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Marks and Spencer Back on Top in UK Retail Race
January 10, 2022

Marks and Spencer has returned to its perch atop the U.K. retail landscape, in the process pushing its value to more than upstart fast-fashion retailer Boohoo and online rival Asos combined, two years after Boohoo found itself at the top of the heap for what...

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Lululemon Expects Q4 Results to be Hurt by Capacity Constraints, Staff Limitations and Fewer Hours
January 10, 2022

The optimism athletic apparel company lululemon athletica inc. was feeling just a month ago seems to have been left behind with the change to 2022 and the Omicron variant, as the company said Monday (Jan. 10) that it expects to its net revenue to be...

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Retailers Still ‘Aren’t Even Close’ To Being Prepared for Peak Return Season
January 10, 2022

By some estimates, for every four retail orders that go out the front door of a store or warehouse, at least one of them is now likely to get returned through the back door. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Yeezy, Gap, Balenciaga Pact Reflects Reality That Designer Partnerships are in Style Right Now
January 10, 2022

As any good cook will tell you, the best dishes often evolve after a few ingredients in an existing recipe are changed. The magic, the thinking goes, lies within the tinkering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Bell and Howell’s Bid to Help Grocery Stores and Retailers Monetize the Last Mile
January 10, 2022

In the grocery business, to quote that song from “Casablanca,” the fundamental things apply. 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...

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Art Imitates Life as COVID-Crimped CES Showcases Retail Tools for Touchless World
January 07, 2022

Scaled back and stripped-down, yet brash and defiant as always, the annual Las Vegas tech fest known as CES is loath to disappoint, given its something-for-everyone array of things you didn’t know you needed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Retail Giants Contend With COVID but Plan for Future
January 07, 2022

It was a busy first week of the new year for the nation’s top-two retailers, as both Walmart and Amazon had their feet planted firmly in the present dealing with the latest COVID challenges, while also keeping their eyes on the future with a swirl...

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Swap.com Partners with FIND.Fashion on AI-Powered Visual Search and Emotion Recognition
January 07, 2022

Swap.com on Thursday (Jan. 6) began working with FIND.Fashion visual search to give shoppers an experience rooted in artificial intelligence and combining data with emotion recognition to search millions of items. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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GameStop Shares Climb on News of Crypto, NFT Division
January 07, 2022

GameStop saw its share prices climb in overnight trading and still up on Friday morning (Jan. 7) following news that the video game retailer, meme stock and Reddit cult favorite was hiring a team for a new cryptocurrency and nonfungible token (NFT) division, according to multiple...