PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

These are among the key findings that have emerged from PYMNTS’ latest research study, D2C And The New Brand Loyalty Opportunity , a collaboration with sticky.io. PYMNTS research reveals some dramatic shifts in how consumers are obtaining CPG brands both online and offline. percent bought new retail product brands.

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JUNE 26, 2020

McNicoll said the quick gains aren’t surprising, as physical retail stores essentially closed down worldwide for months. With this [change], we’ll see more competition in the online arena, with larger brands coming in and competing directly,” he said. One issue is how to finance a pivot, a challenge the luggage company faced.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

“We are essentially taking glass doors that were probably underutilized and not asking the retailer for any additional physical space.”. From a business standpoint, we believe that things like sales lift are obviously a really important metric,” Dravenstott said, “and you don't hear that much in brick and mortar retail.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Four years and $35 million in venture capital funding later, Taylor’s company is expanding and simplifying the ability for eCommerce companies to build sophisticated yet simple web stores. Some retailers are just excellent about telling stories about themselves and about the products that they're selling,” Taylor told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Prepare for a big week of retail data, all of it unprecedented in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting with the Commerce Department retail sales data on Wednesday, retailers will get a sense of how much consumers are spending and the retailers they are spending with. For retailers, there are no surprises from March.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The David’s Bridal application was built by Vertebrae , a tech company that specializes in bringing real-world applications to retailing. Vince Cacace , CEO of Vertebrae, told PYMNTS that AR in 3D has become a high-demand technology for all kinds of products and retailers. “We How does it work on me? How does it work in my space?

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Last week, Constellation Brands purchased Empathy Wines , a direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce business that sells wines from California vineyards. That quarter, Nike CEO John Donahoe said that digital represented 30 percent of Nike’s sales.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Retail CEOs faced a parade of problems in 2020’s first six months, but some executives look ready to set off plenty of fireworks in the year’s back half. . Here’s a July 4 th look at some top executives in retail who seem ready to declare their independence from business as usual in 2020’s final six months. . John Donahoe, CEO, Nike.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

From where things stand in Q4 2020 it’s not hard to imagine physical retail going extinct. Noting the ways COVID has permanently changed retailing, CNBC recently reported , “As more and more stores go dark at the mall, some major retail executives are looking to grow outside of it — a tactic they hadn’t touted so publicly before.

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JUNE 25, 2020

While the only thing that was temporarily put on hold was a search for scalable capital investment, Mullin is stepping forward with a new YouTube Channel that started on June 1, with three episodes each showing women in adventurous roles. Any brand that isn’t using it is making a big mistake. Video is critical,” Mullin noted.

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JUNE 24, 2020

The retailer, along with Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co., Additionally, the retailer has secured roughly $130 million in further liquidity. GNC foresees that it will speed up the shuttering of at least 800 to 1,200 retail locations. At that time, improved bids can be brought forward.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The dreaded returns season has hit retail with a predictable but painful thud. With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. In the brick-and-mortar retail era it was a nuisance to be avoided.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

That influx of users new to digital paths and processes has created pressure in the market for brands to leverage video content. Moreover, such personalization allows video to capitalize on one of its primary advantages when compared to text or even photos. And perhaps more critically, video done well boosts brand loyalty, Atzmon said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

As retailers, especially those marked non-essential, move to digital commerce platforms they’re also finding new ways to stay in touch with customers during the pandemic. Our data also showed that shoppers are seeking new brands and ‘in-stock’ products when Amazon is out of stock or cannot fulfill the needs of consumers.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has entered into a definitive deal to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management, while Authentic Brands is reportedly in discussions with Arcadia Group and Debenhams. It is expected that the business will keep operating as a stand-alone brand.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In this episode, Suman Bhattacharyya, senior editor, and Angely Mercado, associate editor, discuss the following news developments: Corporate card and financial product startup Brex’s marketing strategy; Inspired Capital’s recent investment in business banking platform Rho; and […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. reported that its Retail Pharmacy USA segment had $27.2 Walgreens Retail Pharmacy USA Reports $27.2 reported as part of its Q1 fiscal 2021 earnings that its Retail Pharmacy USA segment had $27.2 Billion In Sales. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 9, 2019

