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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The biggest investor in Dallas-based GameStop has reportedly set his sights on a lofty goal — having the video-game retailer take on the Goliath of eCommerce, Amazon , in an epic battle. In 2017, PetSmart bought the online pet store for nearly $3.4 In 2011, Cohen started Chewy.com and went on to serve as CEO.

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Video Dallas Retail Report 212

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

By using Within3’s virtual engagement platform, participants who would normally log into a call or video conference at the same time in the exact same language can do the same thing online over the course of a few days or weeks. It’s secure, compliant and offers such features as transcription. Big Growth and $100M+ in New Funding.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

With its recent purchase of Dallas-based Rent My Wardrobe, it is gaining a geographic footprint in the southern U.S. Like Wardrobe, Rent My Wardrobe encourages members to put their closets online for users to rent and return –but Wardrobe’s model is a bit more complex. Reinvention, he said, is key. “We

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Dallas Innovation Online Community 247

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

The holiday season brings in a staggering number of returns for eCommerce sales: According to estimates from CBRE, online returns could reach $37 billion amid the gift-giving season. Those who make online videos — or pretty much any other consumer — can turn to places like Liquidation.com to purchase lots and lots (and lots) of items.

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Dallas Video Texas Retail 168

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APRIL 13, 2020

They were not created to replace our existing face-to-face marketplaces (Toy Fair New York and Toy Fair Dallas) but to supplement them and help bridge the gap in industry engagement,” said Marian Bossard, executive vice president of global market events at The Toy Association.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The decision wasn’t final on Thursday, but Dallas-based Match Group could eventually decide not to go forward with a deal. The world of online dating was shaken up when Facebook entered the fold , and Match’s stock price tanked upon the news. Match Group Inc. , about a possible takeover, according to Bloomberg.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

FedEx is launching a new late-night shipping option that will allow retailers to deliver next day — that is, when items are purchased online as late as midnight. Online sales currently comprise about 15 percent of U.S. Carere added that about half of online purchases are completed after 4:00 p.m.

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Los Angeles Dallas Retail Online 140

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

New York’s Wardrobe has expanded its geographical footprint in the emerging online clothing rental space by acquiring Dallas-based rival Rent My Wardrobe. Wardrobe said the merger will bring in tens of thousands of customers in addition to strengthening its position in the southern states.

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Dallas Community Trends Branding 190

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JUNE 7, 2019

million initiative to connect 40 city government agencies to procure online. The financial details of the project were first uncovered by watchdog Checks and Balances Project, which also found that a similar project for Dallas, Texas cost the city under $50,000 a year. New York City has so far spent $27.5

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MARCH 19, 2019

Amazon will be providing pickup and drop-off services for packages at select Whole Foods locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. According to the Dallas Morning News , Amazon shoppers can either visit a staffed help desk or use a self-service kiosk for the service, which launched this week at the Addison store at 5100 Belt Line Road.

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MAY 10, 2018

The Ship-to-Store feature will be available in 47 Sears Auto Centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. What’s more, Sears said it marks the first time DieHard all-season passenger tires will be sold on Amazon.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The company, which was founded in 2013, also offers customers the opportunity to buy in-store or order online for delivery, in a bid to reinvigorate what has mostly been an untapped area of delivery services. Foxtrot is currently based in Dallas and Chicago, but there are plans to expand elsewhere. Foxtrot announced on Wednesday (Feb.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

5) unveiled DashMart , an array of online convenience stores that offer C-store items like ice cream and chips, along with other products from local grocery stores and restaurants. DoorDash on Wednesday (Aug.

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MAY 1, 2020

Madewell sells women’s apparel online and through brick-and-mortar stores with an emphasis on casual denim. It had slashed prices by 60 percent online this week. The companies with the thinnest margins are the most vulnerable,” said Hugh Ray , a bankruptcy attorney for the Dallas-based law firm McKool Smith. billion debt.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The company recently said it would shutter 180 out of 380 offices in the country, while putting $115 million toward its online client offering and eliminating 1,000 positions. The company has opened a minimum of 13 “solutions centers” in places such as Nashville, Tennessee and Dallas that provide an alternative to the usual bank office.

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Pennsylvania Nashville Indiana Tennessee 210

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Consumers can purchase their selected tires online through Zohr’s website, via a personal mobile device, laptop or PC. The company services the two metroplexes of Kansas City and Dallas. The company also offers financing, so consumers who are strapped for cash can still get new tires and drive safely.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The 2014 startup said that since introducing PICKUP Enterprise, retailers are experiencing bigger basket sizes and “23 percent lift over BOPIS (buy online, pick up in store).”. It was founded by Aaron Favara, Brenda Stoner, Darren Waxman and Tony Cornett and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. May grocery sales were $6.6 billion.

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Dallas Texas Retail Customer Experience 150

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MAY 4, 2020

It appears most consumers have filled the shopping gap by making purchases online. Among those who are shopping more online, just 33 percent said they will return to brick-and-mortar stores to shop when they reopen.

