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JUNE 14, 2016

Retailers as dependent on a brick-and-mortar footprint as Macy’s don’t always have the luxury of fixes to pick from if their stocks experience the continuous slide that the former tentpole brand’s has. The commitment to the store-within-a-store extends, ironically, beyond the physical.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

The team at my Mystore-E believes they can solve that problem, with an AI tool called Tore-E that is specifically designed for retail environments. Our goal is to create a personalized shopping experience that benefits retail stores, while also catering to the customers’ wants, needs and style preferences.”.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Williams-Sonoma ’s existing credit card portfolio will be acquired by Alliance Data , a Columbus, Ohio-based credit card services business, to provide a private-label, co-branded credit card program. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of this quarter.

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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. It will also offer a larger jewelry selection and exclusive brands like Sidney Garber, who has bracelets that sell for $8,600 and up. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

“Last October, Kroger introduced Home Chef retail meal kits, and we’re now expanding to add the easy-to-prepare recipes to hundreds of new locations, providing convenient access to the meal solution at more than 700 stores. .

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MAY 28, 2018

This is the opposite of what has been seen in some other categories, where smaller-format stores are helping to stem the tide of closures – or, at least, retailers seem to hope that will be the case. Outside of grocery, crafts retailer A.C. Grocers, for instance, are heartily embracing small-format stores.

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MAY 24, 2019

The glasses are built at the company’s Youngstown, Ohio facility with state-of-the-art materials via 3D laser sintering. When it comes to selections, the company’s eyeglasses have lighthearted names, ranging from “Yesiree” to “Ten-Four,” with the goal of injecting some fun into the process. The Custom Eyeglass Market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Discount retailer Big Lots reported a third-quarter profit of $29.9 The Columbus, Ohio-based chain has beat revenue forecasts three times over the last four quarters. The Broyhill brand and the Lot and Queue Line were also launched across 750 stores in the third quarter, with fast scaling of eCommerce proficiencies.

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APRIL 19, 2018

Wendy’s , for example, planned to roll out self-ordering kiosks at about 1,000 of its retail locations by the end of 2017 in an attempt to both lure younger customers and to battle long lines at peak dining hours. Kiosks have already been installed at several Wendy’s locations in central Ohio, where the company first tested the technology.

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OCTOBER 7, 2018

Deliverr has ten warehouses in states including Texas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Jersey. Deliverr said it will use the funding to grow its team and ink more partnerships with more online retailers. The report noted that the startup keeps its packaging brand neutral so that any marketplace can use its services.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

After disappointing third quarter financial numbers, clothing retailer The Limited may be be going in another direction. According to Bloomberg , the brand pulled in Kirkland & Ellis to be its legal adviser and Guggenheim Securities and RAS Management Advisors for help with a debt restructuring and any asset sale.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

CBD has in short order become something of a retail fad. Short for cannabidiol, CBD is a chemical derived from cannabis plants that is increasingly favored for a whole host of medical and wellness related applications across the retail spectrum. Which is why, Horvath noted, the company found itself expanding into the U.S.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

Two stores – one in Monroe, Ohio and one in Redmond, Washington – will have digital shelving displays that will keep prices updated in real time, and digital ads that are customized to each shopper. A person familiar with the plans told Reuters that the retail giant is in the beginning stages of exploring the idea. in 2017.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In addition to seeking excess discounts and canceling orders, the vendors have revealed delayed payment practices in Transformers' new report, "Ending Unethical Brand and Retailer Behavior: The Denim Supply Chain Speaks Up." In one instance, a brand required 60-day payment terms of a vendor, then filed for bankruptcy 14 days later.

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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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JANUARY 15, 2020

With CVS Health on the path to meeting its goal of revamping more than 1,000 of its stores, the health retailer is reportedly seeing positive early results. Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Ohio and North Carolina are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. Pat Carroll, M.D.,

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JANUARY 9, 2017

The private equity owner of the Limited almost doubled its investment in the retailer, despite the fact that nearly all of the chain’s 250 stores are expected to be shut down after disappointing third quarter financial numbers last month. However, it’s not clear how long the retailer will continue to sell items online.

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JULY 15, 2020

“I think the industry is going to make a shift here, and I think the brands that have positioned themselves digitally will be the benefactors early on and other brands will have to follow suit,” Chipotle Chief Restaurant Officer Scott Boatwright told Karen Webster in a PYMNTS interview.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

In response, unattended retail operators are finding new ways to embrace alternative payment methods, ranging from mobile wallets to cryptocurrencies. In the new Unattended Retail Tracker , PYMNTS charts the latest ways that companies are working to accept more non-cash payment methods, from the common credit card swipe to biometric scans.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

But Olivela Founder Stacey Boyd thought that perhaps it could be, and that retail philanthropy could have a future, if consumers could purchase things they really wanted – and could rest assured that what they were buying was not only enriching their own life, but the lives of others. So can shopping make the world a better place?

