PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2017

It can’t be easy for a brand that has literally made its name on the notion of brandless-ness, as a pure-play cosmetics supplier. The secret to what brandless offers, according to CEO Tina Sharkey, is the company’s elimination of what she calls the “brand tax.” But Brandless thinks it has a good handle on what customers really want.

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Perficient

JULY 15, 2020

Various Enterprise clients across different verticals like Healthcare, High tech, Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain etc. Prospect Qualification and Idea Mapping – Hand in hand Sales and Delivery teams exercise. can leverage the Modern Data Platform approach.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

We pay a price for not exercising, but conversely, gyms and online classes aren’t free of charge. point-of-sale (POS) form of lending that’s become a retail sensation around the world in recent years. point-of-sale (POS) form of lending that’s become a retail sensation around the world in recent years.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Don’t tell retail executive Calvin McDonald that construction of brick-and-mortar stores is a thing of the past. McDonald said unlike some of its competitors, the upscale retailer is still in its infancy when it comes to growth. “We McDonald said Lululemon has paid full rent throughout the pandemic, unlike brands like Gap Inc.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Americans are exercising through the pandemic. The pandemic seems to have had a strong positive impact on participation in the entire sport of running,” Fleet Feet’s Director of Retail Experience Matt Werder told PYMNTS. Just ask Nike or Peloton , who have racked up impressive usage and revenue KPIs over the past few months.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2018

Fabletics is seeking aggressive growth, with the activewear retailer planning to open 75 new brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. Such an expansion would dramatically increase the retailer’s footprint – and bring its store count to a total of 100 locations. QSR brands. and other countries. And it seemed to really resonate.”.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

In a move that caught much of the world off guard, athleisure giant Lululemon announced plans this week to buy home-exercise technology startup Mirror for an impressive $500 million. The world of personal fitness might never go back to a time where brick-and-mortar gyms were the central hub of exercise.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

consumers would not return to the gym anytime soon due to the pandemic, connected fitness brand Peloton smoked its quarterly earnings Wednesday (May 6), posting numbers that exceeded even the most bullish expectations. CEO John Foley said he was in no rush to reopen the company’s 100 retail showrooms. “We Predicting that U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2019

The Retail Robots Are Coming … Maybe. Among a slew of other announcements at CES, Samsung snuck in some rather interesting robot-related news : The firm has developed three new consumer and retail robots, as well as a wearable exoskeleton. 2019 was also a year when payments power made an appearance – and with some well-known brand s.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2017

Boston-based athletic company New Balance has a simple mission: to become the world’s best running brand. Nike and Adidas would also like to be the world’s best running brand, and both are much larger. And those collaborations are even more on display in New Balance’s new brand of physical stores. The Run Hub.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2016

A new study by The NPD Group found that anything related to health and wellness ­­— like wearable technology , basketball gear, sweats and active bottoms (AKA exercise pants), running products, outdoor sports and toys, running gear, portable beverageware — were among the fastest-growing retail categories between Dec. 2014 and Dec.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

Aerobic workouts, strength training, Pilates, yoga, cycling – name a form of exercise, and the odds are good to great that there plenty of fitness apps one can choose from to work out at home. She wants something that that feels branded, that feels special – that evokes joy.”. Because the problem with fitness in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

The New York–based company sells exercise bikes equipped with tablets that enable cyclists to subscribe to spin classes, enabling them to enjoy the workout class atmosphere from the comfort of their own home. In just five years, the Peloton brand has developed a cult following for its products and services.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2016

Anyone who has really tried to get themselves in shape has heard of the plateau – it’s that phase when your current exercises just don’t seem to be working as much as they used to, and even though you’re sticking to a schedule, you’re not getting any stronger. Case in point of the plateau: despite increasing 19.8

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

To help hockey players stay up to date on the latest sports equipment, eCommerce innovator the PenaltyBox offers subscription boxes comprised of a myriad of hockey essentials, from well-known brands to up-and-coming companies the PenaltyBox team tests themselves. For the future, the PenaltyBox is dabbling in the retail market.

