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Walmart Beats The Street, Raises Earnings Forecast
August 18, 2016

The best that could have been said about the Q2 results so far, as tracked across retail, is that they are somewhat less disastrous than they were in Q1. This isn’t to say there has been a tremendous amount of positive growth so much as losses...

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Athleisure Rules Social Conversions Among Apparel Retailers
August 18, 2016

It was a good time for athleisure on social media according to the newest data out from TotalSocial (Engagement Labs). The newest edition of the ranking sees Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Under Armour and Puma all as top ten finishers for the converting social interruption to...

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Target’s $20M Bathroom Compromise
August 18, 2016

After enduring months of controversy and seeing their bottom line take a hit, Target will be investing $20 million to add private bathrooms in their stores to better meet the needs of transgendered patrons. These bathrooms actually already exist in most U.S. stores. The move...

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PetSmart Pushes Pet Pampering
August 18, 2016

In a retail world increasingly dominated by customer experience as opposed to products alone, it is not surprising that a firm that caters to pet owners would try to build a better experience for their real customer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Wheelys’ Organic Bike Cafés Blow Away Crowdfunding Record
August 18, 2016

Wheelys Café, a Swedish-based startup business that is a fully organic bicycle café that sells everything from coffee to apples and other healthy foods, has raised $830,000 in crowdfunding on the Swedish crowdsourcing site FundedByMe for expansion purposes, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story...

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Domino’s Embraces Healthy Food, Adds Salad To The Menu
August 17, 2016

In an America increasingly obsessed with eating healthy, clean, organic and l0cal, it is perhaps not too surprising that Domino’s was feeling some peer pressure. And so the pizza chain is making a change, and embracing the salad. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Target’s Mixed Bag Earnings
August 17, 2016

It was a good news/bad news situation with Target’s Q2 earnings report, though perhaps with somewhat more bad news than good news. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Pop-Up Stores Popping Up In Malls — Here’s Why
August 17, 2016

More and more malls are dedicating space to the pop-up style of short-term retailers, according to The Wall Street Journal. 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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eCommerce Sales Up In 2016
August 17, 2016

ECommerce has been up on the year so far — way up. 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...