Capital One is determined to turn its digital assistant Eno into an affable, personal finance watchdog to build loyalty between the brand and its customers. Two years after Eno's launch, the bank is adding capabilities that go beyond simple balance inquiries to proactive insights on customers' spending behavior.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

Designer Brands Inc. The company operates almost 1,000 retail stores under names like DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and The Shoe Company. ” Designer Brands said it has successfully opened roughly 90 percent of its overall store base, and it foresees having almost all of its North American locations open by the conclusion of June.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Lucky Brand has started proceedings under Chapter 11 to help pave the way for a sale and decrease its debt load brought about by recent difficulties with the inclusion of the pandemic. The retailer said it has received new financing commitments that will offer enough liquidity to fund it until the sale’s closing, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

retail outfit that sells children’s clothing, is mulling whether to shutter more than half of its 900-store base, Reuters reported Tuesday (Nov. Among those options for Gymboree – which also owns Janie and Jack and Crazy 8 brands – might be to file for bankruptcy again, according to the sources. Gymboree, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Capital One ’s domestic card loans increased 8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 , the bank said on Tuesday (Jan. billion, a jump Capital One said was mainly due to a 65 percent increase in marketing expenses. Capital One takes over for Synchrony Financial , which had a nearly 20-year relationship with the retail chain.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Men’s Wearhouse owner Tailored Brands might seek bankruptcy in the third quarter of its fiscal year, according to a 10-Q regulatory filing with the U.S. Tailored Brands said the pandemic had a significant effect on its business, as has been the case with a number of merchants. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

As retailers get into the thick of the holiday selling season, several emerging digital-first options are coming to the fore. Many of them capitalize on new platforms for social commerce and a relatively new concept called shoppable media. Maybe the first step in a digital transformation for a brand is selling direct to consumer.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Wool footwear brand Allbirds is wagering on physical retail stores despite the coronavirus. In October, the firm will open its 22 nd retail location in its home state of California. One rationale for the company making its own retail location network was to steer clear of the pressures from merchants and wholesalers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The pandemic’s harsh impacts on retail continue to show themselves as brands report plummeting quarterly earnings and eye additional store closings. And one retail expert says what is taking place is more an interaction revolution than a post-pandemic eCommerce revolution. . 1 to April 30 due to the pandemic. €1B

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

And yet Japan remains a heavily cash-based economy, Darren Abrahamson , managing director of Bain Capital Tech Opportunities told Karen Webster. Until recently, retailers had to deal with an incredibly complicated legacy payments network system that was hard to break into. “It

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

It is a $75 billion industry dominated by millennials and ripe with opportunity for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands. and European Union markets with a D2C product for cats. “I think this is actually going to be the model for B2C pet brands,” he says. You can’t compete without a strong brand. Brick-and-mortar sales in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

To provide men’s personal care items that feel like premium brands at accessible price points, eCommerce innovators are building product lines through the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model. Founder Matt Mullenax was inspired to start the brand after cutting his teeth in the DTC world as an early employee at Bonobos.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Mirakl provides online marketplace software to manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, including Kroger Co., Other investors include Bain Capital Ventures, Elaia Partners, 83North and Felix Capital, bringing the total capital raised by the company to $400 million, according to a statement. according to its website.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

As reported , Walmart is working with Ribbit Capital to create an as-yet unnamed FinTech that would, the companies said on Monday (Jan. 11) “bring together Walmart’s retail knowledge and scale with Ribbit’s FinTech expertise to deliver tech-driven financial experiences tailored to Walmart’s customers and associates.”.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 9, 2019

Capital One is determined to turn its digital assistant Eno into an affable, personal finance watchdog to build loyalty between the brand and its cust.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Fashion retailer rue21 (r21 Holdings, Inc.) The retailer modified its asset-based credit facility to bolster availability to $155 million due 2025 headed up by Bank of America, N.A. The retailer also opened three new physical retail shops, with another 15 in the works for 2021. million members.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

The two most powerful forces shaping the future of retail payments have nothing to do with payments at all. It’s a world in which new retail models and new places to shop have emerged to satisfy that need, blending the online and offline worlds in ways that benefit the digital and marginalize the physical – at least as it operates today.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 15, 2019

CEO scandals, pulled IPOs and sinking stock prices, have taken the luster off previously high-flying brands. But over the last 12 months, warnings that first signaled in 2016 have been flashing brighter. Big banks have finally woken up […].

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More. When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does.

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