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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 —...

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Is Tesla’s Master Plan Out Ubering Uber?
July 14, 2016

Tesla speculation is a favored pastime in Silicon Valley and beyond for reasons pretty obvious. The product is cool, the technology is innovative and the founder is a prolific entrepreneur. Media likes to talk about Tesla because Tesla is fun to talk about. Get the...

Burberry’s Earnings Flat But Stable
July 14, 2016

While not reporting a barn-burner of a second quarter, most experts believe that the most recent results logged by Burberry will at least do some work to quell investor worries. While same-store sales were down by 3 percent, they were less down than the 5 percent...

Is Sun Care The Next Big Thing In Retail?
July 14, 2016

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