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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Halloween is a big event for many retailers, whether they’re seasonal pop-ups or eCommerce mainstays. Through a service called Frightgeist , results can be sorted by popularity and by region, so users can find out exactly how people are getting spooky from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon. eCommerce Is Cleaning Up.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

It serves roughly 120,000 households across nine major markets and recently expanded into San Diego, Portland, New York City and New Jersey. The firm also discovered that online sales have also pulled back some, with delivery and curbside pickup sales totaling $5.7 Nielsen found that the biggest spike in the U.S. percent in March.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

The Big Apple expansion comes as part of Amazon’s larger push into physical retail — the mostly e-commerce firm has already opened locations in San Diego, Seattle and Portland. Ironically, part of what is driving Amazon into physical retail is falling rental rates — spurred on by consumers’ mass adoption of online shopping.

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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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MAY 3, 2018

Log another win for brick-and-mortar in the retail history books: Despite years of retail apocalypse criers, the industry continues to show that it’s not dying at all — it’s just evolving. The company opened its first store in Portland five years ago and is now about to open its second in New York City this May at 252 Lafayette.

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MAY 30, 2016

The diamond retailer announced the opening of its second brick-and-mortar store at The Westchester mall in White Plains, New York. The opening of the new store comes after the Seattle-based online retailer opened its first physical store at the Roosevelt Field mall in Garden City, New York, in June last year.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

2) as The Wall Street Journal reported it imposed shipping restrictions on some large retailers such as Gap, Nike, L.L.Bean Inc., FedEx, which had announced shipping surcharges recently, is dealing with the capacity crisis by closing on its deal to acquire ShopRunner , which directly connects brands and merchants with online shoppers.

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

The gift of giving just got a whole lot easier and more digital, thanks to one Portland, Me.–based Prepaid commerce solutions provider CashStar recently announced the release of its new Product eGifting solution for retailers. based company. Giving presents often drives lower conversion rates but more costly returns.

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APRIL 8, 2016

Fina is excited about seeking out better fortunes on digital shores, Blue Nile has spent the last quarter proving that selling online isn’t exactly an easy solution to take on. Founded in 1999, the online shop was one of the few survivors that lived to tell the tale of the Web 1.0 metro Area and one in Portland.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Just ask NBA superstar James Harden , who has been the subject of intense online ridicule this past week or so after images of his first-ever, Adidas-designed sneaker leaked online. Amazon Books also announced plans for its fourth physical retail location — this one planned for the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Macy’s announced it is hiring 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, as well as adding more employees to handle online orders. 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. Macy’s, Inc.

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AUGUST 30, 2018

India-based eCommerce marketplace Paytm Mall wants to work more closely with regional retailers and team up with eCommerce grocery service BigBasket to compete with Flipkart and Amazon, according to recent Reuters reports. It is currently the third-largest company competing in the country’s retail space. “We

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

But it wasn’t until many years later that he decided to go all-in on the mushroom jerky concept, working with them to reformulate the recipe and manufacture the jerky in Portland, Oregon. Pan also believes that plant-based foods are growing at five times the pace in retail sales versus regular groceries. Texture and Flavors.

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JULY 18, 2016

This newfound cost consciousness is reshaping the retail industry in everything from spurring the rise of fast fashion at the expense of mall “anchor stores,” to the increasing popularity of off-brands or store brands in the supermarket, to the shift in the apparel business, to off-price retail outlets over full-priced department stores.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Stated simply, somethings are much easier to buy online than others. But when retail gets more niche or specialized, like in the arena of specialized outdoor good and equipment – the consumer’s interests and needs get a bit different. The shop doesn’t make money on the sale – but does connect to the customer.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Some items are much easier to buy online than others. But when retail gets more niche or specialized, like in the arena of specialized outdoor goods and equipment, the consumer’s interests and needs are a bit different. Generic consumer commodity items – paper towels, toothpaste, batteries, etc. –

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JUNE 28, 2016

Thanks to a strategic partnership with one of Africa’s largest online shopping platforms, eBay could do the same for yet another continent. Despite operating an ocean away, MallforAfrica owns a logistics center in Portland, Oregon, from which it will handle the shipping and fulfillment for eBay orders destined for African travel.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Nonessential retail is highly dependent – in some cases, completely dependent – on eCommerce during the COVID-19 crisis. Indie bookstore Powell’s in Portland, Oregon couldn’t guarantee that the order would be processed until seven to 14 days. And eCommerce success is dependent upon shipping. Therein lies a serious problem.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

At the same time, Strawn noted that her site provides a platform for creative and offbeat offerings “that you can’t really buy online today.” A gig worker on the MyPeople platform might help find a consumer find affordable housing in Portland, Oregon, for example.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Ten years later, the company continues to disrupt the diamond mining and traditional jewelry retail space with its lab-grown diamonds — offering customers a diamond alternative they can truly feel good about buying. For diamond mining companies and many traditional jewelry retailers, this technology comes as a major threat.

