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Barnes & Noble’s Comp Sales Rise 1.1 Pct Amid Strong Holiday Season
March 08, 2019

Amid a strong holiday season, Barnes & Noble, Inc. reported an increase of 1.1 percent in comp sales. The result showed “the Company’s best quarterly performance in several years,” the bookseller said in an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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LaCroix Maker National Beverage Corp. Reports Drop In Sales
March 08, 2019

Marking its first fall in quarterly sales in half a decade, LaCroix sparkling water maker National Beverage Corp. reported revenue of $220.9 million for the quarter concluding on Jan. 26. By contrast, the Florida-based company reported $300 million in the quarter finishing in July, The Wall...

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Rent The Runway, West Elm And The Oversharing Economy
March 08, 2019

Millennials, we’ve often been told, are a generation of renters, as opposed to buyers. Maybe it was all the early childhood focus on sharing that was in vogue in the 1980s, maybe it was the Great Recession that forced many of them to graduate college...

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Kroger Sees Potential Opportunity In Healthcare Field
March 07, 2019

Grocery giant Kroger is thinking about starting a new business venture related to the healthcare field, according to a report in Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Bloomscape And Tapping Into The Hip Houseplant Phenomenon
March 07, 2019

“I’m so excited to go houseplant shopping this weekend!” said no one. Ever. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Why More Than Six In 10 Shoppers Use Mobile Beyond Payments
March 07, 2019

To make purchases online and in brick-and-mortar stores, consumers are tapping into technology such as mobile phones and voice assistants. These devices have essentially become the connected devices of choice for a nearly constant connection between consumer and merchant. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Rent The Runway Takes Rental Business Model To Home Goods
March 07, 2019

To help customers rent home goods such as linens, throw pillows and blankets, Rent the Runway is teaming up with West Elm. Through the tie-up, shoppers will be able to rent some items through Rent The Runway’s website beginning in the summer, Vox reported. Get...

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Building An Eco-Friendly Grocery Delivery Business With Reusable Containers
March 07, 2019

To help consumers to order produce and household staples in an environmentally friendly way, startups are offering grocery deliveries through reusable containers and bicycles. The Wally Shop, in one case, is “a grocery delivery service that uses entirely reusable packaging that’s picked back up again...

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A&F Co. To Close Up To 40 Stores Within A Year
March 07, 2019

The A&F Co. has announced it is closing up to 40 stores by next February. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...