in commerce. Toy Brands. To bring in shoppers with new experiences, Tru Kids, the new owner of the Toys R Us brand, is teaming up with Candytopia. Take subscription commerce.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. From Amazon to Uber and Walgreens, retailers and eCommerce platforms are tapping into drones to expand their omnichannel offerings by providing consumers with easy access to their favorite products.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold.

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PYMNTS

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. Disney+ is planning to offer streaming content from brands like Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar. “Re-imagined”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The move will bring 100 popular small businesses and digital brands on Facebook and Instagram into retail stores — just in time for the holiday shopping season. The Market @ Macy’s helps both emerging and established brands reach new audiences by showcasing them in a physical space inside Macy’s.

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JUNE 5, 2020

The world of retail might not be quite getting back to normal, but people are starting to pick up some pieces of their old day-to-day lives again. A few big-ticket purchases of digital apparel retailers like ModCloth and Bonobos didn’t turn out as planned. That’s a big leap forward.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2018

And now, Amazon is bringing its annual retail holiday “Prime Day” to Whole Foods. As a result, local merchants could stop spending money on third-party apps and loyalty programs that require a huge spend on customer acquisition to get a small number of consumers to convert — only then could the retailer have a relationship with the customer.

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William Mills

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Approximately 1,300 attendees (including bankers, credit union executives, industry analysts and media representatives American Banker , Banking Exchange and BIG Media ) joined 30 sponsor companies to immerse themselves in all things retail banking at BAI Beacon 2017, held at the Georgia World Congress Center October 4-5. October 10-11.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Atlanta-based company noted in a press release that its Activate Enterprise NextGen ATM platform is designed to make it “easier and faster to offer new digital services through the ATM.”. Banks can also customize the new software platform, incorporating their own branding and design features through HTML and CSS. “It

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

To break into the brick-and-mortar world, some digitally native retailers have opened shops inside department stores. However, as in a traditional retail store, staff called “in-store stylists” are on hand to give recommendations tailored to each customer. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News…. billion on U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

If there was any stigma left about used clothing it may have been erased last week as Nordstrom put its high-end brand on what it calls “re-commerce.”. percent of StockX sales had a retail multiple of 1x to 2x , meaning that resale prices were between zero and 100 percent over retail. We like the handle. It says some 57.5

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Walmart 's partnership with insurance startup Clover Health to aid Georgia seniors marks the retail giant's foray into privately-managed Medicare Advantage plans, Bloomberg reported. The field is primarily dominated by UnitedHealth Group , Humana , CVS's Aetna and BlueCross BlueShield 's branded plans.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

To bring in shoppers with new experiences, Tru Kids, the new owner of the Toys R Us brand, is teaming up with Candytopia. The play areas will open toward the end of October at Buckhead’s Lenox Marketplace in Atlanta as well as on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. And it had roughly 1,600 stores globally.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. Fashion retailer Charlotte Russe , which has over 500 stores in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Walmart ‘s online home brand Allswell has announced the launch of its Tiny Home retail concept. Released last year, the design-centric, digitally-focused brand boasts a line of home goods, mattresses and bedding. Allswell is affiliated only with Walmart and not with its online counterpart Jet.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Many brands are adding meatless products to their menus, as customers are increasingly seeking plant-based options when they go out to eat. If the tie-up is successful, it could help Beyond Meat grow its brand around the world. Brands went up by 1.5 This is the first time that meatless “chicken” will be offered. Shares in Yum!

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AUGUST 29, 2019

The brand is bringing on San Diego, Las Vegas, Toronto and Phoenix to the pilot offering that it began in Atlanta, Bloomberg reported. In separate news, Mercedes-Benz announced in June that it was celebrating the one-year anniversary of its luxury vehicle subscription service by expanding the program to Atlanta.

