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New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift (“How To” Playbook). Not only have retail sales shifted online, but more consumers are buying more of what they want directly from the brand. Report: Helping Retailers Solve The Payments Piece Of The eCommerce Puzzle (Anatomy Of A Consumer Payment Playbook).

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

Mastercard and Next Retail Concepts announced a new way to shop online this holiday season, with a new digital environment that lets shoppers browse and buy as if they were in a physical store. In a press release , the two companies announced they are launching the platform with Fred Segal, the retail brand.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The drop was tied to closings at its two New York City physical locations and reduced supply for its consignment business model in New York and Los Angeles. The RealReal operates four stores, two in New York and one each in Los Angeles and San Francisco. And Los Angeles is picking up.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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MAY 5, 2020

As retailers contend with the continuing COVID-19 crisis and the inevitable resettling of the business, one of the most popular pieces of advice has been to reformat existing stores. After launching 10-day and month-long installments in NYC’s Soho last year, Pop Up Grocer opened in Los Angeles in February.

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MARCH 15, 2018

As drivers of electric vehicles spend more time waiting at charging stations than drivers of traditional cars spend at the pump, Tesla is planning a retro-themed charging station with retail components in Santa Monica, California. Already, Tesla has built charging stations with some retail components.

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APRIL 1, 2019

To serve a wide range of consumers in the digital age, innovators are rolling out subscription offerings ranging from news content to gaming. From Netflix to FabFitFun , digital innovators are adopting recurring payment models to provide consumers with access to entertainment and apparel along with other products and services.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The move will bring 100 popular small businesses and digital brands on Facebook and Instagram into retail stores — just in time for the holiday shopping season. And the retailer is flexible on timing: brands can stay for as short a time period as a month. Compared to traditional pop-up stores, Macy’s own staff services the brands.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It’s been a busy time in the grocery world this week, with digital innovation at the core of the headlines in the industry. The news comes as the first Amazon Fresh opened , with the eCommerce retailer providing access to the general public to the Los Angeles store in September.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold.

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JULY 12, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening experiential concepts by working with other brands as they look to engage consumers with experiences instead of products. The retailer will “come to life” within the spaces with a mix of hard goods and apparel from its private brands Field & Stream and Alpine Design.

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AUGUST 16, 2017

Amazon is a powerful presence in the retail industry. There’s no doubt about the magnitude of the effect it has had on retail and the players in it. Almost every day in the news cycle, there is a mention of the eCommerce giant, whether it’s one of their own announcements or someone comparing an aspect of the retail industry to it.

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MARCH 21, 2018

Recode , citing an unnamed source, reported the company used to be called CloudKitchens and was headed by Diego Berdakin, who is an entrepreneur based in Los Angeles and was one of Uber’s early investors. The startup repurposes the real estate for new businesses including food delivery and internet retail.

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MAY 4, 2019

The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. In the modern digital era of QSR, it is almost impossible not to mention Starbucks and its myriad contributions to innovation — including the first really successful launch of a mobile wallet product in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S. cities, and IKEA is no exception: It is intending to bring a “Planning Studio” to Manhattan this coming spring. restaurants.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In a potential challenge to Apple at brick-and-mortar retail, Samsung Electronics is looking to move beyond pop-up shops with its own full-scale U.S. The outlet reported that the first Samsung stores will be at Roosevelt Field on Long Island, The Americana at Brand in Los Angeles and The Galleria in Houston.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

It’s hard to imagine that there’s so much technology and innovation happening up and down the mobility spectrum except for in this market — and it’s a $1.4 Shift has also innovated on the automotive finance side. So our whole thesis as a company has always been to innovate what everyone else is overlooking.”.

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APRIL 28, 2020

Indian FI Paytm launched virtual and contactless plastic debit cards to help customers circumvent using cash or having to hand over physical cards to retailers. Such users cannot do so now because many of these locations are closed during the pandemic. The Paytm cards can be used both in-store and online. Find the full story in the Tracker.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

An old Los Angeles gas station is getting a new life as a drive-thru authentication hub for eBay , according to a company statement on Friday (Nov. The vintage 1941 former Texaco Station is located in the Koreatown neighborhood on Beverly Boulevard.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

But direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail is undergoing some significant changes, which could help strengthen DTC activities for years to come. Personalization is among the trends gaining fuel in the DTC world, reflecting larger changes in the retail world. All of that helps prepare the ground for innovation. “In

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AUGUST 24, 2017

eCommerce leader Amazon is moving more deeply into the brick-and-mortar retail arena with the launch of two new physical bookstores, both of which will welcome customers this week, the Los Angeles Times reports. The company will open the doors to the new Washington location on Thursday as well.

