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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

He needed a name for the company and liked the book. Clavell laid out exquisite details of life in feudal Japan so that the readers could live it as well as read it, according to The New York Times’ review of the book. Both have been key developments to helping retailers participate in the digital-first economy.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

There’s a storm brewing in the Indian retail scene, with Amazon at its center. Over the weekend, Reliance Industries – the company owned by India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani – purchased Future Group ’s 2,000 retail stores and the Big Bazaar grocery chain. Whole Foods has 497 stores. billion consumers. “At

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MARCH 4, 2019

To help define travel for the next generation of adventurers, Porter & Sail is combining discovery and booking it leans toward full-platform experiences. While it may not be feasible to travel too far, that adventurer can book a trip to Miami, Nashville or Montréal. The Booking Experience.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

When speaking with Tai Lopez , the executive chairman of one of the more disruptive retail companies in the pandemic period, it could be expected that the conversation would center around one topic: retailing. Bezos started with books, because buying a book is a low-risk transaction. But that's not the case. It paid $3.6

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

And many more, spanning financial services, healthcare / life sciences, industrials, insurance, professional services, retail / consumer, and TMT. Download the book to see all 141 requests — and find your next opportunity to connect with tech buyers. FREE DOWNLOAD: BOOK OF RFTS. First name. Company Name. Phone number.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

retail and food services sales for July of $536 billion, marking a rise of 1.2 Retail trade sales were higher by 0.8 The Census Bureau said August’s advance monthly retail report is set to be unveiled on Sept. Census Bureau reported estimated advanced U.S. percent (± 0.5 percent) from June and 2.7 percent (± 0.7 14) statement.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

That idea gradually morphed into Roost, which allows consumers to book a hotel and find a roommate. The concept was mainly for music festivals and events – places where lots of younger, open-minded people are traveling on the same dates. The Platform. Travelers start by visiting the Roost site, which displays events and cities.

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MARCH 9, 2017

While much has been made in the past few months about Amazon’s grocery store of the future, Amazon Go isn’t the online retailer’s only brick-and-mortar play — and a new move indicates that Amazon looks to continue expanding its physical retail presence outside of the grocery space. That’s not all.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

What easyJet has long wanted, Youngs says — and what it has even explicitly asked for in the past from the likes of Snapchat and Facebook — is a feature that makes it easy to see the picture and book a flight to the destination featured.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

who would like to buy a wide variety of products and services through unattended retail channels, such as vending machines, self-service kiosks and even fully automated stores. This indicates not only a major gap between the demand for and supply of unattended retail options, but a huge potential for market growth. There are 48.7

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JANUARY 15, 2019

The financial services company American Express today acquired the Japanese restaurant-booking app Pocket Concierge for an undisclosed amount. The startup is a graduate of 500 Startups Japan. Over the past two years, there has been a developing rapport between restaurant/food services companies and the payments industry.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Caught between the focus on Labor Day and the holiday season, yet another retail event looks like it’s being scorched by the pandemic. Halloween sales are expected to be significantly impacted by social distancing concerns, and some retailers are already warning about the consequences. “We Halloween spending in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

He turned to the internet, but he couldn’t find a place to book spaces online. As a result, he came to understand the experience of booking meeting spaces offline: It’s hardly a hassle-free experience and can involve calling an individual property. That’s hardly the easiest or safest way to book a space for an event.

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APRIL 27, 2018

As it seeks to speed up its eCommerce expansion, China’s Xiaohongshu or “Little Red Book” is seeking new funding. competes with large eCommerce retailers such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Another fashion retailer focused on women, Meilishuo , is reportedly eyeing an U.S. billion, Business of Fashion reported.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In another case, Roost allows travelers to book hotels and find roommates. Users have the ability to chat directly with potential roommates and to send and receive payments using the in-app messaging feature. By tapping into behavioral information, Badi can provide “more quality connections between renter and seeker,” per the company.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2018

According to reports, there are approximately 1,000 fitness studios and gyms in the New York City metro area on the fitness booking mechanism ClassPass. We want to make booking reservations as quick and easy as possible,” Seldin, Mariana Tek’s chief executive officer, told PYMNTS. “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Today a customer may walk into a retail location in the midst of a pandemic. In fact, experiential retail does not sleep during a pandemic or any other external event. According to Joe Pine, who along with James Gilmore has updated the business book “ The Experience Economy ,” experience is critical and achievable in any environment.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Retailers are trying to make themselves as ready as possible, given the highly unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 era’s commerce environment. “I This holiday season’s going to be one for the books and going to be unique in so many ways.”. I think ‘unique’ and ‘uncertain’ are absolutely the key terms here,” Alford said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

The airline industry could be showing some signs of life as the airlines report slower ticket cancellations and more bookings on some routes. But the spike in share prices because of it, experts caution, doesn’t mean that things are close to pre-pandemic levels, though.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The Booking Process. Consumers can begin the booking process by selecting a festival on the website – say, The Airbeat One Festival in Germany – and then arrive at a guide page. When customers are ready to book, they visit a festival shop page that shows the different ticket types (i.e., VIP tickets).

