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Play Ball: Secondhand Sports Gear Has Its Own Marketplace Now
May 04, 2018

Buying secondhand sports gear isn’t as easy as it sounds. Neither is selling the kids’ old hockey skates or baseball bats. It may seem like perfect material for eBay, Craigslist, letgo or Facebook Marketplace, but according to SidelineSwap Co-Founder and CEO Brendan Candon, that can be...

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Blue Apron Looks To The Grocery Aisle After First Quarter Earnings
May 04, 2018

Meal kit delivery service Blue Apron is trying to build momentum beyond the first quarter as it eyes new sales channels to attract more customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Retailers Can Create Headset-Free Virtual Reality Experiences
May 04, 2018

Brick-and-mortar stores can’t always offer the in-store experience to consumers at home, particularly if they have products that are meant to be picked up and admired from multiple angles. Vancouver’s Six Hundred Four, which sells limited-edition sneakers designed by artists, for example, has an in-store...

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Cash&Carry Rebrands Itself Into Smart Foodservice
May 04, 2018

Cash&Carry Smart Foodservice announced it is rebranding to the name Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores. The company said the change reflects more than 60 years of evolution in the industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Propel CEO Sees App As Aid to Low-Income Consumers, Beyond The Grocer’s Aisles
May 04, 2018

An app designed to make life easier for food stamp recipients is expanding the commerce-related services it offers to low-income Americans, but a new challenge related to data could hamper the ability of Propel, the company that operates the app, to gather the data upon...

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Sears Offers Online ‘LEASE IT’ Financing Program
May 04, 2018

Sears Holdings has announced that it has expanded its leasing program so that customers can easily finance a variety of products, both in-store and online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Walmart.com Redesign Is Live
May 03, 2018

Walmart today began rolling out its new website to customers. The goal of the redesign was to give the site a new look and feel — “cleaner” and “more modern,” according to a company blog post — more local and personalized elements and specialty shopping experiences...

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Wildfang Is Building Its Brand With Clicks And Bricks
May 03, 2018

Log another win for brick-and-mortar in the retail history books: Despite years of retail apocalypse criers, the industry continues to show that it’s not dying at all — it’s just evolving. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Malls Contend With Store Closings In The First Quarter
May 03, 2018

Restaurants and retail landlords reported a mixed bag of first-quarter earnings results on Wednesday (May 2), beating analysts’ expectations in some cases and falling short at times. Looking forward to digital and retail transformations, companies such as Yum! Brands are optimistic about the future. Get...