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Retail 2020: Looking Back On D2C Brands

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Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands came in two flavors during 2020. The second flavor were the brands that had seen traction before the pandemic and flourished during it with innovative marketing, fresh business models and cool packaging. The seven-year-old D2C hybrid brand has received $4.7 That group is more exciting.

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Philly Mall Owner Sets The Tone For Digital 3.0

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A Philadelphia-based mall owner is taking a proactive approach to the digital shift and back-to-school shopping. PREIT (Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust) is curating its first eCommerce offering in what it says is a unique avenue to engage consumers from a multi-retail perspective. In a trade publication. “We

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Delivery Service goPuff Buys West Coast-Based BevMo For $350M

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Philadelphia-based goPuff, which bills itself as a kind of catch-all service for helping customers with various everyday shopping needs, is hoping to use the announcement to enter into the California market, the blog post stated. Digital delivery service goPuff will acquire BevMo , a specialty beverage retailer based on the U.S.

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Walmart’s Allswell Goes On Tour; Target To Expand Debut Of New Loyalty Program

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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. The four-room house, which is a mere 238 square feet, was built for the brand by Modern Tiny Living.

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Odds Are That Online Sportsbook Wins Big Post-COVID

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16) that it’s signed an exclusive multiyear arrangement with the New York Giants NFL team, making DraftKings the franchise’s “official sports betting, iGaming and daily fantasy operator.” DraftKings already has similar arrangements with three NBA franchises: the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers.

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How Smart Kiosks Are Solving Retail’s Last-Mile Problem

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Among the latest to do so is Philadelphia, where one city councilor noted that rejecting cash has a discriminatory impact. To meet this need, eTailers are now tapping smart vending solutions that can bring their brands where and when they’re needed, explained Gower Smith, CEO of automated solutions provider Swyft.

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Looking Toward Unattended Retail’s ‘Bright Future’ At The Kiosk

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As reported in the latest Unattended Retail Tracker , done in partnership between PYMNTS and WorldNet Payments, unattended retail is gaining traction worldwide, on the heels of growth in consumer demand and as employers look to increase their operating profits. He noted that Philadelphia and San Francisco have banned cashless stores.