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2019

Summer, of course, is the peak season for music festivals — a crowded field that, in an annual exercise, many music industry observers keep predicting will decline, given all the competition for consumers’ dollars and time (music festivals are often a multi-day commitment, after all, and often require significant travel for many fans).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Which adds up to a situation for food-related retailers looking to enter into the world of buying and selling sustenance. Enter Willy Street Co-op — a small retailer in Wisconsin perhaps making a big step toward bridging the gap between what customers want and what the grocery marketplace supports.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

According to retail metrics firm Syntun , during the three-week period (from Jun. On-demand delivery and retail platform Dada Group reported excellent results, mainly by partnering with brands like Walmart, Yonghui, CR Vanguard, AEON, BBK, Lotus, Bailian Group and Olé to run sales promotions on its platform. billion, a 43.78

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

Some retailers say they don’t want to jump on the latest techy bandwagon just to jump on it. The luxury specialty retailer announced its spring campaign “Mantle” this week: a virtual reality experience with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. It would seem that other major retailers agree.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Smith, who has led the home furnishings retailer for about 10 years, will step down as president, CEO and a member of the company’s board as of Dec. In a statement announcing the news, Pier 1 said it would exercise its “existing succession planning process” and work with the executive search firm Korn Ferry to find a new CEO.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

Americans have a complicated relationship with physical fitness, particularly when it comes to getting enough exercise. One might assume the firm was perfectly positioned for the rapid shift to home-based exercise.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

Millennials, on average, are less brand-loyal than their parents or older siblings. They tend to like quality, have a strong preference for shopping online and enjoy a good bargain – but when it comes to buying from a specific brand? Not so much. That appeal to simplicity, in fact, defines much of the Brandless experience.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2017

“This concept has been around for decades in brick-and-mortar retail – powering music in restaurants and stores. offers brands and merchants an opportunity to try something old – in a new, and more effective way. And, mostly, he notes, it depends on the brand and the shopper. Keeping Users Engaged .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2016

Mondays can be rough, but at Vestis Retail Group, the start of the work week signaled a different kind of end entirely. Not only is Sport Chalet’s online store down, but its former customers have until April 29 to return rented equipment and use up balances on gift cards or transfer them to other stores in Versa’s retail family.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

That also means retailers are missing out on selling the high-margin specialized equipment that drives much of their annual sales. This interest in outdoor hobbies, especially among younger generations, should be resulting in record-setting revenues for outdoor retailers, but this has largely not materialized. Retailers in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

While the company made much progress on pricing automation , Wainwright noted that it also exercises human oversight to ensure that it capitalizes on market opportunities. Retail Partnerships. The RealReal also partners with luxury brands that care deeply about improving the fashion industry’s impact on the environment.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Could the secret to winning the grocery wars lie not in groceries, but in adjacent brands and services? According to Supermarket News, Hy-Vee ranked 24 th among North American grocery retail providers in 2016. “We These partnerships keep us on the leading edge as the retail grocery industry evolves.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

This brand exercise allows us to express that.”. The direct-to-consumer brand has also been updating its digital shop, as it is now fresh off a $5 million seed-funding round. It is also, however, meant to be a departure from what is currently on offer in the market from other outdoor brands as well.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

We’ve also been exploring mindfulness and meditation exercises, so you can do breathing exercises and guided meditations through our app,” d’Avignon noted in an interview. For some people — particularly those who want to advertise their tech brand allegiance — wearing something that looks like a smartwatch is appealing.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

This is especially true for a retail fitness industry quickly being supplanted by high-quality streaming workout interactions that turn homes into vibrant virtual fitness studios. But recent retail reopenings have fizzled, and there’s mounting data that Americans are moving on to new forms of fitness, as they have with eating and working.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

National Health and Nutrition Survey, which assessed how many Americans are on board with the “principles of healthy living” – a good diet, moderate exercise, not smoking and keeping body fat under control. Instead, it is simply trying to bring the brand to a broader set of customers and get them in touch with the experience.

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PYMNTS

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. Porsche Cars North America Head Klaus Zellmer said, according to the report, “The question is not a bookkeeping exercise or accounting; the question is how much are you willing to pay for that much freedom?”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The app has proved effective, especially among retailers where consumers can scan items in the store and get details on inventory and offers. This last point shows that the omnichannel retail experience can be a boon for in-store, physical shopping (and thus, depending on how you look at it, brick-and-mortar need not be dead).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

If consumers feel like something healthy in the morning or they are going to exercise, for instance, they can have a chewy bite. What keeps them buying and supporting the brand, however, is the mission that it has and the things that it does that are good. Upcycling Bananas. Shoppers can pay by credit card or PayPal. The Market.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2016

The former can’t make up their minds about brands their loyal to or even what price they’re willing to pay, and the latter change faster than the seasons they nominally follow. They’re going to come out of the pockets of retailers who decide skinny jeans are the alpha and omega of future fashion.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 27, 2022

Consider a regional bank with a “digital transformation initiative” that rolled out its new “digital user experience” for its retail customers in 2020. The total experience is the product, the user’s journey with the product, the marketing/branding, and the interaction between the users and support staff.

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