PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

In the modern age of retail, a National Retail Federation (NRF) study has found that inventory loss, due to crime or error, is having a $46.8 percent of sales to retailers, Forbes reported. According to a study from FaceFirst , 20 percent of shoplifters, that are known, hit up three or more locations of a retailer.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

The program is now being offered in Florida and will be expanded to other Whole Food stores during the summer. According to media reports from last month, the national grocer sent an email to members stating that the loyalty program would end, and all online accounts closed Wednesday, May 2.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Marking its first fall in quarterly sales in half a decade, LaCroix sparkling water maker National Beverage Corp. By contrast, the Florida-based company reported $300 million in the quarter finishing in July, The Wall Street Journal reported. “We We are truly sorry for these results,” said National Beverage Corp.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2016

But Bulk Nation had a radical idea about fixing that problem. This was the founding question for the alternative grocery company when it first opened in Sarasota, Florida, in 2013. And, he noted, customers who are coming to Bulk Nation are also going to experience a much wider range of goods than they might otherwise.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

With several Toys R Us stores on the auction block, several national retailers have shown an interest in the embattled toy retailer’s brick-and-mortar locations. In Florida, for example, Target and Aldi are considering a store located near college campuses.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. Retailers in high-tax states have largely not been able to build themselves up or expand online beyond their local markets to the same extent, Rogers said. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Major retailers such as Target, Home Depot, Walmart and Lowe’s have been forced to introduce stricter return, store credit and gift card policies in response to a troubling trend. Smith used drugs for the past decade before starting her recovery journey at Gateway Community Services in Jacksonville, Florida. “As

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Cashless payments firm USA Technologies (USAT) is expanding its partnership with amusement kiosk operator National Entertainment Network (NEN) to bring expanded cashless payment options to more vending machines and devices, the companies announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. and Puerto Rico.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

That massive shift in spending activity is rendering 90-day profiles obsolete, and FIs have had to respond, said Carlos Mejia, chief digital executive at Florida-based Pacific National Bank. Deep Dive : Why Retailers and Consumers See Safety i n Contactless, CNP Transactions. Find the full story in the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. And while those numbers aren’t likely to keep Amazon or H&M up at night, for a small Cuban eCommerce startup operating out of nation where internet access is patchy and from which the company can’t ship goods directly to U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Many consumers suddenly turned to eCommerce for items they previously purchased in stores, transacted in different frequencies and found new retailers. States are now enabling some brick-and-mortar retailers to reopen, which is causing another major shift in buying habits. Defending Agains Fraud During Periods Of Reopening .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

Instead, the retailer is directing customers to liquidation sales at its brick-and-mortar stores for both its namesake and Babies R Us brands, industry news source Chain St ore Age reported. Thanks for visiting,” reads a pop-up on the retailer’s website. Thank you for your business and support over the years.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Postmates provides on-demand delivery choices from over 500,000 restaurants, convenience stores and grocery stores, in addition to traditional retailers. Beyond restaurants, retailers in other segments are also teaming with on-demand delivery platforms. To keep tabs on the latest retail trends, check out next week’s Retail Pulse.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

For the entire nation. That is not a typo,” our coverage reassured readers, while adding the equally bizarre fact that “all of those ticket sales came from just one place” – the Ocala Drive-In of Ocala, Florida. Welcome to movie-going in the age of the novel coronavirus.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

As the liquidation of Toys R Us marches on, retailers are bidding on the toy store’s brick-and-mortar locations. Landlords are purchasing Toys R Us locations in some cases, and Retail Specialists Executive Vice President Bill Read believes that there will be “solid demand” for the retailer’s locations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Shoppers can pick out a gift box to send to a relative in Florida, for example. When people try a crazy recipe for a hot sauce that uses locally grown peppers or other high-end ingredients and put it next to a regular national brand, “it doesn’t even compare,” Wright said. Consumers can purchase subscriptions as gifts for others.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Scott Miller, a real estate lawyer with Carlton Fields, a Florida law firm, told the Times. In May, the Real Deal reported 21 percent of 135 big retail chains failed to pay April rent, or were paying only a small part of it. But we’re getting to the point where people are saying, ‘How much longer can this continue?’

