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MARCH 18, 2020

retail sales declined last month in the biggest drop in a year. And retail sales , with the exclusion of fuel and automobiles, fell 0.2 percent from the month before in comparison with forecasts for an increase. As previously reported, retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3 Automobile dealer spending declined 0.9

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JULY 8, 2020

As it does during the first week of every month of the pandemic, attention turns to retail leases. This week found that one of the crisis’ most troubled retailers — Nordstrom — will only pay half of its rent for the balance of 2020. Retail Properties of America, Inc. percent of Q2 2020 rent as of the end of June.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

When it comes to retail innovation — changes that promise to influence commerce not only this year, but in the 2020s — cameras could have a significant role. This data certainly isn’t nothing, but it pales in comparison to the data troves that digital retailers have. Take security cameras for starters. “We Data Blocks.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. Indeed, as the recently completed National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City demonstrated, commerce keeps moving to what Webster called in the webinar a “customer-centric approach.”

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

That’s because cameras are playing a much bigger role in retail, a trend that will keep gaining steam in the new decade. The Associated Press reports that cameras are, at least somewhat quietly, making inroads into a number of retail outlets in a bid to, well, get to know you. are now looking to follow suit.”. Security Cameras.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

When it comes to a retailer protecting its assets — digital and otherwise — the intrinsic assumption might be that the focus ought to look outward. But the reality is that the greatest security threat facing retail companies, according to a number of recent surveys, often comes from within. In a story posted yesterday (Feb.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

On the positive side is the retailing trade group the National Retail Federation ( NRF ). Neil Saunders, managing director of research firm GlobalData PLC’s retail division, projects $26.4 It’s retailers’ first big test. billion in spending for elementary and high school, down 6.4 percent from last year.

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MARCH 20, 2019

From SPOT to Starbucks , online platforms and retailers are providing consumers with new ways to place orders or make purchases from the car. By comparison, mobile ordering and payment accounted for 9 percent of those transactions in the fiscal third quarter of 2017. And that figure marks an increase from the almost two-thirds – or 66.4

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JULY 16, 2020

The gloves are off in the retail landlord leasing battle, with Simon Property Group now suing mall tenants who aren’t paying their rent. On Tuesday (July 14), the country’s biggest retail real estate investment trust filed a lawsuit against Eddie Bauer for $6.2 Other retail real estate analysts are a bit more optimistic.

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JULY 2, 2019

The golden age of product reviews and price comparisons. a national push is afoot to raise the minimum age throughout the country to 21 for tobacco purchases. Retailers are trying to stay ahead of the curve, and are sometimes on their own raising the minimum age to 21. The golden age of delivery and quick fulfillment.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The Nation: “Amazon’s many tentacles provide it with novel ways to strong-arm suppliers.”. percent of retail spend. By way of comparison, Amazon’s total sales for its highest spend category – electronics and appliances – were $71.6 Engadget: “Why The Fashion World Won’t Let Amazon In”. percent), it is the highest spend category.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The project, which is called “Making Money Smart,” seeks to bring about a smart-contract-coded blockchain token tied to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). ” Bitcoin miners might be challenged to make a profit amid the increasing retail price of electricity, The Next Web (TNW) reported.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Goodfood boxes are big in Canada, though relatively unknown outside its home nation. Blue Apron, by comparison, has about 750 thousand subscribers, while HelloFresh (the ranking global giant in the game) has a global customer base of about 1.45 million.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The retailer is inviting specialty and national brands alike to offer items online, CNBC reported. By comparison, the hurdles to become a third-party seller are lower on Amazon and Walmart; on those sites, sellers ask for approval to sell through an application.

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JUNE 12, 2019

The partnership between OfferUp and Upright Labs has allowed Goodwill San Antonio to reach a national audience on the OfferUp marketplace,” he said. Upright Labs allows secondhand retailers to streamline and bolster their online commerce operations while listing inventory on multiple eCommerce marketplaces. Price Comparison Shopping.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

There was lots to watch in the world of payments and commerce last week, with red flags flown in physical retail, international commerce and crypto. Physical Retail Stumbles Into 2020 . The year got off to something of a rocky start for physical retailers, as the recent spike in store closures carried on and even picked up strength.

