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Moving Services Use The Gig Economy To Simplify Pricing For Consumers
May 28, 2018

Moving companies traditionally charge consumers a fixed fee for a move along with other costs: As a result, an already stressful process becomes more of a hassle for consumers. But services such as Bellhops are disrupting the market — and making a challenging time for...

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Selfridges Named Best Department Store In The World
May 28, 2018

Selfridges has been named best department store in the world at the Global Department Store Summit in London. 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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Golden Gate Capital Considers Merging Eddie Bauer And Pacific Sunwear
May 28, 2018

The parent company of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California is considering a merger of the two retailers in an effort to consolidate stores, as well as survive a prolonged downturn in the American brick-and-mortar retail sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Retail Pulse: Best Buy Strikes Out With Small-Format Stores (But Beats On Earnings)
May 28, 2018

Despite a positive earnings report this week, Best Buy had another announcement: It’s in the process of closing all 250 of its U.S. small-format Best Buy Mobile stores. By May 31, they’ll all be gone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Comcast’s Retail Ambitions
May 28, 2018

One could be forgiven for becoming momentarily confused when entering the Comcast store location in Pueblo, Colo.; Aventura, Fla.; Henrico, Va.; Chattanooga, Tenn., or Tucson, Ariz.  A person’s natural response might be to look skeptically at the GPS device on their phone and wonder why it had lead them...

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Spotify-Enabled MP3 Player Selling For A Discount
May 28, 2018

Mighty, the MP3 player that gives people access to Spotify, is selling for a discounted rate for a limited period of time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Wesfarmers Exits The UK With Homebase Sell-Off
May 25, 2018

Wesfarmers is selling U.K. home improvement chain Homebase just two years after buying it, according to news from CNBC. The question now is what future acquisitions face the powerful Australian retail conglomerate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Adding New Layers To The Retail Experience
May 25, 2018

As is the case with most businesses, Marine Layer was founded to solve a problem. In this case, a very specific problem: Founder Michael Natenshon’s girlfriend threw out his favorite t-shirt. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Target Rolls Out Brands For Gen Z
May 25, 2018

As Gen Z is projected to soon become the largest consumer segment, Target is rolling out three new house brands geared toward the retailer’s teen and young adult customers. Two brands will focus on clothing, while another will focus on electronics, retail news source Chain...