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JULY 10, 2020

The CTP program provides Yotpo and other eCommerce offerings at a discount, allowing SMBs to better compete with larger, well-funded eCommerce brands and companies. SMB customers can select from a variety of marketing technology solutions designed to build trust and loyalty across digital channels.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

The impending “death of retail” has been projected for decades. But, in an increasingly digital world, brick-and-mortar retail shops are embracing new ways to disrupt the system and get an edge on customer attention. One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Get the 54-page retail report. Founded: 2015.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

Loyalty rewards for shoppers are not new to the Gap , or its associated brands, Banana Republic, Athleta and Old Navy. For those who carry either the branded Gap card, or the Gap Mastercard (or anyone who has ever been part of a retail rewards program), the offerings are fairly familiar. We have a successful Gap, Inc.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

Traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are rolling out omnichannel options. Retailers are quick to adapt to new consumer expectations, whether they offer faster shipping or an upgraded program offering. In addition, roughly one-third say they feel frustrated when a company doesn’t offer same-day options.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Sports brands are thus looking to a host of new technologies, like contactless payments, and even virtual reality technology, to accommodate a new generation of mobile users. This year’s Super Bowl drew approximately 1 million fans to Atlanta. Putting Connected Tech in the End Zone. Fans altogether spent about $14.8 individually.

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APRIL 24, 2018

The pilot will roll out in Atlanta, but is slated for bigger things — DoorDash hopes to become the omnichannel key for physical retailers that want to add a delivery button to their list of services offered. But if you go to Walmart.com, and order from Walmart in Atlanta, you’ll have no idea it’s from DoorDash.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

That was on display this week in payments and commerce, as cashless jumped forward in Atlanta with a big partnership, only to get the cold shoulder in Philadelphia where it is now banned by law. Digital payments primacy got a boost this week with the announcement that Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is about to become cashless.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

Mercedes-Benz has announced it is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its luxury vehicle subscription service by expanding the program to Atlanta, Georgia. In the weeks ahead, Atlanta will also test a new subscription tier made up exclusively of the company’s high-performance AMG models.

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JUNE 26, 2017

Part of the dual-concept upgrade is aesthetic, offering what the company refers to as a more “contemporary look” for its retail space — complete with the high ceilings and modern tile floors that have become something of a design favorite for the brand. As of last quarter, the brand saw comparable sales up 3.2

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) adoption is becoming increasingly high on retailers’ to-do lists. Both well-known and emerging brands are turning to mPOS solutions with the goal of delivering seamless, convenient customer experiences. Around the mPOS World.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

President of Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard Brands Peter Boutros said, according to Chain Store Age : “This service presents an entirely new way to get a filter conveniently that will save time, reduce the number of trips to the store and help keep families healthy by maintaining sanitary, filtered water.”. during the next few weeks.

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MARCH 13, 2018

In March , it rolled out the service to Atlanta and San Francisco. ALDI tested the service in three markets — Atlanta, Dallas, and Los Angeles — in August, Chain Store Age reported. Currently, Instacart delivers groceries for the eight biggest grocers in North America, such as Albertsons and Costco Wholesale Corp.

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APRIL 12, 2018

Klaus Zellmer, CEO of Porsche North America, told CNBC that the program, which has been live in Atlanta since November 2017, is attracting drivers who wouldn’t typically drive their cars. “We We engage people with a brand that they usually wouldn’t,” Zellmer said.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Retail and wholesale pricing for cars at all levels – new and used – is now transparent to anyone with a smartphone in their pocket or an internet connection via a computer. For example, Mercedes-Benz recently marked the one-year anniversary of its luxury vehicle subscription service by expanding the program to Atlanta, Georgia.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Sionic said Hojeij Branded Foods (HBF), the concessions operator in U.S.-based It’s being piloted in select Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport restaurants. Users can earn and spend rewards at more than 100,000 retail and restaurant locations that are part of the Mobile Rewards Marketplace.

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JUNE 21, 2017

The Atlanta-based fast casual, create-your-own pizza restaurant is looking to quadruple its presence, developing 150 new restaurants on top of its current 50 restaurants in 15 states. Being an emerging brand was also a big attraction to us.”. Have you heard of Uncle Maddio’s Pizza? If not, it’s only a matter of time.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

Earlier this month, the company said it was launching digital convenience stores, branding the service DashMart. The service launched in Atlanta, Chicago and Denver. Today’s grocery chain announcement is just the latest in a string of business expansions DoorDash has made public recently.

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