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JANUARY 8, 2019

Retail giant Amazon is continuing its push into advertising, as the company is now sending free samples of products to customers based on their order history and profile data. Amazon helps you discover products you might love by sending you FREE samples from new and established brands,” the company said on its website. “It’s

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Retailers are aiming to help consumers manage chronic diseases as well as their overall health and wellness through new brick-and-mortar experiences. Through HealthHUBs, consumers are at the center of an unmatched retail health experience. CVS Health, however, is not the only retailer to bolster its health offerings.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The Ohio facility is a warehouse that has robotic and digital functionality, Kroger said in a press release. In the press release, the retailer said that the facility could bring in over 410 new jobs. At the same time, the retailer said that it is “planning to open 20 CFCs to support its seamless vision.”. Kroger and U.K.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

At the same time, permanent shops will come to Great Wolf Lodge locations in Minnesota, Colorado, Massachusetts and Ohio. The new store, which will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, will feature multiple experiential retail components. The store will also offer magic shows and a grocery shopping experience designed for kids.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Footwear retailer DSW, Inc. is embracing the warehouse aesthetic with a new store design that goes back to its roots and focuses on a more industrial feel , according to reports by retail news site Chain Storage Age. We have reinvigorated and positioned DSW to benefit, beginning with a new brand mission: We inspire self-expression.”.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

Consider Parmatown Mall, in Parma, Ohio, which has been refashioned as The Shoppes at Parma. That would include the Mall at Short Hills, where, for example, Bill Taubman, COO of the New Jersey mall’s owner, Taubman Centers, said making a name change would “undo years of brand recognition and value for little return.”.

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JANUARY 8, 2018

Small but mighty, German discount grocer Lidl — a brand known for not only its low prices, but also its innovative store layouts and private labels, including clothing — has already gobbled up 3 percent of local market share since the chain came to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in June 2017. jobs in the next year.

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MAY 17, 2018

In an era that has seen physical retail locations — particularly large box stores — suffer from consumers becoming increasingly enamored with the online experience, it was still a bit of a surprise to see shoe retailer DSW log something of a bumpy 2017. The shoe retailer even tried to sell eBuys, but there were no takers.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

announced a 10-year extension of its fleet fuel card contract with convenience chain retailer Sheetz, Inc., WEX supports the Private Label, Universal and Tri-Brand fleet cards available at Sheetz, which can be used to purchase gasoline at store locations. On Wednesday (Oct. 18), payment solutions company WEX, Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Payments solution firm Paya said Thursday (November 1) that it has acquired Stewardship Technology, an Ohio-based PayFAC focused on nonprofits, faith-based organizations and educational enterprises.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

The retailer plans to pilot technology products using Microsoft’s Azure platform at two stores, one in Ohio and one in Washington. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the companies would “redefine the shopping experience for millions of customers at both Kroger and other retailers around the world.”. At that rate, U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The grocer reportedly liked Chef’d for its additive- and preservative-free recipes and its compatibility with trusted chefs and brands, including the Atkins diet, the James Beard Foundation and Robert Irvine. This is a brand-resonant partnership for Gelson’s,” said President and CEO Rob McDougall. Kroger and Prep + Pared.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The Lord Of The Rings (Retail Retelling) . It was first designed in the Tiffany Studio by an uncredited woman from Ohio named Clara Driscoll. Birkenstock USA CEO David Kahan circulated a memo internally and to its retail partners that it will be pulling its supply of products from Amazon on Jan. And the stakes are rather high.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

Wendy’s quarterly earnings were lower than expected when the Dublin, Ohio-based fast-food chain announced them on Wednesday (Aug. 10), but the company blamed the downturn in sales to the fact that people simply aren’t eating out as much because the low cost of groceries now makes it cheaper to eat at home.

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JULY 29, 2016

Eater is reporting that Chipotle is moving ahead with plans to open a burger concept store called “Tasty Made,” with the first location coming to Lancaster, Ohio, in the fall. Steve Ells, founder of Chipotle, emphasized simplicity as the common denominator of these eminently popular American eateries.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Jewelry shopping doesn’t seem like a friction-filled retail category, but any consumer who has spent time trying to purchase the right piece can affirm it’s not exactly a consumer-optimized process. And re-wear doesn’t have the same “ick” factor for some consumers that one tends to see in other retail items, like shoes.

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Ohio Retail Innovation Technology 107

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MARCH 7, 2019

But with its roughly 50 percent share of all online retail, its $13 billion acquisition of Whole Foods and the expansion of its cashless convenience stores, Amazon is a serious retail challenger. percent of the consumer’s total retail spend as of February 2019, compared to Amazon’s 6.4 By the numbers, Walmart commands 9.1

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