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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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MAY 15, 2020

District Court in Seattle, alleges Washington-based Robojap Technologies and Quatic Software Solutions in Punjab, India have scammed Amazon users by offering help to install Alexa on their devices through fake websites and applications. The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S.

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MARCH 31, 2020

High-level market intelligence about the $18 billion expected to be invested over the next three years is a major focus of the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS , which serves as a bimonthly breakdown of developments in this rapidly growing business sector. Amazon Go’ Cashless. And Amazon and 7-Eleven aren’t alone.

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MARCH 20, 2019

Armoire is a young brand, about three years old, and a little under half of its customer base comes from its hometown of Seattle. We’re also high end contemporary from an inventory perspective — average MSRP is $250-plus — and we strive to work with women owned and ethical fashion brands.”.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. said in the announcement about the offering, “Walmart aims to be the market leader in providing retail workers a path to careers in growing fields like healthcare.

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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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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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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Retailers are bringing experiential stores to big cities, and Starbucks is no exception: The coffee chain was set to open its Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York City on Friday (Dec. With premium coffees, teas, mixology and the iconic Milanese Princi Bakery, it serves as a Starbucks brand amplifier and a platform for future innovation.”

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In today’s top retail news, holiday spending is expected to be flat this year, Bed Bath & Beyond rolls out same-day delivery and Target goes up against Amazon Prime Day with “Deal Days.” And the digital-first economy will drive the difference between success and failure for many retailers. But these are the easy points.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Struggling to compete with online brands, famed Big Apple luxury retailer Barneys New York has put itself up for sale and filed for bankruptcy protection, according to a report by Reuters. . Barneys wants to keep its main store in Manhattan, and also four other locations.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The move will bring 100 popular small businesses and digital brands on Facebook and Instagram into retail stores — just in time for the holiday shopping season. The Market @ Macy’s helps both emerging and established brands reach new audiences by showcasing them in a physical space inside Macy’s. “The

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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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MAY 12, 2017

Seattle startup FLEXE looks to enable online retailers to compete against Amazon’s logistics capabilities. “For the first time in history, eCommerce brands have an alternative to Amazon,” said FLEXE cofounder and CEO Karl Siebrecht. It will be interesting to see if and how Amazon reacts.

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MARCH 17, 2020

retail economy is unprecedented. What are some of the retailing changes that could last beyond the end of the coronavirus crisis? Contactless payments, however, will fit nicely into what will be a need to have low-touch or no-touch retailing experiences. The partial shutdown of the U.S. So what sticks? They want convenience.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

It’s not uncommon for online brands to open brick-and-mortar stores, and it seems that Google may be the latest digitally native brand to take the plunge into offline retail. Recently, Casper , which already has retail stores, said it was planning to open 200 physical locations. By the numbers, the retailer reported $3.05

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MARCH 16, 2016

It is also considered one of retail’s best hopes for an immediate future that is markedly better than its immediate past. Calvin Klein is an iconic brand and it’s been a dream come true to work with them. Sounds … rocking? I’m thrilled to continue my relationship with my friends at Calvin Klein on the tour,” Bieber said.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Digitally native brands, Casper among them, have turned to pop-up shops to introduce their products to consumers through an offline experience. Beyond the pop-up shop, the brand offers products tested by the magazine through an “ online boutique ” on the eCommerce retailer’s site.

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MARCH 11, 2020

The advance of Amazon’s cashierless technology is not a new story to the retail beat as of 2020. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. The coffee chain, which operates in 78 global markets, opened its first store in Seattle in the 1970s. The 20 largest brands notched a 1.2

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JUNE 26, 2017

Last week the greater Seattle area learned it will soon have access to its very own “dual-concept” Williams Sonoma store. But the bigger upgrade is a combination offering — its traditional focus on food and an expansion into something more akin to a lifestyle brand — as well as an enhanced menu of products.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Seattle-based Amazon has hooked up with a small business to sue 11 individuals, alleging that they counterfeited J.L. Childress ’ products — including travel bags for car seats and strollers — and then offered them for sale on the retail giant’s marketplace. District Court for the Western District of Washington State.

