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MARCH 4, 2020

Clothing company J.Crew said an unknown hacker accessed some of its customers’ online accounts almost a year ago, according to reports. Online accounts also store order numbers, shipping confirmation numbers and shipment statuses. The company didn’t say when the scanning took place or why the breaches hadn’t been detected sooner.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

retail rents falling in many locales by percentages even greater than those seen in or after the 2007-08 Great Recession. These decreases are historic,” the Real Estate Board of New York wrote in a new report showing that average Manhattan retail asking rents fell in all of the island’s 17 retail corridors during autumn.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

On Friday, January 27, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep of businesses that provide mobile apps, issuing warning letters to those that AG Bonta alleges failed to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

to bring its products to shoppers through the web and at certain retail locations, according to a Tuesday (Nov. Shoppers will have the ability to purchase Casper’s mattresses and sleep accessories through the web at Nordstrom.com and in some Nordstrom retail locations starting this November. Casper Sleep Inc. 10) announcement.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

consumers are expected to be shopping online by 2021. The ruling meant that online retailers could be mandated to collect sales tax — and taxes can be levied by states on firms that do not have physical presence in those states. More than 230 million U.S. Embracing the Marketplace.

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MAY 23, 2017

A new study has found that more pet owners are shopping for products online and traditional retailers will have to do more than boost their online presence in order to compete. Not only are higher numbers of consumers buying pet goods online, but they are spending more of their pet product dollars online as well.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Video games are helping to drive retail innovation and growth, and that includes the hot area of subscription commerce. The move is one of several that Tilly’s has been pursuing recently to draw additional foot traffic in an era when, like many youth-focused retailers, it is seeing its sales constantly shifting online.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. California-based automaker Tesla is one company that has witnessed the merits of offering 2FA for its car owners.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

As online shopping powers a forecasted 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9 He estimated that yearly worldwide losses from retail returns are almost $1 trillion – higher than 2015’s $600 billion. million gifts and other products back to U.S.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. The move by the two companies is just the latest initiative in a growing trend of EBT acceptance for online grocery shoppers.

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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. Better Fit.

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APRIL 19, 2019

liquor industry), who has combined the ongoing consumer desire for online subscription retail with the rise of craft distilleries. Along the way, he learned more about the power of brick-and-mortar retail in this increasingly online world. We had to buy a retail store to fulfill this dream.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Christmas is just around the corner, and online holiday shoppers have been busier and spending more than ever, according to a new report. Online sales reached $80.3 It’s the largest online shopping period ever, beating out last year’s total of $67.7 Shoppers didn’t just use their computers to purchase items online.

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APRIL 1, 2020

Customer engagement firm Paytronix Systems said its online ordering software, using the software-as-a-service model, has what it takes to beef up food-delivery revenues. Paytronix said its online ordering saves time by taking brand information directly from Toast’s POS system, including menus and hours.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

To learn more about their customers and increase foot traffic, retailers are testing out new business ideas. In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. The vast majority of retailers believe in trying new business approaches.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. consumers are expected to be shopping online by 2021. Will this increasingly regulated online sales tax environment affect this growth? Online Sales Tax and Marketplaces. Online Sales Tax and SMBs.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

It’s safe to say that online shopping has changed the way in which consumers shop and altered expectations when it comes to service. Retailers like Target have shared plans for building out eCommerce centers in its brick-and-mortar locations, the Amazon Go grocery store has taken the shopping experience to the next level.

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MARCH 1, 2019

That includes, as Roadie CEO Marc Gorlin said, a Delta ticket agent in the California Bay Area who, through Roadie’s digital technology, delivers misplaced bags to travelers who happen to be located along the route that the agent uses to drive home after shifts. “He The general experience can apply to retail goods, including groceries.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Across the industry, from carmakers and road regulators to bike share programs, companies are looking to unattended retail tech to improve efficiency and unlock new revenue opportunities. Worldwide happenings in Unattended Retail. Government agencies regulating the roads want to get their hands on unattended retail technology as well.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

When Walmart announced Q2 earnings earlier this week, the nation’s largest retailer announced twin blowout performances in both its eCommerce and same-store sales. The companies are testing the service in four California and Oklahoma markets, with an eye toward a national launch in 2021. Same-store sales rose 9.3

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JUNE 22, 2020

Sotheby’s held only online jewelry auctions during the lockdowns, which “set new benchmarks” for such sales, the auction house said, per a report in a trade publication. In fact, David Bennett , Sotheby’s worldwide jewelry chairman, told Reuters that the auction house had a “massive surge” in its online sales.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Some retailers might be taking that to heart in this new year as part of the larger and ongoing effort to breathe new life into brick-and-mortar retail — a struggle that has been around almost as long as “The Simpsons” has, in fact. And other retailers are turning to alcohol to increase the appeal of their physical offerings.