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APRIL 5, 2017

RI and YG: While attending Drexel a couple years ago, we found it unbelievable that there wasn’t an online alternative to running around, store after store, cab after cab, to get the supplies and products students and young professionals needed daily. RI and YG: Our pricing model works very similar to any retail convenience store.

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JUNE 1, 2017

Second, “Rather than carry bulky items on a bus, train or Uber, people in participating markets can now go home, order it online, and get it quickly,” said Rosenfeld. “It It is a way to ensure we don’t lose that face-to-face connection with our customer, and still create instant gratification during the last mile of delivery.”. For $14.99

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

As the company grows in 2020, it is focusing on bigger media, magazine publications and online reviews. For example, if a potential customer from Portland, Oregon, wants to try out a bike before buying one, Bunch Bikes would connect him or her with an existing owner.

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MAY 23, 2016

It has been a particularly grim retail season for the mall staples that defined landscape of the late ’90s and early 2000s. Karen Webster described this scenario in 2014 as The Coming Physical Retail Death Spiral. “So Same-store sales in retail locations were up on average 1 percent from the same time in 2015.

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JUNE 26, 2017

Arizona temps grounded flights last week when they got about 120, and even the Pacific Northwest saw temperatures get up over the 100 mark in Portland. By the numbers PayPal has 200 million active users , checkout on 75 percent of Internet Retailers’ top 100 merchants and 50 million customers for its OneTouch fast checkout product.

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BankInovation

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Portland, Maine-based, $469 million credit union first selected Access Softek for mobile banking more than five years ago and added its online banking capability in 2020 to resolve its […].

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AUGUST 25, 2016

But Cofounder and CEO Eric Breon says that the two online rental startups are actually vastly different from one another. Since its founding, Vacasa has grown from a two-person company to employ more than 1,300 people at offices in Portland, Oregon, and Boise, Idaho, as well as numerous field personnel in the 14 U.S.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

Chicago, Dallas, Portland, Los Angeles and San Francisco — and growing to more. You go online and give us really simple information about your home. Based in New York, the business is now in seven other cities — Boston, Washington, D.C., We were like, “That’s a big job,” considering that our average ticket for cleaning was below $100.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

That is the big question, which hinges on whether or not customers are as comfortable using a feature they’ve probably used a million times online in the physical store. The marketing blitz got underway this summer, mainly centered in the Pacific Northwest, particularly Portland.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

On the eCommerce front, Wayfair , the online home furnishings retailer, has taken steps in recent years to better control its logistics network, from manufacturers’ inbound supply links to the middle mile network, as well as home delivery. Efficient Warehouses. Wayfair reported a surge in orders over the past year, with 6.5

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 14, 2015

million), digital payments provider Digital Retail Apps ($770,000) and StockViews got a $16,000 check from London-based accelerator, Startupbootcamp. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Online cash-back services for restaurants. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Online mutual fund investment platform. Online investment management.

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Prepaid solutions for retailers & restaurants. HQ: Portland, Maine. Canadian online wealth manager. Latest round: $21.8 million Series B. Total raised: $32 million. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $15 million Series D. Total raised: $50 million. Source: Finovate. Smartphone telematics software. Latest round: $2.1

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And for smaller boutiques and retailers , Jane CEO Taleeb Noormohamed told PYMNTS, that is something of a troubling trend. What smaller boutiques need is an online marketplace built for their needs, which is what Jane was created to offer them. And that isn’t a one-and-done effort in the world of apparel retail.

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MARCH 28, 2016

Point-of-sale financing for retailers. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Online foreign exchange services. Nigerian online credit card processor. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: New York City. Source: Crunchbase. Flexiti Financial. Latest round: $25 million Debt. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: Crunchbase.

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