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Today In Retail: CarLotz Looks To Launch Hub Network; Build-A-Bear Anticipates eCommerce Jump
January 11, 2021

In today’s top retail news, CarLotz, Inc. unveiled plans to launch a nationwide hub network, while Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. anticipates a jump in eCommerce demand for fiscal 2020 fourth quarter in comparison to the fiscal 2019 fourth quarter. Plus, retail rents have fallen to historic lows in...

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Trying To Reason With Returns Season: 51 Percent Of Consumers Would Keep Goods For Discounts
January 11, 2021

While early to mid-January is always the return season, this year has long been forecast to be a spot more active than its predecessors given the volume of gifts bought online during the 2020 holiday rush. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Outstanding Foods Aims To Hog The Market For Plant-Based Pork
January 11, 2021

Outstanding Foods wants to help consumers bring home the bacon – or at least the plant-based equivalent of it. The four-year-old startup, which just raised $10 million in Series A funding, develops non-meat equivalents of pork rinds, bacon seasoning and other piggy products for the...

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Amazon Prime, Walmart+ See Post-Holiday Declines As Free Trials Expire
January 11, 2021

Amazon Prime and the recently launched Walmart+ both saw drop-offs in U.S. paid subscribers in late December, but Walmart+ fell further — showing the newcomer has a fight on its hands to win broad adoption. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Retail Rents Falling From Manhattan To Los Angeles
January 11, 2021

COVID-19 and the digital-first trend are sending U.S. retail rents falling in many locales by percentages even greater than those seen in or after the 2007-08 Great Recession. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Build-A-Bear Projects 90-100 Pct Jump In eCommerce Demand
January 11, 2021

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. anticipates that eCommerce demand for the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter will jump 90 percent to 100 percent in contrast to the fiscal 2019 fourth quarter, according to a Monday (Jan. 11) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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CarLotz Plans Rollout Of US Hub Network
January 11, 2021

To provide a used automotive purchasing and selling experience to new geographies, CarLotz, Inc. unveiled intentions to launch a countrywide hub network. The news comes on the heels of its announcement that it would become a public company through a merger with a special purpose...

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Skip It: Amazon, Walmart Tell Consumers To Keep Unwanted Gifts
January 10, 2021

Amazon and Walmart are among the big retailers trying out a new way of handling refunds, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Customers can ask for a refund, but they might not have to return the item even if they’re granted...

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Tesla Powers Past $820 Billion Valuation; EV Trend Shows No Signs Of Slowing
January 08, 2021

Nothing like a 700 percent increase over the past year to boost the fortunes of Tesla’s stock – and Founder Elon Musk’s net worth – as continued stock market gains have taken both to new highs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...