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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

South Florida residents will be able to get Starbucks food and drinks delivered thanks to a new partnership with Uber Eats. According to a report in the South Florida Business Journal , the partnership between Starbucks and Uber Eats in South Florida kicked off earlier this week, enabling people to order from 100 stores.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Up until then, retail levels were improving somewhat since the all-time low in April while the country was on lockdown. But customers have begun retreating from retail for the second time due to the increase in cases. The spikes in cases have been particularly noteworthy in Florida and Texas. The other 37, plus Washington D.C.,

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JUNE 20, 2018

million-square-foot American Dream Miami — potentially the most expensive mall ever built — has received approval from officials in a Florida county. He believes around 35 percent to 40 percent of mall tenants should be retail and up to 65 percent should be dedicated to entertainment, food and beverage spaces.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Apple , which runs 510 retail locations throughout the globe, intends to open roughly 100 U.S. Apple will reportedly open stores again this week in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Missouri, among other states. stores this week. Apple’s locations, for their part, many times anchor key shopping centers or areas.).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Off-price specialty retailer Stein Mart, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division amid a challenging retail climate and the pandemic, the company said in a statement. In July, Ascena Retail Group, Inc.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Back in late March when the pandemic first started to lock down retailing, PYMNTS published the first in a series of tracking reports showing clear evidence that the overwhelming factor in economic recovery would be one thing: COVID-19 and the ability to mitigate its effects. Again, that scenario is playing out this week. percent increase.

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JULY 19, 2017

Walmart has opened a massive eCommerce fulfillment center in Florida, creating 1,500 jobs and enabling faster shipping to customers or to stores for free pickup. In the first quarter of 2017, the retailer experienced 63 percent growth in U.S. Chain Store Age reported that the state-of-the-art facility, located in Davenport, is 2.2

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

McDonald’s is testing out a breakfast catering service in Central Florida in an attempt to compete with eateries like Panera Bread. The service is available at all 195 restaurants in Central Florida, and during breakfast hours only. This is just putting it into an easier package.””. per order.

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JULY 22, 2020

The retail industry is facing its first sales event of the pandemic with the coming of back-to-school sales. The projections were led by the National Retail Federation (NRF) this week, as it foresees record sales for back to school. At the very least, retailers need to depend on eCommerce sales in the states where the virus is raging.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Short sellers have been betting against brick-and-mortar retailers ahead of the holiday shopping season. According to The Wall Street Journal , these investors have taken their most aggressive positions in recent months, with short positions against the SPDR S&P Retail fund hitting 441 percent of its available shares last week.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

In Florida, nine defendants have been charged in the U.S District Court for the Southern District of Florida with wire and bank fraud and conspiracy for seeking $24 million in forgivable PPP loans. Mckenzie, 38, of Miami Gardens, Florida; Andre M. The defendants include Damion O.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

With unemployment at new lows, staffing has become a challenge for retail companies. Retailers had 757,000 job openings in July, which is roughly 100,000 more than they had a year before, The Wall Street Journal reported. Retailers are hosting “recruiting marathons” to help hire thousands of people.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

In today’s top retail news, CarLotz, Inc. Plus, retail rents have fallen to historic lows in the Big Apple amid the coronavirus pandemic. The firm will expand into the Seattle–Lynnwood, Washington market and will also provide a hub for the Orlando–Merritt Island, Florida area. Retail Rents Plummet In NYC As Vacancies Rise.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Retailers looking for the shape of an economic recovery have had several letters to choose from. If infections drop, retail spend has a better chance of recovering. No letters, patterns or retail bailouts will be more powerful than COVID-19. You can’t be in a retail business or any business without a plan,” he said.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Verizon , Verizon’s Skyward unit and UPS Flight Forward are teaming up to provide drone delivery for retail products using Verizon’s 4G LTE and 5G networks. The companies began testing the drones last year in Florida using Verizon’s 4G network and now plan to test them on Verizon’s new 5G Ultra Wideband network. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2018

