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IKEA Allows Consumers To Use Time As Currency
February 18, 2020

With a move that could change how shoppers buy merchandise, IKEA is allowing consumers to essentially pay with their time. IKEA Dubai is launching a campaign that will let shoppers use their time as currency by showing their Google Maps timeline to checkout workers to...

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Food Delivery Companies Mull Mergers, Public Listings
February 18, 2020

With the potential help of stock listings or mergers, the largest food delivery firms in the country are aiming to bolster their finances. Postmates, DoorDash and Uber Eats have each talked about merging in different combinations in 2019, but none brought about a deal, The...

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Pier 1 Plans Sale As It Goes Bankrupt
February 18, 2020

Troubled home-décor chain Pier 1 Imports has plans to sell the company as it applies for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and shutters as many as 450 stores — nearly half of its locations, according to reports on Monday (Feb.17). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Tracksmith: Taking DTC Running From Heartbreak Hill To The Global Market
February 17, 2020

Bostonians take their running seriously. 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 completing this form, you agree to receive...

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Hershey’s, Nestlé Supplier To Offer Mass Production Of 3D Printed Chocolate
February 16, 2020

Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut’s Mona Lisa design studio has developed personalized 3D printed chocolate at scale, the company announced Friday (Feb. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Is New York Fashion Week Still In Style?
February 15, 2020

In many ways, 2020’s version of New York Fashion Week was much like any other year. Designers, models, fashionistas and social media luminaries descended on the city for a series of shows by the biggest names in design, aiming to let the world know what...

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For Retailers, Love In The Air, And At The Register
February 14, 2020

Valentine’s Day is rooted in love, in goat skins and fertility (go look it 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,...

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Wine.com Uncorks A Vintage Year
February 14, 2020

Things could not have gone much better for Wine.com in 2019. This year, they expect more customer experience improvements, a boost from the Golden State and an effort to keep a new generation of wine connoisseurs engaged. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Sainsbury’s Introduces New C-Store Format; SHOWFIELDS To Open In Miami
February 14, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening smaller-scale locations packed with technology designed to meet the needs of shoppers in cities. Sainsbury’s, in one case, unveiled a new c-store format in London called On The Go to deliver “big innovation in small spaces for local shoppers” and used data to...