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2016

Retailers are struggling to keep tabs on shoplifters who are increasingly becoming their top source of loss, averaging $377 per incidence, up $60 from the year before. billion loss across the United States, according to NRF’s 2016 National Retail Security survey. The new numbers reflect a $1.2 to $1,233.77.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Grubhub , a mobile food ordering and delivery platform, is expanding its range of delivery and catering options once again, this time by announcing news of a partnership with another national leader in food services: BJ’s Restaurants and Brewhouse. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., Additionally, corporate catering is available for business functions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

And into the mix this week drops Macy’s — the latest in a string of the biggest names in retail to get on the stick with its own unique contribution to holiday retail hiring. But this year, Macy’s is trying out a new version of the hiring process with a national hiring holiday on Sept.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

Watson, the face of IBM’s artificial intelligence arm, is the force behind Olli, which is now driving around the streets of National Harbor, Maryland, for testing. National Harbor is also the home of Local Motors, the group behind the physical makeup of the shuttle, so maintenance shouldn’t be a problem.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

The bank, which attributes 31% of its loan portfolio to agriculture, opened loan production offices (LPOs) in Mississippi, Florida and Alabama. “We Because of our crop insurance business in Florida, I met an experienced ag lender, and circumstances worked out that we had an opportunity to bring him on board. And in New Albany, Miss.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

can now have alcohol delivered in as soon as an hour from national, regional and local grocers as well as wine and liquor stores. Instacart said customers in participating states will now see a new in-app banner that lets them shop directly from beer, wine and spirit “aisles” of select retailers on the Instacart marketplace.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Walmart said it will test the programs in Texas, Florida and Arkansas. The retail giant signed a deal with large national insurer Anthem last year to get Medicare users to buy medicine and supplies at its stores. The pilot program will connect employees with local doctors. million people in its workforce.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

“Bud” Paxson, the owner of a radio station in Florida, had a challenge one day in the 1970s: He was short on money and payday was approaching. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Arthur Tek recalled in a 1995 Florida Trend article, “He sold them all out the same day … he said, ‘There’s something to this.’”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

These reasons are driving a surge of interest in and use of remote online notarization (RON) services, according to James Schlimmer , managing partner of Naples, Florida-based notary firm Cottrell Title & Escrow. Florida was one of the few states that had legalized RON services prior to the initial outbreak.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

To build on its in-house delivery model, Panera Bread announced national delivery availability for the first time via Grubhub, Uber Eats and DoorDash. Today, through these partnerships, we are pioneering once again by being the first fast casual to launch the ‘bring your own courier’ model nation-wide.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The all-important last mile of retail is getting shorter and more innovative. Krispy Kreme first began testing online ordering and delivery in 2018, and will now roll out the program nationally. Home delivery is also becoming common in the retail space. As reported by PYMNTS on Monday (Feb. For most shops, a delivery fee of $4.99

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Looks like retail sales are back on the street. With direct marketing hit by robocall abuse and the National Do Not Call Registry , direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands and other not-so-usual suspects are looking into and in some cases reinstating door-to-door sales. It’s a niche market, but $28.7 The DSA is putting its money on the line.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2020

As it works to address the pandemic with testing, CVS Health plans to open over 50 COVID-19 testing sites at designated CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations throughout Connecticut, Florida, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. CVS Health President and CEO Larry J.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2016

When it comes to retailers dissuading theft from external sources, consumers, more or less, expect such attempts to be highly visible — or, at least, they aren’t bothered when they are. By that same token, however, is it as reasonable for a retailer to treat its own employees with, more or less, that same, highly visible lack of trust?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The retailer said that around 23,500 of the seasonal positions will be based in facilities that support online sales, an increase of 5,500 positions compared to 2017. In addition, around 1,500 workers will be hired for customer service via telephone, email and online chat at centers in Mason, Ohio; Clearwater, Florida; and Tempe, Arizona.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

And yet, that is exactly what Florida-based Boatsetter has built: a platform to connect boat owners, charter firms and renters together to build better boating experiences. Two-party marketplaces are complicated, and three-party marketplace are so complicated as to be almost unheard of.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Michigan, the legacy home of the nation’s auto industry, now leads the nation in autonomous vehicle policy, says Recode — ahead of Florida, California and a few others with some current legislation. On Friday of last week (Dec.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

You’re a retailer, beset by the twin problems of brick-and-mortar and fickle U.S. Picture 625 million wallets, ready to open for the right retail experience. Many of these retailers, he said, did not perform as well as might have been expected on Black Friday or even Cyber Monday. consumer spending. as well.”. “If

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

In addition to all four Los Angeles studios, the company will also close those in Austin, Texas; Atlanta; the San Francisco Bay area; and North Miami, Florida. According to a Flywheel spokesman, “We decided to take a look at our national footprint and close studios that were under-performing.

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