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MARCH 30, 2020

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Washington Privacy Act (WPA) and other new privacy and online transaction standards are changing how businesses interact with consumers’ data in the U.S. retailer trade group, Retail Industry Leaders Association ( RILA ), told PYMNTS in a recent interview.

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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. It reportedly purchased this digital upstart — one with a reported (and very small) $3.9

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

We have deep dives on digital payments, online ordering and memberships. From Online Ordering to Cupcake ATMs: How Sprinkles Prepared for the Pandemic. Sprinkles , a California-based confectioner, adopted digital ordering almost 10 years ago for custom cakes and catering. Walmart Reboots Retail With Its Rethink on Robotics .

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Online bank Aspiration, which has a socially conscious mission, recently announced it would give customers 3 to 5 percent back on purchases from socially conscious brands, according to a report by Bloomberg. There are more than a dozen companies in the deal, including eyeglass brand Warby Parker and Brandless, a household goods retailer.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Retail sales have seen very modest year-over-year gains since June, but many brick-and-mortar operations continue to suffer amid the pandemic. PJ SOLOMON , the New York global investment financial services company, and the National Retail Federation (NRF), the world’s largest retail trade association, announced on Thursday (Sept.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Plus, there are two weeks up to Christmas, and the retail industry finds itself in uncharted territory. The deal involves 243 brick-and-mortar locations, the Cost Plus digital business, two distribution facilities and a California office. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

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JANUARY 18, 2020

What makes the story stand out among the reams of local retail crime reporting is that the crime was actually committed. Botched crimes in local retail are common. In California, a local caricature artist had a client sit down, commission a caricature, rob him of $500 and then run off. These criminal gangs are sophisticated.”.

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JULY 29, 2019

The rise of video games, both online and mobile, is helping to drive innovation in retail. The move is one of several Tilly’s has been pursuing recently to draw additional foot traffic in an era when, like many youth-focused retailers, it is seeing its sales constantly shifting online. Larger Trends. More Money.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

One cannot have the good without the bad, and that holds especially true, it seems, with online product reviews — a vital, useful part of eCommerce that is reviled by consumers, marketplace sellers and merchants alike. Talk to any online shopper, merchant or marketplace third-party seller. It comes from the U.S. FTC Penalty.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Oddly enough, that’s where Nordstrom finds itself in regards to its online sales growth. The Motley Fool has a breakdown of the roller coaster ride Nordstrom’s eCommerce sales have ridden since the early 2000s, when online generated just 5 percent of sales, to 2015, which brought in 20 percent. percent last quarter.

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JULY 18, 2018

eBay is gearing up to slash close to 300 jobs in California, with the cuts slated to be completed by July 20. The layoffs come as eBay continues to battle against Amazon in online retailing. No affected employee has any bumping rights.”. eBay is also throwing in free shipping on eBay Deals items.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

One might imagine that mall operators nationwide take a rather jaundiced view of the internet, since online shopping has more or less killed the mall. But perhaps that is the old conventional wisdom — the emerging idea is that online retailers are giving back some of what they’ve taken away these days. “We

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Grocery retailer Winn-Dixie opened a second location of its next-gen, upscale store concept in Tampa, Florida, in the beginning of November. In San Francisco, Oakland and Albany, California, consumers voted to see a one-cent-per-ounce tax on all sugary beverages, joining Berkeley, California, which instated a similar tax two years ago.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

18) that it has secured a distributor license from California, bringing it one step closer to bringing its first electric SUV, Byton M-Byte, to the United States. We clearly notice this momentum in the current discussions with retail and after-sales partners,” Dr. Daniel Kirchert, BYTON CEO and founder said last month in a press release.

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JANUARY 24, 2021

retail presence in recent decades, is reversing course and closing all its North American brick-and-mortar locations, according to numerous online news sources citing a company statement. The states with the most locations are California with 20, New York with eight and New Jersey with eight.

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