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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Perennial Rivals Face Perpetual Change
March 11, 2022

For 10 years, Amazon has been steadily chipping away at Walmart’s lead in the battle to control the biggest slice of the American retail pie. While it moved into a statistical dead heat last year, this week it finally completed the long-anticipated change of leadership....

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‘Big Ticket’ Retailers That Offer Lease-to-Own Financing Well Positioned to Help Stretched Consumers
March 11, 2022

As inflation puts more pressure on already strained pocketbooks and with millions of households now living paycheck to paycheck — including many making over $100,000 a year — durable goods retailers are keenly interested in making sure their payment options are aligned with 2022 realities....

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Grocery Roundup: Ultrafast Grocers Hit Hard by Russia Sanctions
March 10, 2022

With Russia’s heavy involvement in the ultrafast grocery space around the world, United States 15-minute eGrocers are being heavily impacted by the sanctions placed on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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34% of Consumers Use Their Smartphones to Help Them Shop in Physical Stores
March 10, 2022

A growing percentage of consumers are using their smartphones while shopping in physical stores, and PYMNTS research has found that this is just one example of the ways in which consumers are making brick-and-mortar stores part of the digital shopping experience — and vice versa....

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Today in Retail: Walmart Ratchets up Investment in Health, Wellness; Build-A-Bear’s eCommerce Dips
March 10, 2022

Today in retail, Walmart rolls out new services through its online Wellness Hub, while Build-A-Bear sees eCommerce sales slow. Plus, Instacart introduces new features to support in-store pickers, Peloton introduces a new pricing system, and Duluth Trading shoppers prefer the in-store experience. Get the Full...

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Online Grocery Prices in US Jump 7.6% in February Excluding Delivery
March 10, 2022

The price of online grocery purchases across the U.S. jumped by a record-setting 7.6% in February compared to a year ago, and that’s without factoring in the delivery costs, according to data released Thursday (March 10) by software company Adobe Inc. Get the Full Story...

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Build-A-Bear Workshop eCommerce Sales Slow Down Significantly in Fiscal 2021
March 10, 2022

Investors didn’t respond kindly to Build-A-Bear’s fiscal 2021 earnings report Thursday (March 10), dropping its stock about 15% in early trading after the company said its eCommerce business jumped only slightly in Q4 and store closures hampered the business for most of the three months....

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Duluth Trading eCommerce Slips as Shoppers Return to Stores
March 10, 2022

Customers returned to brick-and-mortar Duluth Trading Company stores in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, but women had a harder time finding some of the casual apparel and accessories than in the past, especially in the three-month period ending Jan. 30, 2022, according to a...

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Big Brands Face ‘Now What?’ Moment on Whether They Cover or Eat Cost of Russian...
March 10, 2022

The list of multinational brands announcing their departure from Russia literally grows by the hour, with the cumulative corporate cost of “doing the right thing” rising alongside of it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...