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MARCH 19, 2020

Brands, which also claims Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and other luminaries of American fast food under its belt, according to a release. has counted a fast-casual brand among its arsenal of eateries. Franchisees will have new opportunities with another brand added, he pointed out. This marks the first time Yum!

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AUGUST 27, 2020

Walmart is selling two of its online brands in a continuing goal to concentrate on its website. 27) that the Arkansas-based retail giant is scrapping Shoes.com and Bare Necessities, the intimate apparel brand. Also last year, Walmart shuttered its Jet.com eCommerce website and phased out the brand.

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JANUARY 24, 2021

retail presence in recent decades, is reversing course and closing all its North American brick-and-mortar locations, according to numerous online news sources citing a company statement. The states with the most locations are California with 20, New York with eight and New Jersey with eight.

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For instance, Dine Brands , the parent company of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar and IHOP restaurants, is teaming with Postmates to offer delivery from thousands of locations, according to an announcement. Dine Brands is not the only restaurant company to team with Postmates. restaurants. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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APRIL 19, 2019

Nor is there anything bad about the vodka, tequila and other liquor brands found in mainstream stores across the country. liquor industry), who has combined the ongoing consumer desire for online subscription retail with the rise of craft distilleries. We had to buy a retail store to fulfill this dream.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

But no matter the case, music is a big part of the retail world, and is helping to create new harmonies of innovation and disruption. That label has taken a relatively fresh approach to getting music to consumers, connecting some 190,000 independent artists to listeners “through direct partnerships with brands,” Bloomberg said.

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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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MARCH 28, 2018

Known primarily for a laid-back, soft-spun California beachy chic, the fashion brand Marine Layer is trying their hand at a new expansion in retail as Airbnb landlords. Those apartments will be found above the brand’s New Orleans outpost. The firm is also looking to expand further, with locations in Washington D.C.,

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Apparel used to be mostly a brick-and-mortar retail experience, but that has changed drastically over the last few years – and has been one of the main innovations when it comes to commerce related to the clothes we wear. But at this point, it is also mostly table stakes in the race to bring apparel retail online.

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JULY 26, 2017

A good product at a good price: that used to be the recipe for a good brand. But a third ingredient in retail is quickly overshadowing those bastions of success, and that is customer service. Brand value. DR: Mobile payment technologies are bringing brands closer to their customers than ever before.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

The world got a look at that new vision this week when Coached rolled out its new name — Tapestry — as it tries to reintroduce itself to the market, not as a single brand but one of the multiple labels it represents. European fashion houses LVMH and Kering are now both home to many fashion brands. billion earlier this year. “In

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

Activewear brand Fabletics , which was co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, announced plans for a retail expansion across the U.S. The company confirmed that the new locations will bring the brand’s total retail store count to 30 locations throughout the U.S.

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In some categories, the return rate is near 50 percent due to inconsistent sizing across brands, per IHL Group Founder and President Greg Buzek. He estimated that yearly worldwide losses from retail returns are almost $1 trillion – higher than 2015’s $600 billion. million gifts and other products back to U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

One of the overlooked elements from the retail earnings reports of recent weeks is inventory levels. But several reports are pointing to healthy inventory positions as a point of optimism in retailing’s comeback progress. Its latest monthly retailer inventory-to-sales ratio report for June indicates a significant drop — from 1.35

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

But back in 2010, as the fast-fashion movement was first picking up momentum, betting on a brand built around a sustainable production strategy was something of a riskier bet. But it is the bet that Amour Vert (French for Green Love) Founders Christoph Frehsee and Linda Balti decided to make when they launched their fledgling fashion brand.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

While Amazon has performed better for its own goods than other retailers, its independent sellers are also stressed about the delays. Thompson told the Seattle Times that UPS carriers consistently miss delivery windows to pick up new merchandise from Plugable’s California warehouse to deliver to Amazon.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

Blackhawk Network , a global branded payments provider, has rolled out its Giving Good Prepaid Mastercard with a release that encompasses five choices that benefit charitable organizations, according to a Tuesday (Dec. businesses where Debit Mastercard is accepted, such as dining, retail, entertainment and travel brands.

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Some retailers might be taking that to heart in this new year as part of the larger and ongoing effort to breathe new life into brick-and-mortar retail — a struggle that has been around almost as long as “The Simpsons” has, in fact. And other retailers are turning to alcohol to increase the appeal of their physical offerings.

