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Project Repat And A Second Life For Old Shirts
August 01, 2018

Many of us have faced the day when we realized our T-shirt collection has run out of control. Sure, you could throw out those shirts, or if they happen to be in servicable condition donate them to the Salvation Army — but it’s not always...

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How Local Food Delivery Aggregators Compete With Larger Platforms
August 01, 2018

For every Uber Eats or Seamless, there are small food delivery platforms competing in cities across the U.S. on customer service, local knowledge and restaurant fees. In Richmond, Virginia, for example, Chop Chop allows diners to choose from a menu of 50 to 60 restaurants...

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Starbucks Opens Princi Bakery In Seattle
August 01, 2018

In a second run at the bakery business, Starbucks has opened the doors to a brick-and-mortar location of Princi bakery and café in the U.S. The coffee chain had previously shuttered all of bakery chain La Boulange’s locations after acquiring the company in 2013, Chain Store...

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Zara Now Offering Online Shipping From Stores
August 01, 2018

Zara is now enabling its stores to ship online purchases in an effort to boost sales of full-priced items. 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...

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Amazon Could Hit $1T Market Cap Before Apple
August 01, 2018

Amid the race to reach $1 trillion in market capitalization, analysts are predicting that Amazon will win over Apple. Even so, Apple could potentially pull off an upset. The tech company’s stock rose up to 4 percent following better-than-expected revenue projections for the fourth quarter,...

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Diebold Nixdorf On Rewriting The Retail Experience With Self-Service
August 01, 2018

Self-service technology is not exactly a new feature of commerce — consumers have seen variations of it in supermarkets for the better part of a decade, scan-and-go versions of it piloted by Amazon, and kiosks in QSRs for ordering and checkout. The definition of self-service...

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Walmart And Sprint Reportedly Team Up For Strategic Partnership
July 31, 2018

Years after Sprint’s presence in Walmart had dwindled, the retailer and the wireless carrier appear to the be teaming up. While the exact arrangement is not clear, Sprint Chairman Marcelo Claure mentioned a tie-up in a tweet, Retail Dive reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Fast Food’s First Foray Into Meal Kits
July 31, 2018

A few years ago, analysts were wondering if meal kits were about to disrupt traditional grocery as an easier and more convenient way for customers to enjoy the benefits of home cooking with a lot of the complexity smoothed out. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Jo-Ann Stores Updates Its Brand To Extend Beyond Fabrics
July 31, 2018

In an effort to extend its brand beyond fabrics, Jo-Ann Stores has shortened the name of its brick-and-mortar stores. The locations, which were previously branded as Jo-Ann Fabrics, are now known as JOANN, AdWeek reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...