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JANUARY 14, 2021

Nike is suing 589 websites, the owners of 676 social media accounts and more than 100 unidentified companies and individuals for allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its Nike and Converse shoes online. Nike wrote in a lawsuit filed in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

To support Black-owned businesses and their communities, Facebook has introduced its #BuyBlack Friday event in the United States. The event is part of the social media company’s Season of Support to offer complimentary resources, education and instruction to assist companies throughout the globe, according to a company blog post.

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MARCH 7, 2018

In 2017, in the United States, overall VC funding -- a barometer of startup activity and appeal.Read More. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

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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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JANUARY 28, 2020

Premium retail brands in Europe are economic revenue drivers, adding yearly revenue of roughly €800 billion ($887.5 Kaufmann added that the EU should also prioritize lowering tariffs in China, the United States, South America and India. The timing coincides with a planned revamping of tech regulations by the European Commission.

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JULY 7, 2017

Generation Z are the next up-and-coming group of shoppers who retailers are turning to for the future of retail. Get ready, retailers. The buying power of Gen Z comes out to $44 billion, according to an IBM and National Retail Federation study. They appreciate the hands-on experience of shopping in a store.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

As reported, the social media giant was hacked through a vulnerability in the Facebook source code, which gave the attackers the ability to steal access tokens, which they in turn used to keep Facebook subscribers logged in. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region. Regulatory Fines, on a Global Scale.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2016

An inherent truth of the retail industry — that consumers, at the end of the day, wield the ultimate power in determining what products and companies succeed — can even be applied to entire business models.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The intellectual property (IP) of Century 21 Department Stores is up for sale, including the company’s domain name, trademarks, social media assets, shopper data and more, according to an announcement from Hilco Streambank , which focuses on the sale of IP assets. 16, and an auction is scheduled for Nov.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Working professionals across the United States have done away with the traditional nine-to-five, in-office grind in favor of remote, work-from-home arrangements, with fewer chances to browse through their social media feeds as they would on the train or listen to the occasional podcast or music during their morning and evening drives.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

According to the reigning data experts on the subject – The Knot – a little under 70 percent of the people who are going to get married in the United States this year will be getting married between April and October. In a big way. But will consumers be drawn to it? The experts aren’t so sure.

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AUGUST 17, 2019

There is no set national date for the beginning of school in the United States because there is no set date to go back to school. In the era of social media, there are many, many ways to track the beginning of the school year without looking at a district calendar. have already gone back to school. record set in 2017.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Facebook reported to its advertisers that India has overtaken the United States to become the platform’s largest country audience. According to The Next Web , as of July 13, Facebook is reporting a total “potential audience” of 241 million active users in India, compared with 240 million in the United States.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Data Wars, Via Social Media. The war may be waged across social media, where reputations can be dented in a matter of short Twitter bursts. This puts customers and their money at risk,” said Karen Larrimer, PNC’s head of retail banking and chief customer officer. “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

Amid a rise of influencer-sponsored items on social media, LetsBab enables consumers to shop, recommend and earn money through its new peer recommendation app. The app, which users can download in the United States and the United Kingdom, has 85 brands in the U.K. and 90 brands in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

As Pinterest wagered on eCommerce, the social media platform’s revenue surpassed the $1 billion threshold last year. More than 52 million people search and engage with beauty information on its platform each month in the United States. Pinterest foresees revenue clocking in at roughly $1.52

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

Some are making purchases directly from apps that allow them to search through products offered by a wide range of retailers. Others are finding new products on Facebook and Instagram, completing a purchase and paying through the social media platform of choice.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The experiential retailer b8ta is also launching a new community-driven store, this one aimed at fashion and lifestyle apparel. The company started in 2018, calling its concept “retail as a service” (RaaS). The concept doesn’t always have to be altruistic. The 20,000-foot store will be called “Market by Macy’s.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

The Limited, a women’s apparel chain based in the United States, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, having shuttered all 250 stores nationwide. 17) filing marks the latest casualty in the brick-and-mortar pantheon to file for bankruptcy protection, having come up short in the battle against online retailers, said Reuters.