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Retail Dallas Texas Online 131

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MARCH 13, 2018

But, following Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, Amazon started offering its own two-hour delivery from stores in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas and Virginia Beach in February. ALDI tested the service in three markets — Atlanta, Dallas, and Los Angeles — in August, Chain Store Age reported.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Caviar product lead Gokul Rajaram told TechCrunch the purchase is aimed at speeding Caviar’s growth in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and take advantage of the partnerships Entrees On-Trays has formed with local restaurants. Square has made a new acquisition in the on-demand delivery service space – 32-year-old Entrees On-Trays.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

The problem came to light in the middle of November, when a web designer in Dallas named Brandon Sheehy bought a pair of earrings for his girlfriend from Jared online. Sheehy found out that when he modified the link in the confirmation email just slightly, and pasted it into a web browser, he could see another customer’s order.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

With warehouses in New Jersey, Dallas, Las Vegas and Atlanta, Boxed offers bulk-sized products similar to those found at big warehouse retailers like Costco Wholesale. Target, too, is focusing on home delivery, with its $550 million cash acquisition of Shipt, an online same-day delivery platform that is growing in popularity.

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APRIL 21, 2020

According to the Dallas Business Journal , JCPenney had a turnaround plan before the pandemic hit. The Journal says that the online presence for Penney’s is lagging and it has already furloughed a majority of its employees. Speculation now moves to JCPenney, which was struggling before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

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MARCH 7, 2020

The annual music and culture festival SXSW in Austin, Texas has been canceled due to fears over the spreading of the coronavirus , according to a report by Dallas News. Festival organizers said they were exploring options for rescheduling and could potentially provide an online experience.

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Austin New York Dallas Texas 141

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Arizona-based startup Emailage — the identity verification company delivering risk scores to financial institutions (FIs) and online merchants based on customers’ email addresses — announced news that it’s going on tour. The company is calling it the “FinTech Roadshow.”. First, on Oct. 11 through Oct. 23 through Oct.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

To that end, Home Depot has been installing lockers in many of its locations to allow customers who place online orders to easily pick up their merchandise at the store. Approximately 48 percent of American consumers expect their online orders to be delivered faster in 2018 than they did in 2016, according to the PYMNTS Omni Usage Report.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Online meal delivery orders were down in March across the sector, prompting companies to look into new ways to generate revenue. Classic online channels are mostly completely saturated,” he said. Our offer is a bit different; it’s a smaller basket, smaller ticket, faster delivery.”.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Online grocery shopping went to the moon from March to May, with PYMNTS’ Navigating COVID-19 series recording a 400 percent increase, equating to $6.6 billion in online spend. Smaller independent grocers have been forced to scramble to ramp up their digital services as the grocery market migrates online, however.”.

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Dallas Online Innovation Texas 131

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Walmart ‘s online home brand Allswell has announced the launch of its Tiny Home retail concept. Allswell is affiliated only with Walmart and not with its online counterpart Jet. Atlanta, Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee, Austin, Texas, Dallas, Texas, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, and Portland, Oregon.

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Los Angeles San Francisco New York City Portland 118

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JUNE 2, 2020

The online retailer said it plans to bring approximately 2,000 stylists onboard in lower-cost areas such as Pittsburgh, Dallas, Minneapolis, Cleveland and Austin, starting in the summer and extending into 2021. The executive noted that the firm will offer bonuses and severance payments in addition to lengthened healthcare coverage.

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APRIL 14, 2020

A fair amount, but not all, of the grocery business is going online. percent of consumers shopped for groceries online, rising to 9.1 Texans must continue to prepare, but panic does not promote progress,” said Dallas-based H-E-B said in a statement. percent of the respondents said. At the month’s start only 3.9

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Dallas Texas Data Millennials 196

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JANUARY 26, 2017

The Alibaba affiliate’s plans to buy out the Dallas-based firm reportedly come via anonymous sources speaking on the condition of anonymity with the WSJ. Shares of Dallas-based MoneyGram closed Wednesday at $11.88, giving the company a market value of $630 million.

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Dallas Marketing Groups Report 100

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AUGUST 5, 2020

The Home Depot said the new operation, about 20 miles east of Atlanta on Interstate 20, follows the opening of a similar one in Dallas. Another of the facilities, slated to open in Stonecrest, Georgia in 2021, will be geared toward flatbed trucks that deliver oversized loads to job sites.

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MARCH 6, 2018

After launching the service last month in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas and Virginia Beach, Amazon plans to expand the delivery option across the U.S. Prime members who order more than $35 of items can receive two-hour delivery for free, while one-hour delivery will cost them $7.99. throughout 2018.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

Whether it’s something that ran out of stock in the store and needs to be ordered or an online purchase, swift (and cheap) delivery is among one of the many things consumers have come to expect. While the retail industry is undergoing its transformation, there’s one clear winner on both brick-and-mortar and eCommerce delivery services.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

For instance, online marketplace and auction site eBay has released eBay Motors , a new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to list a car in under five minutes, according to a report by The Verge. The longstanding practice of selling automobiles is getting a change — reflecting larger trends in commerce. for both iOS and Android.

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JULY 13, 2018

Hatfield added that Walmart is planning three more in the Dallas-Forth Worth area, which will be constructed in the parking lots of supercenters without fuel stations. The company had already tested convenience stores in Huntsville, Alabama and Thornton, Colorado that feature pickup of online grocery orders.

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