Retail

Crate and Barrel Expands Online Marketplace, Similar To Amazon, 250 Other Companies
November 18, 2016

Crate and Barrel is unlocking the doors to an exclusive, “highly curated” marketplace for consumers to broaden their tastes for home décor. Arguably, the move emulates what Amazon is doing by working with external sellers in order to bump up the number of items available...

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Hilco To Buy Staples UK
November 18, 2016

Hilco Capital Limited (Hilco) and Staples have announced that an agreement has been reached between the two to sell Staples’ U.K. retail operations to the financial services company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

That Big Mac And Fries Will Be Delivered To Your Table
November 18, 2016

While some fast-food locations are taking the human out of the equation, McDonald’s said it will be doing the opposite. 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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Supreme Court Rejects Union’s Case Vs. Walmart
November 18, 2016

Today the Arkansas Supreme Court rejected a majority of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union’s (UFCW) case against Walmart. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Amazon Prime Kicks Off Series And $79 Promotion
November 17, 2016

As it leads up to the launch of the show The Grand Tour, its new original series, Amazon is also launching an even grander promotion. New Amazon Prime members can grab the service for 20 percent off the regular first-year membership subscription fee. The limited promotion...

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Kustomer: A CRM Platform Actually For Customers
November 17, 2016

It’s hardly an exaggeration to say that for many, the dreaded call to customer service is the cultural touchstone for impersonal bureaucracy. (Only trumped, perhaps, by the infinite line at the DMV.) Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Local Store Shopping Still A Holiday Tradition
November 17, 2016

New research commissioned by Citi Retail Services and conducted by Wakefield Research has shed some interesting insight on U.S. consumers’ holiday shopping season sentiments. 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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Gap Shares Up Post-October Sales Results
November 17, 2016

Shares in retail giant Gap have been on an upturn, despite a dip in October same-store sales. As noted by Forbes, investors feel “a small sales drop is better than a big one.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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PetSmart Debuts 1,500th North American Store
November 17, 2016

PetSmart has just reached a new retail milestone: It has opened its 1,500th store in North America. The nearly 18,000-square-foot store opened this week in Sheradin, Colo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...