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Love It Or Hate It, Prime Day Cannot Be Ignored
June 22, 2021

What began in 2015 as a birthday party for Amazon has ballooned six years later into an industry-wide tsunami of sales, with retailers big and small trying to reap the benefits of Prime Day or risk missing out on what has become one of the...

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Walgreens Provides Incentive For Shoppers To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
June 22, 2021

Walgreens, which runs over 9,000 retail locations in America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, announced that shoppers who receive a coronavirus inoculation at the pharmacy chain will get $25 in Walgreens Cash rewards starting on Tuesday (June 22). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Target Works Toward Sustainable Future With New Eco-Conscious Commitments 
June 22, 2021

Target, which has almost 1,900 brick-and-mortar locations and Target.com, revealed a “Target Forward” sustainability roadmap that builds on its “legacy of corporate responsibility and sustainable practices,” according to a Tuesday (June 22) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Today In Retail: Grubhub To Equip Resorts World Las Vegas With Mobile Ordering; KKR Pays...
June 21, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Resorts World Las Vegas is working with Grubhub on mobile ordering, while KKR is spending $625 million on a majority stake in Vini Cosmetics. Plus, the House of Sport experiential stores of Dick’s Sporting Goods are the heart of the retailer’s business...

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What US Grocers Could Learn From Alibaba’s Connected Supermarket Experience
June 21, 2021

When it comes to integrating eCommerce into the brick-and-mortar grocery experience, China may be pulling ahead. While the United States is getting a new digitally-enabled Amazon grocery store every few months, reports from China show the high tech supermarket chain skyrocketing to prominence. Digitally native...

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KKR Pays $625 Million For Controlling Stake In India’s Vini Cosmetics
June 21, 2021

Global investment firm KKR is spending $625 million to buy a majority stake in Indian personal care and beauty products company Vini Cosmetics with the aim of scaling the startup’s presence in Asia and other fast-growing markets in the region. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Deluge Of Prime Day Events Risks Overwhelming Shoppers With Tsunami Of Sales
June 21, 2021

With Amazon’s much-hyped and anticipated 48-hour Prime Day sales event now officially underway, and scores of parallel promotions happening at rival retail sites and stores, consumers are facing a tsunami of sales to sort through. As a result, the average shopper’s ability to unlock true...

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Grubhub To Provide Mobile Ordering For Resorts World Las Vegas
June 21, 2021

Hotels let guests charge food and beverage purchases to their rooms by signing a receipt, but one property is taking a bit of a different approach. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Ready, Set, Shop! Rivals Crashing Amazon’s Prime Day Party Will See Record Haul For Retail
June 19, 2021

Prime Day is nearly upon us. But it’s not just for Amazon anymore, as the company’s self-invented retail holiday has, over its six-year existence, grown into a massive industry-wide promotional extravaganza for the entire retail segment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...