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Retail Pulse: True Food Drives Menu Innovation, LVMH Agrees To Buy Tiffany & Co
November 27, 2019

Restaurants that are driving food innovation with carefully chosen ingredients focused on health are seeking funding to help power their growth. True Food Kitchen, in one case, has created its menu around recipes that Dr. Andrew Weil inspired with anti-inflammatory ingredients and is mulling raising new...

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Smart Home Features Now Come Home With Alexa
November 27, 2019

After announcing previews for Smart Home features to help make exciting experiences for Alexa customers, Amazon noted that several of them are now generally available. Those include updates to the cooking API; semantic extensions; and support for garage door controllers as well as shades, according to a post on...

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Musk’s Tweet Implies Tesla Took In 250K Cybertruck Pre-Orders
November 27, 2019

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, reportedly suggested that his firm had taken in 250,000 pre-orders for its “Blade Runner”-inspired electric Cybertruck pickup truck. Musk tweeted “250k,” which seemed to suggest, based on his Twitter report in that past, that the figure was the number...

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Building A Digital And Subscription Community For Hockey Parents
November 26, 2019

To help hockey players stay up to date on the latest sports equipment, eCommerce innovator the PenaltyBox offers subscription boxes comprised of a myriad of hockey essentials, from well-known brands to up-and-coming companies the PenaltyBox team tests themselves. They keep their business personal: the product...

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Luxury Retail Steps Up Its Offline And Online Game
November 26, 2019

Luxury and upscale retail are undergoing some significant changes as the holiday shopping season kicks off and a new decade approaches. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Best Buy Reports 15 Pct Rise In Domestic Online Sales
November 26, 2019

With a boost from eCommerce orders, Best Buy Co. notched another quarter of rising sales and management provided a more upbeat forecast for the important holiday season than it did over the summer. The result came with a 15 percent rise in domestic eCommerce sales,...

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Google Bid Against Unnamed Firm For Fitbit Deal
November 26, 2019

A recent SEC filing revealed that two companies were aggressively bidding to buy Fitbit. Although multiple firms met with the company to talk about an acquisition, it was only Google and a mystery firm that ultimately came through with serious bids, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Pinterest Shop Allows Users To Buy From SMBs
November 25, 2019

Social media site Pinterest has announced a new feature that will allow users to make purchases from a selected number of online shops as it continues to expand and grow, according to a report from CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Shattered Glass Incident Drives 200K+ Pre Orders For Tesla Cybertruck
November 25, 2019

Days after shattered glass embarrassed Tesla at the launch of its so-called “cybertruck,” the pre-orders are rolling in — some 200,000 as of midday Monday (Nov. 25), according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk via his Twitter feed. Consumers can make a pre-order by putting down a...