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eCommerce Startup TryNow Notches $12 Million In Series A
March 23, 2021

TryNow landed $12 million in a Series A founding round from Third Kind, SciFi VC, Craft Ventures, Shine Capital and Plaid co-founders William Hockey and Zachary Perret, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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From BOPIS To Livestreams, Department Stores Go All-In On Digital
March 22, 2021

In the past four weeks alone, the traditional retailing space has not just been sipping the “Kool-Aid” that is modern online merchandising — it has been chugging it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Bed Bath & Beyond Rollout Joins Retailers’ Private Label Push With New Bedding Line
March 22, 2021

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said Monday (March 22) it was launching the first of eight new private label brands, marking the latest move by a national retail chain to chase the improved profits offered by selling their own products. Get the Full Story Complete...

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UK’s Deliveroo Reflects High Demand For Delivery; IPO Set To Top $12 Billion
March 22, 2021

The Amazon-backed and London-based delivery service Deliveroo said on Monday (March 22) that it is looking to raise over $12 billion in its IPO later this month, via a share price update that reflects a 50 percent jump in expectations since January. Get the Full...

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Casey’s General Stores To Buy 49 Locations In Oklahoma
March 22, 2021

Casey’s General Stores, Inc., which runs over 2,200 convenience stores in 16 states, said it struck a deal to buy 49 stores in Oklahoma from Circle K Stores Inc. for $39 million in cash, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Chicken Salad Chick’s ‘Concentric Circle’ Model Drives Growth
March 22, 2021

For most restaurants, the past year has been an enormously difficult one, as consumers turned to grocery shopping to meet the bulk of their food needs, avoiding the COVID risk of on-premise dining. Closures ravaged the industry, and even those that managed to weather the...

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Rising Demand Triggers Boat Inventory Shortage Amid Pandemic
March 19, 2021

Escalating boat sales fueled by the coronavirus pandemic have created nationwide shortages of vessels in the U.S. as people clamored to find socially-distanced activities to engage in outside of their homes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Today In Retail: Hims & Hers Health Revenue Soars By 67 Pct; Adidas Collaborates With...
March 19, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Hims & Hers Health, Inc. reported its fourth quarter revenue jumped by 67 percent, while Peloton is collaborating with Adidas on a new sports clothing line. Plus, Walmart is relaxing requirements that made its marketplace merchants be registered in the...

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Is Ocado’s 40 Percent Revenue Growth The ‘New Normal’ For Grocery Retail?
March 19, 2021

At the end of 2020, as the then-new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus spread throughout the United Kingdom, the country went into another round of severe lockdowns, and many of these measures remained in place through the beginning of 2021. In this time, sales...