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Whole Foods Delivery Comes To New York And Florida
July 24, 2018

Expanding its Prime Now grocery delivery service, Amazon is bringing the offering to more customers on the East Coast. The retailer, which delivers Whole Foods Market orders through the service, added areas of New York City along with three cities in Florida to the platform,...

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Pointy Fills Void For Local Retailers That eCommerce Left Behind
July 24, 2018

While millions of tech-savvy consumers spend countless hours staring at their mobile devices or desktop computers to find the latest online sale for electronics or groceries, there are millions more who like to touch and feel goods at their neighborhood outlet, and often need to...

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Why Nordstrom Is Expanding Inventory-Free Stores
July 24, 2018

Innovation in retail isn’t just about delivering on customer expectations – that is more or less just managing the table stakes of retail at this point. Retailers that don’t live up to expectations can reasonably expect to lose their customers to merchants that do. Get...

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eBay Adds Apple Pay
July 24, 2018

Apple Pay is coming to eBay. 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...

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Chick-fil-A Moves Into Meal Kits
July 24, 2018

A new entrant has stepped into the meal kit game. Chick-fil-A is about to experiment with the concept in Atlanta. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Custom-Building A Good Night’s Sleep
July 23, 2018

It seems as of late that everyone is trying to sell you a mattress in a box. If one wants a mattress on demand these days, there’s Casper, Leesa, Purple, Tuft and Needle, Saatva, Tulo, Layla, Snuz – and that isn’t even a comprehensive list,...

Walmart Looks To Influencers To Boost eCommerce
July 23, 2018

To bring influencer photos, videos and recipes to its product pages, Walmart is teaming up with Collective Bias and RichContext. The content will appear below the product information and images, and will vary based on the product, Digiday reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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IKEA Gears Up For First Store In India
July 23, 2018

Marking a departure from its do-it-yourself business model, IKEA plans to have a 150-person assembly team for its first store in India, located in Hyderabad. The company decided to create the team after research showed that many consumers in the local market would not want to...

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Pop-Ups Getting A Boost From Social Media
July 23, 2018

Many people are flocking to pop-up shops and experiences in the hopes of capturing an Instagram-worthy photo — which is good news for merchants in more ways than one. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...