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JULY 2, 2017

Amazon’s disruptive nature, which has left retail stocks in the doldrums, is prompting fund managers to pinpoint areas that won’t be hurt by the eCommerce giant down the road.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

“We were pleased with our GMV performance in Q3 despite the difficult Y/Y comparison and continued COVID headwinds.”. On National Consignment Day in early October, the company unveiled a partnership with Gucci to roll out an eCommerce store showcasing pre-owned Gucci products and foster circularity for high-end fashion.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Black Friday is still expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year, with 70 percent of people planning to hit the stores according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. By comparison, just 48 percent of survey respondents said they planned to shop online on Cyber Monday.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Through platforms such as Slice , small pizzerias can tap into technology that allows their customers to order pizza online for pickup or delivery — just like the larger national chains. By comparison, Sela said 60 percent of the big pizza chains’ business is digital, leaving room for small pizzerias to grow their digital order base.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Consumers use — and merchants offer — far more features when shopping using digital channels, with everything from product reviews to price comparisons to the all-important inventory status. The reason is rather obvious in retrospect. The story is similar for data protection: 43.6

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MAY 27, 2016

Thanks to Amazon , whatever money the country’s best spellers get from correctly identifying the silent letters in Latin-rooted words might pale in comparison to their new deals. Mashable reported that Amazon produced two 30-second TV spots to air during the Thursday (May 26) night finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

One study, via the National Center for Biotechnology Information and authored by Jong-Wha Lee and Warwick J. The demand for higher-end consumer goods may get a bit of reprieve by comparison, as demand can be fungible. In many cases, airlines are offering refunds or permitting delays for certain tickets without penalty.

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MAY 8, 2020

The crisis is hardly over, but post-pandemic reality is setting in for Main Street retail. She believes lockdown orders created a loophole that allowed large chains that offer essential retail to continue selling non-essential goods like toys and electronics.

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MAY 20, 2015

When the Apple Watch hits retail shelves within the next few weeks, chief technology officers and developers at financial institutions will be working to make sure that their mobile app translates to the latest wearable tech. An innovation like that can make the Apple Watch and Bitcoin seem archaic in comparison.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

“We were pleased with our GMV performance in Q3 despite the difficult Y/Y comparison and continued COVID headwinds.”. On National Consignment Day in early October, the company unveiled a partnership with Gucci to roll out an eCommerce store showcasing pre-owned Gucci products and foster circularity for high-end fashion.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Within the next week or so, CVS ’s planned acquisition of Aetna is expected to close, pairing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain and the nation’s fifth-largest health insurer under a single banner. billion acquisition of Coram, a retail pharmacy chain that specializes in infusion services in home-based and outpatient settings.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

for college students, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). As for how consumers will shop for their back to school supplies, the NRF forecasts that will likely shift largely online, following the trend currently evident throughout retail. But these aren’t normal times. per K-12 student and $976.78

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

How to match wage data to the CPI Most wage data, including the Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), is weighted by employment. The chart also shows the annual growth in AWE whole economy and private sector regular pay for comparison. Notes: Rolling three-month averages of annual growth.

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APRIL 18, 2016

When Walmart Pay was announced just before Christmas in February, the favorite comparison point was Apple and its payment platform.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2016

As the nation preps their turkey basters and works up the courage to argue that their casserole recipe is actually the best in the family (sorry, Aunt Ruth), we here at PYMNTS would like to take a bit of time to reflect on and give thanks to all the topics, trends and breaking news stories we cover — we couldn’t do this without you.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Burger King and Forever 21 joined our list of national merchants where our members can now earn points and redeem them for cash back. We have now also added both Walgreens and Duane Reade to the national retail locations where our members can deposit cash through our partnership with InComm. What’s Current-ly happening with us?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Amazon really has no close competitors in the space: Even the marketplace operated by retail rival Walmart does not offer any such services. 25) that Target wants to work with additional third-party sellers, and is inviting specialty and national brands alike to offer items online. Fees vary according to package size and storage time.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Russia lacks any clever sayings, but there is a widespread national belief that leap years are associated with bad weather in general – and an increased likelihood of being struck by lightning in particular. In Italy, there’s even a local idiom around it: “anno bisesto, anno funesto,” which roughly translates into “leap year, gloomy year.”.

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JUNE 3, 2020

The price of oil plunged into the negative in late April before making a lukewarm recovery, reaching a national average of $1.80 Gas is not the only sector that has been hit, as store closures and consumers’ desires to trim spending have resulted in steep declines in retail purchasing. Apparel and accessory retailers reported an 89.3

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FEBRUARY 2, 2019

3), the numbers put up by the players on the field will pale in comparison to the dollars that advertisers, sports enthusiasts, snack food aficionados and brands will put up, just so they can be part of America’s largest television viewing event. According to data from the National Retail Federation (NRF), stores will bring in around $14.8

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APRIL 15, 2017

Easter attracts its share of unfavorable comparisons and jokes — it’s like Christmas without the gifts, it’s like Halloween without costumes — it’s a rare opportunity to combine hide-and-go-seek, eggs, chocolate, the resurrection of the savior and a giant rabbit into a single concept — but we at PYMNTS think Easter is highly underrated.

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