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MAY 19, 2017

From eCommerce warehouses like Amazon to social media sales, it’s no secret that constant connectivity has changed many consumers’ shopping habits. But while more people opt for mobile and online channels than ever, traditional brick-and-mortar retail hasn’t vanished. Evolving from Pup to Shark. from 1 percent to 20 percent.

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JULY 16, 2019

Analysts predict that this year’s Prime Day has the possibility to be Amazon ’s largest-ever sales day one year after the eCommerce retailer brought on more members to its Prime service in its history on the first day of the event — even after it increased its membership fees from $99 to $119 annually. is too low.”. Cart Glitches.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Social media is a terrific breeding ground for travel envy — there is no faster way to find yourself wishing you were in a more exotic, warmer and more pleasant climate than to view someone else’s social media images of already being there. In light of that, it isn’t much of a surprise that 48.8

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Amazon and Italian luxury brand Maison Valentino filed a lawsuit against a retailer Thursday (June 18), alleging the company sold counterfeit goods as the trade in the so-called “gray market” continues to draw attention. The suit was filed against Buffalo, N.Y.-based

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Instagram is inviting a group of security researchers known as white hat hackers to stress-test its Checkout feature before it launches outside the United States. Checkout by Instagram includes participation by PayPal and its retail partnership program. The rewards can go up to $40,000 per case.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Facebook has announced that it is opening its first small business pop-up concept in nine Macy’s locations across the United States. 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.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Co-founder James Bello initially worked at the headquarters of a major retail chain, and then moved to Boston to serve in their innovation group. Combining that knowledge with Bello’s retail experience, they were able to get the product to market after completing the recipes and packaging. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

ID theft stands as the fastest-growing crime in the United States, and, globally, one in 60 transactions are fraudulent. A related early step is just an acceptance of reality, an understanding that involves not only businesses, such as retailers, but consumers as well. In the U.S., there were 16.7 billion worth of fraud losses.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Ridesharing services aren’t just a way for passengers to get from Point A to Point B: They can also enable retailers and brands to provide in-car shopping experiences. In the second macro trend, Moulton noted that Cargo has received extensive attention and adoption across the United States.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2018

Coverage includes news about new social media ads and Google ’s new payment offering. have decided to go cashless, some lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require retailers to accept cash. Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Facebook Testing AR Ads In News Feed.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Now that Walmart is officially enjoined in a bid for TikTok with the Redmond, Washington-based software giant, the jury is not out on whether the deal can actually happen, the jury is out on whether Walmart can make TikTok fit into its digital retailing needs. The United States represents 5 percent of TikTok’s global audience.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2018

According to the PYMNTS/USA Technology Unattended Retail tracker, there will be 3.6 People who [had] never had caviar in their life [before] ended up buying it from the machine, filming it and sharing it on social media.”. But vending machines are branching out in big ways and getting more high tech. On-Demand Design.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The European Commission told Amazon of its “preliminary view that it has breached EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in online retail markets,” according to the statement. The technology industry in China has grown mostly unhindered, as has been the case in the United States.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

Contextual commerce is an emerging force in online retail, and a topic recently discussed in-depth during a PYMNTS webinar featuring Karen Webster and Azita Habibi, business development lead at Braintree. The webinar takes a deep dive into those findings. Contextual Commerce Landscape. First, here’s a quick definition of contextual commerce.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2017

This stems from emerging markets like China, Russia and the United Arab Emirates starting to move into the luxury purchasing arena, with 70 percent of consumers increasing their spending. Within these emerging markets, we’ve seen retailers make large bets on luxury.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2016

Not surprisingly, retailers are leading the way in email marketing, accounting for 50 percent of the total journey interactions tracked by Kitewheel in the study. But what about social media , you might be asking? That’s a good thing since the greatest return on investment is still coming from email interactions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

million people, making it the tenth largest metropolitan area in the United States. Even Boston-area local Mark Zuckerberg, who infamously dropped out of Harvard to start his social media empire, knew it was a good move strategically to open an office in his old stomping grounds. The GDP of Boston was $396.55

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

To help consumers access these flavors, the couple created a subscription box that highlights four to five items from around the state and sends new items every month to people throughout the United States. The box’s selections range from products such as a salsa to a chile sauce.

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