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JULY 30, 2020

The Los Angeles-based pizza giant on Thursday (July 30) announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Throughout this process, we will continue to deliver the same innovative, California-inspired cuisine that we have been serving for over 35 years.”. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

. “The transformation of how commerce moves in cities demands that we build the most innovative tools for businesses to keep up and distribute their products to the modern consumer, efficiently and cost effectively,” Postmates CEO and Co-Founder Bastian Lehmann said in a press release.

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JULY 17, 2017

In addition, there will be an opportunity to work with Walmart, Jet.com, Thrive Global and other retail partners, and the most innovative experiences will be showcased at an exhibition in Los Angeles on Oct. Virtual reality creates a presence, a mindfulness, that nothing else today can.

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APRIL 29, 2016

According to Business Insider , which landed an exclusive look inside the new grocery chain concept, lower prices aren’t the only thing Whole Foods is innovating in its new 365 brand stores that are aligned to go toe-to-toe with other discount grocery chains, like Trader Joe’s , Kroger and Sprouts. Among the innovations is store layout.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Experiential retail is everyone’s favorite buzzword of late, but American Girl mastered this concept a long time ago. Followed in short order by locations in New York and Los Angeles, the Mattel-owned brand of 18-inch historical dolls made a seismic shift in its business model.

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MAY 20, 2020

Most recently, Bella+Canvas has opened a retail business, distributing its products through Nordstrom and other department stores. The retail business, both D2C and in-store, is a relatively new iteration for Bella+Canvas, and has comprised about 50 percent of the company’s total revenue. Its tagline: “Be different.”

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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. SPOT serves cities including Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia, per a report last year. Digital innovations are helping consumers pick up their orders. Currently, 58.7

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AUGUST 9, 2019

The sporting goods brand has also brought introduced some of the experimental items from its Nike Live store in Los Angeles. However, she noted that the brand has worked with the retailer for decades, and that Nike can’t keep expanding its business on its own – particularly in neighborhoods where it doesn’t have a store.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

While the retail industry is undergoing its transformation, there’s one clear winner on both brick-and-mortar and eCommerce delivery services. Today’s retail practically demands an easy delivery option. Here are the numbers: $3.4 billion | Amount Aldi plans to invest to bring increase its U.S.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

And several of them are affecting the retail industry. And judging from the continuing proliferation of videos on social media, the ability for retailers to enforce even the minimum safety standards of mask-wearing is risky business for employees. That line of thinking also leads to the counter-currents of retailing.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Together with Samsung, we plan to bring the best in technology and innovation to our customers. There are plans to expand service in the first half of 2019 to parts of 7 additional cities, including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose, Calif. Louisville, Ky.,

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JULY 18, 2018

“Pop-In@Nordstrom is all about introducing our customers to the best of what’s out there, and we are excited to partner with a like-minded brand like Casper that leads with innovation and a strong customer experience.”. Casper was founded to elevate sleep as a pillar of wellness,” said Neil Parikh, co-founder and COO at Casper. “In

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

Bulk goods retailer Costco saw its shares fall 6 percent on Friday (Oct. Orders totaling less than $35 will be subject to prices approximately 15 to 17 percent higher than those found in-store, according to the Los Angeles Times. Costco cited competition from new grocery delivery services as the catalyst for the revenue dip.

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JULY 8, 2016

Is retail heading to the dogs? Have you noticed lately how ridiculous some of the concepts for new retail stores are getting? Kanye West is getting his own line of adidas + KANYE WEST stores , thanks to the success of his clothing line with the sports apparel retailer. Most major U.S.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

The company currently operates in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, with expansion plans to enter other new markets in the first quarter of 2018. The company has deployed innovative robotic technology in its operations as well, improving its operations and overall speed. “We Monday (Dec. The firm aims to hit $1.5

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MARCH 8, 2018

It has since branched out to serve Nantucket, the Jersey Shore and even Los Angeles. Years later, Blade would provide helicopter service in New York with a 21st-century twist: The company would use an app to allow passengers to book seats on helicopters instantly. And, yes, it offered rides to and from New York area airports as well.

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