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Retail Heading For Its Biggest Year Of Layoffs Since 2010
April 26, 2016

With the waves of announced layoffs coming from what seems like every corner of the retail ecosystem these days, the latest consensus out of analysts that 2016 will be the worst year for retail segment layoffs sine 2010 probably comes as a shock to just...

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eTailer BeautyKind Heading Toward IPO
April 26, 2016

After a mere 18 months in existence, eCommerce startup BeautyKind is heading toward an initial public offering. 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...

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The Robots Are Coming! (To Restock The Shelves)
April 26, 2016

When you think robots, you may not think retail, but Bossa Nova Robotics hopes it can get everyone to think a little differently about that. And given that they just raised $14 million, their vision of a robotic retail future might be more future tech...

Study: Hundreds Of Store Closures Needed To Restore Productivity
April 26, 2016

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Sports Retail That Doesn’t Run In Circles
April 26, 2016

Recent bankruptcies and store closures in the retail sporting goods space have given rise to a number of gloomy theories about the state of the vertical. But the unfortunate fates of Sport Chalet and Sports Authority don’t necessarily give the whole picture, as other chains...

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The Acela Primary Underway In States Where Businesses Are Struggling
April 26, 2016

Though the news media seemed initially bent on calling today’s voting events in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Super Tuesday III, it quickly became apparent that, even in this wacky election cycle, there is still a finite number of times a superlative can be used before...

Google Glass-Inspired Health Care Startup Raises $17M
April 26, 2016

Using Google Glass, a health care startup has seen its way to a new round of funding. 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...

Visa’s Senior Risk Exec Talks Purchase Alert Program
April 26, 2016

Visa has set an Oct. 14 date for having all issuers provide consumers with Purchase Alerts on all on and offline Visa transactions processed through VisaNet (GPR and commercial cards are excepted). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Another ‘Uber Of X’ Pivots To Avoid Dying
April 26, 2016

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