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MAY 25, 2018

Hence, the ’69 VW minibus — the right blend of lots of cargo space and a rather eye-catching exterior that matches the beachy, breezy comfortable aesthetic the brand was trying to build. Frequently breaking down or not, the brand managed to spread. The move, however, grew out of an organic need within the brand.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

To add to the Tuft & Needle assortment already offered on Amazon , the digital brand is rolling out an Amazon exclusive collection. The brand is offering king, California king, queen, full-size, twin and twin XL mattresses through the site. Already, the brand has a quarter of its sales going through Amazon.

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APRIL 22, 2016

It’s difficult to determine how one could manipulate one’s fingers to represent a retail store while cantillating that paraphrased nursery rhyme (not a lot of them have steeples, to begin with), but it would be a fitting depiction of the current situation that has befallen major retail chains recently.

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MAY 11, 2020

That surge in demand has created what Huzar called a “seller’s market” on OfferUp these days — and one that is increasingly including a larger variety of seller types, including car dealerships, small furniture retailers and other Main Street businesses looking for a productive digital on-ramp that offers immediate access to eCommerce customers.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Online brands are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints: Online handbag marketplace Rebag , for instance, is opening a new store in Miami’s Design District with more stores said to come. We are thrilled to expand Rebag’s retail footprint to the Miami community. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Retail stores are rarely built by accident, particularly in the real world, if for no other reason than retail is sort of an intentional thing. But Recology CleanScapes — an operating company under Recology — is different from most of what is out there in retail.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It offers savings on products from small businesses and top brands for Prime members. The Seattle-based global eCommerce giant introduced Prime Day five years ago to beef up typically slow summer sales. Analysts estimated the initiative, scheduled for Oct. 13 and 14 has the potential to break its fourth-quarter earnings record.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. A data team from the eCommerce retailer determines what is sold at the locations, Amazon Physical Stores Director Drew Sheriff told MetroWest Daily News.

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JUNE 13, 2019

But when retail gets more niche or specialized, like in the arena of specialized outdoor goods and equipment, the consumer’s interests and needs are a bit different. All of those points of expansion, Phillips said, are intended to build a retail operation around a community of enthusiasts, and to reap the rewards of those synergistic effects.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Magazines have been testing the waters of brick-and-mortar retail by opening temporary stores in major cities, and New York Magazine is no exception. They will include home goods and skin care products, among others, from brands such as home goods company East Fork and luxury bedding company Parachute. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News….

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APRIL 10, 2020

For example, Seattle announced that it will allow eligible businesses to defer business and occupation taxes and expand its Small Business Stabilization Fund. According to the JPMorgan Chase Institute , 47% of small businesses have less than two weeks of cash liquidity on hand, with restaurants and retail operating at the slimmest margins.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In the age of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, however, digital innovators are taking a new approach to bike shopping. The company’s DTC approach is not new: CEO and Founder David Engelstein noted that a similar company in Seattle sells bikes through that model, as well as a company called Canon in Germany.

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JUNE 13, 2019

But when retail gets more niche or specialized, like in the arena of specialized outdoor good and equipment – the consumer’s interests and needs get a bit different. Quality and function are generally more key considerations than price alone – which means the customer is often looking for a wider range of very specific products.

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

The Amazon Go prototype grocery stores will enable customers to make purchases without the need for a cashier, and are currently in testing in Seattle, Washington. The unsourced report said the company aims to open the stores over the next two years, with inspiration from its non-cash Amazon Go concept stores.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Amazon has a brand-new product that will deliver packages right to consumers’ doors. Named Scout, it’s a robot on six wheels about the size of a small cooler, the retail giant said in a blog post on Wednesday (Jan. At Amazon, we continually invest in new technologies to benefit customers.

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