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Sleep Number Rides Digital Demand To Record Q1 Results
April 22, 2021

Since Sleep Number transformed its entire product line to digitized “360 smart beds” three years ago, the chain of 600 bedding stores has been steadily growing sales and consumer converts to its platform. Add the pandemic’s at-home lifestyle changes and a few rounds of stimulus...

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Tractor Supply Raises Outlook As Triple-Digit Online Sales Growth Drives Record Q1 Results
April 22, 2021

Rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply said stronger than expected online sales and fewer discounts helped to pave the way for record first-quarter results and a more bullish full-year outlook. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Tight Supply, Recovery Spike Used-Car Prices
April 22, 2021

Used vehicle prices were up over 50 percent since last year in April so far, a report from the Manheim Index says. 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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Curbside Service Is Retiring Walmart Robots
April 22, 2021

Walmart will be putting the robots put in place to disperse online orders out to pasture, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) writes. 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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Fetch Flips The Script On Customer Loyalty
April 22, 2021

Like so many things within the digital economy that were impacted by the pandemic, the nation’s vast loyalty and rewards programs have come out the other side with a different purpose and an entirely different viewpoint. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Anti-Food Waste Platform Too Good To Go Offers ‘Win-Win-Win’ For Businesses And Consumers
April 21, 2021

As the general population’s awareness of food waste grows, more businesses emerge to provide sustainable commerce solutions, and as these businesses come to the fore, more consumers become aware of the issues in a sort of virtuous commerce cycle. Where once the vast majority of...

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Today In Retail: Lord & Taylor Says ‘Hello Again’; Snap Finance, Affirm Team On Retail...
April 21, 2021

In today’s top retail news, The Saadia Group has introduced the Lord & Taylor brand as an online “collective store,” while Snap Finance has teamed with Affirm. Plus, Warby Parker is reportedly getting ready to go public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Vogue Editor Anna Wintour Foresees ‘Roaring Twenties’ Luxury Boom
April 21, 2021

The pandemic and the resultant world economic crisis meant hard times for the sale of luxury goods. But around the start of 2021, the luxury market began to heat up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Digital Coupon Redemption Finally Overtakes Print
April 21, 2021

The events of the past 13 months have rapidly accelerated the adoption of digital coupons, as increasingly stuck-at-home consumers grew accustomed to virtual replacements for previously physical activities and services, and as online shopping surged. In fact, by the latter half of May, digital coupon...