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Amazon Feeling California Love, Opening 10th Fulfillment Center
July 18, 2016

Amazon is really feeling California, as the massive online retailer recently announced that it plans to open its 10th fulfillment center in the state, this time in Sacramento, according to Chain Store Age. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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National Retail Federation Wants To Slow Overtime Law Changes
July 18, 2016

The National Retail Federation (NRF) wants to slow down legislation of the Labor Department’s new overtime laws because, quite frankly, the lobbying group argues, the new regulations would be bad for business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Yelp Helps Gamers With Pokémon GO
July 18, 2016

It’s not just Nintendo, kids and twenty-somethings getting in on the Pokémon GO craze. So is review website operator Yelp. 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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Fast Fashion Is Failing – Now What?
July 17, 2016

On face, the fast fashion concept is backed by two such fundamentally good ideas that it seemed only natural that it would it would become the shape of things to come in clothing retail. A product of its times, fast fashion tapped into its millennial...

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The Auction For Yahoo’s Assets Is Down To The Wire
July 15, 2016

It looks like the day has nearly come: The final bids for Yahoo‘s assets are due on Monday (July 18), according to unnamed inside sources. A decision from the firm’s board is expected shortly thereafter. Yahoo is slated to announce its quarterly earnings after the...

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Delhaize, Ahold Grocery Giant To Divest 86 Stores
July 15, 2016

As the big merger between Delhaize and Ahold nears the final lap, it looks like the 86 stores to be divested from the herd have found buyers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Back-To-School Season: The Second Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
July 15, 2016

Who can ever forget that memorable Staples commercial from the 90s of that father dancing around the store and joyously placing back-to-school items — like staplers, backpacks and pencil sharpeners — in his cart, while his two young children looked on in horror as the...

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The Children’s Place Planning New Loyalty-Driven Credit Card Program
July 15, 2016

The Children’s Place, the Secaucus, New Jersey-based retailer that is the “largest children’s pure-play specialty apparel retailer in North America,” revealed plans on Thursday (July 14) to team up with Alliance Data on a new loyalty-driven, private-label credit card program, the two companies announced in a...

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Shopify CEO Doesn’t Think Retailers Can Take On Amazon
July 15, 2016

Amazon has displaced many traditional retailers, leading everyone to wonder how anyone can compete. According to Shopify Cofounder and CEO Tobias Lütke, they really can’t. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...