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From Retail To Restaurants, Holiday Gift Card Sales Are Hot
December 02, 2020

In a year that’s been filled with lifestyle changes, personal pivots and business adaptations, 2020 may also go down as the year of the gift card as studies show an outsized increase in sales leading up to the busy holiday season. Get the Full Story...

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Black Friday Data Shows Changing Future For Department Stores
December 02, 2020

They used to have an iconic place in the life of the American consumer. They were the places where kids met Santa. Or maybe where the college grad bought his or her first job interview outfit. Or maybe they were the place where a fashionista...

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Blendid, Jamba Team Up To Open Robotic Smoothie Kiosk At Walmart
December 02, 2020

Blendid, which makes a robotic kiosk that makes smoothies, and Jamba are opening their inaugural co-branded location, Jamba by Blendid, at a West Coast Walmart on Wednesday (Dec. 2), according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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hum by Colgate Collaborates With Meditation App Headspace
December 02, 2020

hum by Colgate and Headspace, the meditation and mindfulness app, have joined forces to help individuals “stress less and smile more” by making healthier everyday routines, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 2) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Wendy’s Adds Flavor To Ghost Kitchen Movement
December 01, 2020

The concept of “ghost kitchens” – dining establishments that only offer food on delivery, with no eat-in option – is not an invention of the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve long been whispered about as a potential dining segment disruptor when partnered with the boom in food delivery services over...

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Target, Kohl’s Give Health And Beauty Partnerships A Makeover
December 01, 2020

The pandemic, and the stay-at-home lifestyle it brought, has altered the beauty routine of the average consumer. Lipstick sales as of this fall had crashed over the last six months, as homebound and mask-wearing consumers suddenly found lipstick was more of a messy bother than it...

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Today In Retail: GoSite Raises $40 Million In Series B; Southern Glazer’s Launches B2C Digital...
December 01, 2020

In today’s top retail news, small business digital platform GoSite has notched $40 million in a Series B round, while Southern Glazer’s has unveiled a business-to-customer online commerce team. Plus, Cyber Monday was not as big a success as the numbers predicted. Get the Full...

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Consumers Don’t Like Shopping In Physical Stores — Here’s Why
December 01, 2020

The digital-first nature of this year’s holiday shopping season has gone from theory to reality in short order. The unofficial official start of the 2020 holiday shopping season was Prime Day in early October, bumping out Black Friday in late November. By the time the...

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Black Friday Data: Amazon Tightens Digital-First Market Share Grip
December 01, 2020

Amazon’s grip on the online shopping industry appears to be tightening. A new survey of Black Friday shoppers from PYMNTS showed the Seattle retailing giant dominated its rivals in the traditional post-Thanksgiving holiday season kickoff. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...