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1.8KWhy Treehouses Rule The Airbnb Roost
Pop quiz: When you read the words “most popular Airbnb listing in history,” what is the first thought that pops into your mind?...
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1.3KWalmart Nixes eCigarette Sales
Walmart has announced it will no longer sell eCigarettes after it sells out of its current inventory. The world’s biggest retailer currently...
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1.4KRetail Pulse: Walgreens To Test Drone Deliveries; Walmart To Relaunch Scoop
Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. Walgreens, in...
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1.1KHow Dogs And Cats Are Pushing More Retail Innovation
Whether you are a dog or cat person – or prefer another animal – pets are big business, and they are helping to...
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1.2KAmazon To Build Logistics Capabilities With Carbon-Neutral Electric Trucks
With the formation of an in-house armada of carbon-neutral delivery trucks, Amazon will soon integrate another step of the online shopping pipeline....
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979French Grocer Leader Price May Be Sold To Aldi
In the last move of a disposal program of non-core assets to free up its finances, French retailer Casino said that it...
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1.4KWAYV Launches New Platform To Streamline Cannabis Logistics
B2B cannabis logistics platform WAYV has launched a service to streamline cannabis supply chain logistics. The company’s Dynamic Distribution connects brands, retailers...
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1.5KHuawei Launches Smartphone Line Without Google Software
Due to being placed on a blacklist by the U.S. earlier this year, Huawei has introduced a new line of 5G phones...
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1.2KCollaborating To Create Kids’ Subscriptions With A STEM Twist
Parents looking for subscriptions boxes to keep their children educationally entertained have many, many options, including names like Monti Kids, Green Pinata...
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1.3KThe Impossible Burger To Make Its Grocery Debut
Once only available in restaurants, The Impossible Burger will be available for sale in grocery stores this week. Shoppers will be able...
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1.2KGiving The Gift Of Michigan With Curated Boxes
Michiganders may have a cottage up north, treat 50 degrees as “shorts weather” and consider Superman ice cream to be a symbol...
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1.2KApparel, Embracing Digital, Drives Innovation In Retail
Apparel used to be mostly a brick-and-mortar retail experience, but that has changed drastically over the last few years – and has...
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1.5KTru Kids Teams With Candytopia For Toys R Us Adventure
To bring in shoppers with new experiences, Tru Kids, the new owner of the Toys R Us brand, is teaming up with...
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2.3KUsing Data Tech To Create A Modern Lingerie Marketplace
For American women, there is plenty of friction built into the process of purchasing lingerie. Cost, sizing, styling, access and lack of...
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4.0KWestern Union Powers Pay With Cash On Amazon In US
To make it easier for shoppers to pay with cash, Amazon PayCode is rolling out today in the United States. The option...
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2.1KAthletic Subscription Boxes Run On Curation
The plethora of merchandise and accessories in the athletic market can be overwhelming for new runners. In addition to buying a pair...
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1.6KRetail Feels The Wide Impact Of Bridge Millennials
Among the forces working to influence and change retail — and do so into the 2019 holiday shopping season, as well as...
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1.3KIndia Approves Ordinance To Ban eCigarettes
In a move that will dash the plans for expansion of companies like Philip Morris and Juul Labs in the country, India...
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1.9KMuslim Women’s Fashion Firm Modanisa Aims To Be A Unicorn
Kerim Ture, one of the founders of Modanisa, a successful Muslim women’s fashion site, said he started the business because he felt...
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2.1KMattress Company Casper Teams Up With PLUS For CBD Gummies
Mattress company Casper has teamed up with edible startup PLUS to offer customers CBD sleep gummies with chamomile and 1 milligram of...
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3.9KPizza Hut Teams With Kellogg On Pizza For Cheez-It Lovers
As Pizza Hut aims to bolster sales with its NFL sponsorship and a focus on delivery, the quick-service restaurant chain is teaming...
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3.2KHow Voice Will Capture The Connected Commerce Frontier
A massive sea change has happened in the world of retail – albeit so subtly and swiftly that most consumers probably never...
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2.1KPutting Vinyl Back On Track With eCommerce
Streaming has become a trend as consumers shift from paying for music ownership to paying for music access. It has changed the...
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1.7KGoogle, Amazon Map Out Retail Future On The Road
The future of retail is playing out in multiple places, not the least of which is the open road. That’s where the...
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1.2KWalmart Gives New Life To Scoop Brand With Relaunch
To build itself as a larger destination for fashion, Walmart has obtained the rights to the Scoop name and is bringing back...