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JULY 20, 2018

In addition, Chef’d announced in May that it had partnered with Byte Foods to bring its meal kits into 100 of Byte’s unattended retail locations in California. And, in a more traditional brick-and-retail sense, Chef’d also announced in May that it has entered into distribution deals with several grocers.

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I touch a variety of sub-industries, including retail banking, commercial banking, and payments. MM: Favorite brands? Also, Prince (yes, I consider it a brand!), Bo near White Mountain Peak in Bishop, California, 2011. MM: Paint a picture for me. What do you do for Perficient? It allows for creativity and playfulness.

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JULY 23, 2019

Today, Lam said her concept is a “vegan and gluten-free lifestyle brand and baking mix company that gives back.” (The These shoppers also want to support brands that are making a difference — or a brand that has more than just a product. It also has an email marketing strategy and does festivals to gain brand recognition.

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APRIL 13, 2018

Traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are flocking to digital channels to avoid going out of business. Oddly enough, at the same time, many digitally native brands are doing the opposite — not to avoid bankruptcy, but to accelerate growth. The problem was that it stayed traditional while the future of retail moved on without it.

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MARCH 10, 2020

To make sure its retail staffers are healthy, Apple is giving its hourly employees, with the inclusion of retail workers, unlimited sick leave if they experience coronavirus symptoms, 9to5Mac reported. The tech company’s retail workers reportedly don’t have to send in a doctor’s note for their time away from work.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Produced by the South California brand Nosotros Tequila, Tesla Tequila is sold in a lightning-shaped bottle resembling Tesla’s logo. Known for launching oddball branded merchandise, the electric car company has sold mini red gym shorts, flame throwers, surfboards and more. Sales are limited to two bottles per person.

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Premium jeans brand True Religion has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in three years, according to court filings. But the brand’s presence in other struggling stores like Macy’s and Neiman Marcus has not helped its standing as of late, a Bloomberg report noted.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

The digital-first economy has spawned many new business models, and one that has taken flight during this end-of-the-year period is on-demand retail partnerships. In the first one, a service company partners with a retailer to be an exclusive on-demand service provider. They come in two flavors. Think TaskRabbbit and IKEA.)

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JULY 30, 2018

Foods Co, a subsidiary of grocery giant Kroger , has announced that 21 of its grocery stores and five of its gas stations in Central and Northern California are officially through with Visa branded credit cards as a form of payment, effective August 14, 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Shoppers can test out shoes and choose from different brands ranging from fashion to athletic labels in the shop-in-shop locations. Some of the shops will have DSW pickup lockers, while let shoppers buy from the footwear retailer’s website and have their order sent to the shop. Hy-Vee, Inc. 25, Lakeville on Sept. 25, Savage on Oct.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Part of the future of retail is playing out inside hotels — and that’s happening as the wider part of the travel-and-tourism industry is undergoing its own significant disruption. One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. Unattended Retail.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

We’ve listened to our community and their requests for different payment options – more and more retailers are offering this as an option. Beautycounter has retail stores in New York City and Denver, eCommerce capabilities and approximately 45,000 sales consultants across North America.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Wholesale clubs and Trader Joe’s themselves have proven there is a huge market for brands that don’t check all of the boxes for a standard supermarket trip. Albertsons Companies made the strategic decision to discontinue using our own home delivery fleet of trucks in select locations, including Southern California, beginning Feb.

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MAY 23, 2017

A new study has found that more pet owners are shopping for products online and traditional retailers will have to do more than boost their online presence in order to compete. Brick-and-mortar retailers and manufacturers are scrambling to regroup to avoid losing ground.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Emerging direct to consumer brands (DTC) are not the only companies entering the world of brick-and-mortar: Birkenstock , whose historical roots date back to the 1700s, recently opened its second retail store in the United States. The Venice Beach, California location follows the opening of the brand’s first company-owned U.S.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

and Authentic Brands Group LLC for $81 million. The retailer will ask for court approval of the arrangement that will place the companies as the stalking horse or lead bidders at an auction, The Wall Street Journal reported. Authentic Brands, for its part, has scooped up licensing rights to many sportswear and clothing brands.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. The company also opened a permanent store in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California last year. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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MARCH 30, 2020

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Washington Privacy Act (WPA) and other new privacy and online transaction standards are changing how businesses interact with consumers’ data in the U.S. retailer trade group, Retail Industry Leaders Association ( RILA ), told PYMNTS in a recent interview.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

The word “California” never fails to conjure up a mental image, though that will vary from person to person – some will think sun and sand, others will think movie stars, while still others will think internet startups. Well, if all of these California test drives go according to plan, anyway. The California Bot-Building Race.

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