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Cross-Border, Online Food Sales Grow In China
February 21, 2017

There’s no doubt that the online world of selling is changing the game for retailers everywhere. One country where this is most apparent is China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Toys“R”Us Lays Off Nearly 15% Of Corporate Staff
February 21, 2017

No store is immune to the shift of consumer shopping from traditional brick-and-mortar stores to the online world. 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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Snapchat Starts Selling Spectacles Online As Novelty Wears Off
February 21, 2017

Snapchat is aiming to expand the market for its Spectacles sunglasses, offering them via Spectacles.com, reported The Wall Street Journal. 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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Grocery Tracker: Discount Games
February 20, 2017

Grocery stocks held steady or showed signs of growth this past week after some mixed sessions since the year began. Whole Foods pulled itself out of a Valentine’s Day slump, rising to hit $31 during Friday (Feb. 17) morning trading. At the time of writing,...

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Mattel Readies Hello Barbie Hologram For Late Summer Launch
February 20, 2017

Since she was first introduced in 1959, Barbie has had many incarnations, including stints as an astronaut, a rapper and the president of the United States. And now, at age 58, she’s a hologram. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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UK Retail Sales Take Another Dip In January
February 20, 2017

The Brexit fallout may now be impacting the spending of British consumers. 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...

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Valentine’s Day Gifting By The Numbers
February 20, 2017

Didn’t get what you wanted on Valentine’s Day? Then, according to Loop Commerce, surprisingly, you are among the mere 12 percent of consumers who received a gift and decided they hated it enough to return it. And we’ve got a ton more exclusive data about...

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A Day At The (eCommerce And Innovation) Races
February 20, 2017

During the inaugural National Merchant Day, next-gen eTailers from Amazon to Etsy discussed the promise, and even perils, of making the leap from touch to tech, from in-store commerce to omnichannel commerce, and all points in between. With the innovators who want to help make that...

Politics, Retail And The Law Of Unintended Consequences
February 18, 2017

While most of the mainstream news has fallen in love with covering every move in Washington in real time, here at PYMNTS we don’t generally have much to say about politics, presidential or otherwise. Because, if we’re being honest with ourselves, if it’s not about...