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2.3KHow FinTechs Help Merchants With GDPR Compliance
FinTech firms are keeping a pulse on the latest regulations and helping their clients comply with them. The European Union’s General Data...
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1.5KMoney Can’t Buy Love, But Can A Subscription Make It Stick?
There are plenty of apps that will help a consumer find love, or at least a reasonable simulacrum of it for an...
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1.4KAmazon India Gears Up For Festival Season With Furniture
Preparing for the festival season, Amazon India has enhanced the range of its furniture department and played to its strength in the...
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1.7KDelivering Restaurant Innovation With Mobile Tech
With more choices for fast-casual dining than ever before, diners can choose to eat in restaurants or tap into delivery whether they...
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1.2KAnalyst Boosts iPhone 11 Shipment Forecast
With the help of Chinese consumers, increased demand for new iPhones is coming out ahead of the expectations of one analyst. Ming-Chi...
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1.8KReimagining The Purchase Path For Fine Jewelry
Though the vast majority of fine jewelry on Earth is designed to be worn by women, as a product it is often...
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1.7KGM, Ford Take On Tesla With Electric Pickups
In an effort to outflank Tesla, GM and Ford are working to design very different new versions of their most profitable pickup...
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1.4KAuto Purchases Boost Retail Sales In August
While purchases of building supplies and new vehicles gave U.S. retail sales a large boost in August, many other stores noted declining...
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1.6KVoice Recognition Could Take A Bigger Role In Retail
Voice recognition could soon play a bigger role in retail — especially in the world of quick service restaurants. That’s the signal sent...
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1.3KRetail Pulse: Target Prepares For Holiday Orders; McDonald’s To Acquire Apprente
Brick-and-mortar retailers are doubling down on digital as they look to staff their stores for the busy holiday shopping season. Target, for...
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1.6KServing Up A Competitive Offering In The Crowded Meal Kit Market
For a consumer who wants to cook at home, but doesn’t necessarily want to spend a lot of time preparing for that...
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1.6KMastercard Launches UK Retailer Cashback Initiative
A new resource to expand cash access in the U.K. is being launched by Mastercard, the company said in a press release...
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1.5KHow Video Games Are Helping Retailers Grow And Innovate
Video games are helping to drive retail innovation and growth, and that includes the hot area of subscription commerce. Video games have...
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1.6KBuilding The Tire Shop Of The Future With On-Demand Service
When Zohr Co-Founder and CEO Komal Choong and Co-founder and COO Anoop Choong were in college, they would flip cars and car parts on...
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1.4KYelp Debuts Restaurant Updates, Upgrades Waitlist
To let users go beyond reviews from customers and see information from restaurants, Yelp has added a new way for eateries to...
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1.7KWalmart To Expand Delivery Unlimited Program
With an expansion of its Grocery Delivery membership option for customers, Walmart plans to grow the reach of Delivery Unlimited to 1,400 stores later...
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1.3KRetail Bankruptcies, Closures Faster This Year Than Last
Data shows that stores are closing or filing for bankruptcy this year at a faster pace than in 2018. And additional retail...
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1.1KNeighborhood Goods Raises $11M To Add More Locations
Neighborhood Goods revealed it has raised $11 million in a Series A round of funding. This new round brings the Texas-based retailer’s...
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1.8KGameStop Will Continue Closing Stores Amid Customer Pivot To Digital
GameStop said on an earnings call that it’s going to close somewhere between 180 and 200 stores in an effort to expand...
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2.2KCreating A Mainstream US CBD Market
CBD has in short order become something of a retail fad. Short for cannabidiol, CBD is a chemical derived from cannabis plants that...
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2.7KVirtual Reality Gains Traction In Retail
Virtual reality could have more retailers reach more consumers in the coming few years — in large part by upping the consumer...
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1.7KEnabling Digital Commerce At Sporting Venues With Mobile Ticketing
With sports teams such as the Carolina Hurricanes moving to distribute tickets nearly exclusively via mobile, fans are now tapping into digital platforms to...
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1.4KPeloton Aims To Raise Up To $1.16B In IPO
In a regulatory filing, Peloton said it aims to raise up to $1.16 billion in its initial public offering (IPO). The company,...
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1.3KCaper Closes $10M Series A Round
Caper announced it has secured $10 million in Series A funding, according to reports. The round was led by Lux Capital, with...
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1.6KDo Grocery Stores Need Happy Hours?
While in many places, the “best” time of day for a trip to the grocery store is a matter for debate, for...