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MARCH 11, 2019

With a rise in discretionary spending and building materials purchasing, retail sales in the U.S. At the same time, however, it was noted that retail sales fell by 1.6 During the month, mail-order and online retail sales notched their largest gain as of December 2017 at 2.6 increased by 0.2 percent in January.

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MARCH 30, 2020

retail picture is bleak in this time of COVID-19. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said on Thursday (March 26) that its monthly survey of retailers showed the weakest outlook since April 2009. The CBI says retail sales volumes will fall sharply to April, with retailers more pessimistic than at any time since April 2009.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered. But with consumer spending holding steady, it’s important for retailers to grasp the opportunity to create innovative ways to get, keep and grow customers. And retailers that deploy experiential tactics drive repeat purchases at rates nearly twice those who don’t.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

As Americans reduced their discretionary spending, retail sales in the United States rose by a level that was lower than expected in November. The Commerce Department said retail sales increased 0.2 percent last month, and data from October was revised to indicate that retail sales rose 0.4 percent in lieu of climbing 0.3

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Retailers are opening their doors again during the pandemic to customers who have appointments. Its staffers were reportedly fully booked and will stay that way up to the conclusion of May, according to a report in The New York Times. Call it the end of the walk-ins. At least for now.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Goldman Sachs booked a 4 percent year-over-year revenue increase for the third quarter of 2018, with that growth powered in part by increased lending through its Marcus by Goldman Sachs online consumer savings and lending platform. earnings per share booked for the third quarter of 2018. Q3 revenue for the investment bank hit $8.65

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

New research from Security Research Labs (SR Labs) has revealed fundamental security and authentication weaknesses across major flight booking systems, leaving them vulnerable to hacking. Instead, the booking code (aka PNR locator, a six-digit alphanumeric string such as 8EI29V) is used to access and change travelers’ information.”.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

parent company of luxury online retailer Mytheresa , announced that it's filed a registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a press release. MYT Netherlands Parent B.V., The statement related to an IPO of American Depositary Shares, representing its ordinary shares, the release says. LLC and J.P.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Travala.com , the Binance-backed online trading agency, will be allowing travel bookings through Expedia paid for in cryptocurrency for the first time since 2018, according to CoinDesk. The feature was shelved at that time, as Expedia’s systems weren’t set up to accept bitcoin payments.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

To learn more about their customers and increase foot traffic, retailers are testing out new business ideas. In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. The vast majority of retailers believe in trying new business approaches.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2019

Innovation takes many flavors and paths, and that’s especially true when it comes to merchants who sell retail products and companies that sell retail services. Service providers who offer robust online booking tools to consumers can stay ahead in the innovation game. The PYMNTS/AEVI research provides evidence of that.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And nowhere is that aphorism better illustrated over the last decade than with the statistic that more than 90 percent of all retail sales took place at brick and mortar stores. It gave retailers the illusion that digital was the retail cart driven by the physical store horse. The answer, she noted, is complex.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2017

Japanese tech startup and messaging app maker Line announced on Tuesday (August 1) that it is rolling out a taxi-booking service in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok. The country, noted TechCrunch, is one of the Southeast Asian company’s biggest markets, making Thailand the perfect place to launch a taxi-booking app.

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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. We are launching [our direct sales platform] with 320,000 different products in stock, including 200,000 books,” said Amazon’s Brazil Country Manager Alex Szapiro in January.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In this case, it’s the gap between interest and intent, the chasm that lies between consumer awareness of unattended retail and actually taking the plunge in buying at the kiosk and vending machine. At a high level, according to PYMNTS data , unattended retail is reaching only one-tenth of its potential. Hurdles For Larger Merchants.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

It looks like we can finally have a serious conversation about the impending collapse of physical retail in the U.S. All it took was a 160-year old retailer and a $34 billion kick in the stomach to the retail sector to get everyone’s attention. retailer, Sears, which found itself standing at Chapter 7’s front door.

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