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Amazon Pops Up With Booze In Tokyo
October 06, 2017

Amazon is opening a bar — for a few days, anyway, in Tokyo, Japan. 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....

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CEO’s Hedge Fund Bails Sears Out With A Cash Injection (Again)
October 06, 2017

Eddie Lampert — and his checkbook — really, really believe in Sears. In fact, according to a recent report from Chain Store Age, Lambert believes so much that, at this point, employees should consider calling him “Santa.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Jessica Alba’s Honest Company Faces A Down Round
October 06, 2017

Looks like Jessica Alba’s co-founded Honest Company might be in a bit of honest trouble. 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,...

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How Retailers Can Avoid Reinventing The Wheel In 2017
October 06, 2017

The retail game has evolved so much over the last half decade that, in some ways, it might be unrecognizable to a traveler who somehow found herself on the wrong side of a time warp and now entering 2018. In a state of constant change,...

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New Player Baldor Enters Meal Kit Game
October 05, 2017

Another day, another new meal kit option joins the billion-dollar industry. This one is made by New York-based Baldor Specialty Foods, and it’s different because it doesn’t ask consumers to make any commitments by signing up for a subscription. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Fenty And The Revenue-Generating Power Of Inclusivity
October 05, 2017

Celebrity lines are not an uncommon phenomenon, nor have they been for the last two or three decades. Clothing, home furnishings, fragrances, shoes, underwear, plain white t-shirts, grills — name an object for sale and the odds are 100 percent that a celebrity-endorsed, created or sponsored...

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In Retail, The Great Space Race (Across Shelves And Minds)
October 05, 2017

Customers are familiar with the stores they visit, virtually and in person, across large and small retailers. But is familiarity — knowing what one wants and where to get it — enough? Consumers want more than just efficiency when it comes to shopping, according to...

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Ace Hardware Expands eCommerce Ambitions With The Grommet Acquisition
October 04, 2017

Ace Hardware, looking to level up its eCommerce game, has announced news that it acquired a majority stake in The Grommet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Millennials Are Prized Territory In Grocery Wars
October 04, 2017

Walmart may be America’s biggest retailer and jockeying for a position as one of its biggest grocers, too — but millennials aren’t buying it. Why not? The big box retailer has ramped up its efforts to reach this generation — to little avail, so far. Get...