Retail

Retail
Arby’s Parent Company, Inspire Brands, Acquires Sonic For $2.3B
September 26, 2018

Inspire Brands announced that it will acquire Sonic for approximately $2.3 billion. 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. By...

Retail
Dunkin’ Donuts Officially Changes Its Name
September 26, 2018

Dunkin’ Donuts announced that it has officially changed its name, and will now be known simply as Dunkin’. 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...

Retail
How US Retailers Are Attracting Seasonal Workers Ahead Of The Holidays
September 26, 2018

Retailers are looking for hundreds of thousands of retail workers ahead of what is expected to be a busy holiday season: Target, in particular, is looking to bring on 120,000 employees across the country. Finding these workers, however, is no easy feat, as the country...

Retail
PleaseNotes CEO On Why It Pays To Be Positive And Persistent
September 26, 2018

There are bootstrapped startups, and there are startups that aspire to bootstraps when they first enter the market. For PleaseNotes, a firm that specializes in offering customers affirming materials like guided journals, sticky pads and stickers, its earliest days were closer to the former category...

Retail
Sears CEO Wants To Restructure Debt, Sell Assets
September 25, 2018

In an effort to avoid bankruptcy, Sears CEO Edward Lampert is pitching a rescue plan: He wants the retailer’s board to sell assets and creditors to refinance debts, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Whole Foods Supplier Embraces Robotic Farming
September 25, 2018

To supply retailers such as Whole Foods and U.S. Foods with greens, 80 Acres Farms is constructing a “fully automated indoor farm.” The project’s reported cost is in the range of $10 million to $15 million, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
With Audi Select, Automaker Pilots Subscription Rentals
September 25, 2018

Luxury automakers are test driving new business models: Audi has announced a pilot program dubbed Audi Select that allows customers to borrow from a small selection of vehicles. The service, which made its first appearance in five Dallas-Fort Worth area dealerships, gives customers access to...

Retail
ALDI And Grocery Competitors Poised For Online-Offline Evolution
September 25, 2018

Grocers are expanding their in-store and online offerings as they compete with other retailers in a crowded space. Aldi, in particular, recently announced the expansion of its online grocery delivery service to all of its stores in the United States. To that end, the German...

Retail
Maison Me’s AI-Assisted Customization
September 24, 2018

Customized clothing and automation generally don’t exist comfortably in the same sentence, let alone in the same retail operation. Custom dressing tends to call to mind images of sketched designs and hand-sewn items, not robots or computers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...