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Amazon Go Stores No Longer Cashless
April 10, 2019

Cashless retail, to a point, and then cashless and cash, too. 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...

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Whole Foods’ 500th Store Features Eateries
April 10, 2019

To create a food hall-like experience for customers, Whole Foods Market’s 70,000-square-foot store in Atlanta showcases four eateries. The space, which is created to sell more than only supermarket items, also features a rooftop experience, Chain Store Age reported, and is the chain’s 500th store....

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H&M Reintroduces Delivery Fees For Loyalty Members
April 10, 2019

Fashion retailer H&M announced it will start charging its loyalty club members delivery fees on small online orders. 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...

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Accounts Of Millennial Sobriety May Be Oversold
April 09, 2019

Have millennials started starving a segment of commerce in a socially positive way? That is the recent question on minds of trend piece writers, with the publication of a recent Atlantic article that postulates the latest trend sweeping generation Sriracha is sobriety. Added to the...

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How A Subscription Nutrition Brand Aims To Help An Aging Population
April 09, 2019

eCommerce innovators are offering plant-based nutrition beverages designed for baby boomers and their parents with the help of the subscription business model. Take Perennial, which Co-founder and Co-CEO Sara Bonham described to PYMNTS as a progressive health company that is creating foods and beverages for...

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UBS: 75,000 Stores Should Shutter With eCommerce Growth
April 09, 2019

As online sales proliferate in the United States, UBS says merchants will have the need to close stores: The firm claims that businesses in the consumer electronics, clothing and home furnishing spaces will need to shutter more locations around the country, CNBC reported. Get the...

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Teen Workers Rejoin Restaurant Workforce
April 09, 2019

With store closures in retail making fewer jobs in the space for teens, teen workers are returning to the workforce for restaurants. Just under 2 million — or 1.7 million — teens worked in restaurants last year per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was...

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Can Visual Search Help Retailers Find New Sales?
April 09, 2019

Amazon failed Ted Mann, CEO of Slyce, a visual search firm, when it came to the cheesy sweater — the one with, in his words, “little teddy bears all over it.” He tried in vain to search via text for that product, a wedding anniversary gift for...

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Walmart-Amazon Battle In Mexico Forces Suppliers To Choose Side
April 08, 2019

Walmart in Mexico is demanding discounts from food firms that also supply Amazon, and some are pulling their products from Amazon for fear of adversely affecting their relationship with Walmart, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...