One might just call this the age of unattended retail. Increasingly, retailers and other merchants are looking to give customers a more convenient and efficient experience by offering products and services via unattended kiosks. Clothing retail lags behind when it comes to kiosk deployment. market growing from $533.37

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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 the survey from the NRF and the University of Florida, 41 percent of polled retailers noted a rise in their inventory shrink.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

While we at PYMNTS.com would never applaud crime, we do have to credit Cheyenne Amber West of Fort Pierce, Florida, with boldness for her recent attempts to scam Walmart of more than $1,800 in consumer electronics. Since he just got me a Coach purse, I figured he deserved something nice as well,” West reportedly told a Florida deputy.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claims that a Florida digital currency trader purportedly bilked customers out of $6.8 It is looking for damages for “thousands of retail investors” from the 46-year-old individual, according to the complaint, as cited by CoinDesk. million, CoinDesk reported.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

retail sales fell in August, and industrial output recorded its biggest drop since 2009, due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Irma, which struck Florida last weekend, will also likely have a negative effect on the economy. According to the Commerce Department, retail sales dropped 0.2 Motor vehicle sales tumbled 1.6

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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 a report in Reuters , the much-anticipated program gives Prime members 10 percent off hundreds of items and deals on weekly specials that rotate.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

s most high-profile retailers is doing well in the U.S. and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. s fastest growing brick-and-mortar retailer, Wren Kitchens. And also in training our retail staff to offer the customer a fantastic service.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

Retailers are looking to do more in smaller spaces, a trend that seems ready to increase during the holiday shopping season and beyond. Among the latest examples of that comes from kids’ eyewear retailer Fitz Frames , which offers face measurements via its mobile app, and a subscription commerce plan for consumers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

With technology for cashierless checkout and robotic-powered order fulfillment, automated retail is changing how consumers shop for groceries and how supermarkets fill their eCommerce orders. And grocery retailers are expanding their delivery efforts. make online grocery orders for delivery or pickup. The share of U.S.

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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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JULY 2, 2020

The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported. Locations in California, Alabama, Idaho, Georgia, Oklahoma, Nevada and Louisiana are set to shutter on Thursday, while shops in Mississippi, Texas, Florida and Utah were shuttered as of Wednesday (July 1).

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JUNE 21, 2019

These hubs for travel retail, which are providing an audience of on-the-go travelers as U.S. However, the company’s luxury unit is continually on the uptick — and travel retail is said to be partly responsible. shopping malls are on the decline, are also becoming locations where brands are innovating with products.

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MARCH 22, 2021

Former First Green Bank CEO Keith Costello will lead Locality Bank as it seeks regulatory approvals Community Banking Compliance Feature3 Fintech Feature Management Retail Banking Technology.

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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. Just under 60 “qualified bids” are under consideration, CNBC reported.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The winning retailers of the future are going to combine great physical assets with the ease that comes along with that digital interaction,” Cornell told CNBC. retail sales will still take place at stores.”. Same-store sales at the retailer increased more than 3 percent in November and December.

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APRIL 16, 2018

The retailer’s website has 55.9 million average monthly visits, retail news source Retail Dive reported. The think tank found a decline of 410 basis points in the retailer’s apparel share as its revenues declined by $3 billion from 2012 to 2017. The retailer has already tested the technology at a store in New Jersey.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2020

But this week, the people of Florida have an unusual rejoinder. Yet that was the situation on the ground this week in Florida , where an unexpected cold snap caused a truly unusual natural phenomenon – and a very unexpected commerce opportunity. We can report, however, that the good people of Florida are extremely inventive.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

As sad as the end of Toys R Us may be, the iconic toy store is far from the only retailer struggling these days — and it’s not the only one throwing in the towel this week. The beloved, bankrupt retailer has announced the cancellation of all in-store events, such as its annual Easter Egg Hunt and Geoffrey the Giraffe birthday parties.

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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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DECEMBER 15, 2020

The chain currently has 167 retail locations, most of them operating under the Shoe Palace flag. More than 50 percent of the retail locations are in California, but the retailer has an “established retail presence” in Hawaii, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida, Arizona, Nevada and Texas.

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