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Delivery Services Bridge The Gap From Farm To Table
May 01, 2018

Services like AmazonFresh and Peapod offer grocery delivery with a few clicks, but mainstream delivery services — or even local supermarkets — don’t always offer farm-to-table fresh produce. Additionally, local farms and bakeries don’t often have many sales channels; some rely solely on farmers markets and...

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Some US Toys R Us Locations Could Survive After Canadian Company’s $234M Bid
May 01, 2018

There might be hope for Toys R Us, with a Toronto-based company looking to save some locations in both Canada and the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Cutting Clerks Is Cutting Into Retail Sales
April 30, 2018

The brick-and-mortar store closures that have swept through retail in recent years have captured a lot of attention, but the purge of retail staff has actually been bigger and is often absent from the headlines, according to news from The Wall Street Journal. Get the...

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The Retail Pulse: ‘Eat Fresh’ Goes Stale
April 30, 2018

It appears that “Eat Fresh” has gone stale. 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 completing this form, you...

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Chico’s Teams Up With Amazon For Apparel Sales
April 30, 2018

As Amazon adds established clothing brands to its platform, Chico’s FAS will become one of the latest companies to sell its merchandise on the eCommerce retailer’s site. The company’s brands include Chico’s, White House Black Market and Soma, CNBC reported. “Chico’s FAS will be one of...

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The Quiet Sea Change At QVC
April 30, 2018

QVC Home shopping used to mean something quite different in the United States than it does today. In the pre-digital, pre-web and pre-Amazon world, shopping at home meant shopping from the couch — from TV channels like QVC or HSN, but a similar model no matter which way...

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Britain’s $2B Royal Commerce Boon
April 28, 2018

Spring has been called the season of renewal — new birth and new life — and it doesn’t get much better than the announcement of a marriage and a birth to drive home the cliche. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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In-Store Kiosks A Sign Of QSR Innovation
April 27, 2018

There’s a rule of thumb at fast food and quick-serve restaurants (QSR): a seven-second reduction in customer wait time results in an average 1 percent gain in market share. Achieving those mission-critical seconds has never had more options, with the QSR industry in the midst...

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Pretzel-Themed Clothing Is Coming (Thanks Auntie Anne)
April 27, 2018

There are many ways to celebrate a 30th birthday, and Auntie Annie’s — purveyor of hot pretzels at malls nationwide — has decided that instead of an ill-conceived tattoo or a wild new haircut, the company will instead be releasing a clothing line all their...