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Finesse Says ‘FashionTech’ Will Disrupt Apparel Industry The Way FinTech Roiled Banks
February 23, 2021

A three-month-old Los Angeles-based startup is using data analysis, artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D imaging to take on the traditional fashion industry, by only making clothes that people actually vote to wear — for a fraction of the cost and none of the waste. Finesse.us...

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Macy’s Embraces ‘Omnichannel Digital Retailer’ Mantra, But Lags Behind Peers
February 23, 2021

Macy’s reported on its Q4 and FY results on Tuesday (Feb. 23), which were led by a 21 percent increase in digital sales and rising delivery costs. The retailer also forecast that its eCommerce business would hit $10 billion by 2023. The company, best-known for...

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Walgreens Grows On-Demand Delivery Offerings With Instacart
February 23, 2021

Walgreens is growing on-demand delivery offerings with the help of Instacart to those who live in Illinois. The pharmacy retailer has intentions to launch the service throughout the country to almost 8,000 retail locations in future weeks, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 23) announcement. Get...

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Home Depot’s Sales Jump 25.1 Pct Amid Record-Breaking Quarter
February 23, 2021

Home Depot said Tuesday (Feb. 23) its fourth-quarter revenue rose 25.1 percent, capping a record-breaking year of sales and earnings. 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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Walmart’s Bid To Go From Supercenter To Super App
February 23, 2021

Thirty-three years ago, in 1988, in Washington, Missouri, the first Walmart Supercenter opened its doors. The store concept itself took a page from the European hypermarkets, which had begun dotting the suburban landscapes there in the mid- to late-1960s — a vast physical store footprint...

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Today In Retail: Camping World Makes Deal For Maine Location; Foxtrot Market Lands $42 Million
February 22, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Camping World Holdings said it struck a deal to purchase Lee’s Family Trailer, while Foxtrot Market has landed $42 million in Series B growth investment. Plus, new data indicates that Amazon Prime keeps outpacing Walmart+. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Billions Of Relief Dollars Hang In The Balance For US Restaurants
February 22, 2021

Earlier this month, the RESTAURANTS Act, which would dedicate $120 billion to restaurant relief, was reintroduced in Congress by a bipartisan group of senators, as reported by Restaurant365. The bill is a follow-up to the RESTAURANTS Act of 2020 that was introduced last June, which...

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New Data Shows Amazon Prime Continues To Outpace Walmart+
February 22, 2021

Since it was first launched in September 2020, the exact intent and purpose behind Walmart+ has been a bit of a moving target. At launch it was hyped as an Amazon Prime competitor, but the lack of a streaming entertainment element rendered that comparison to...

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Foxtrot Market Raises $42 Million In Series B Round
February 22, 2021

Foxtrot Market has landed $42 million in a Series B growth investment through a round headed up by Monogram Capital Partners and Almanac Insights. A number of additional investors took part in the company’s Series B round, according to a Monday (Feb. 22) announcement. Get the Full...