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Democratizing Luxury With Affordable Cashmere
May 23, 2019

Sometimes getting lost — even in an incredibly foreign or hostile place — can turn out to be a surprisingly profitable experience. That was a lesson learned by Naadam Founder and CEO Matthew Scanlan when he found himself lost in Mongolia’s Gobi desert and taken in...

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Office Depot Experiments With Coworking
May 23, 2019

With coworking spaces as a growing commercial real estate category, Office Depot is reportedly experimenting with the concept. The retailer is “quietly” creating three spaces for coworking within existing brick-and-mortar locations, Fortune reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Amazon Develops Voice-Activated Device To Recognize Emotions
May 23, 2019

Amazon is reportedly developing a wearable device that is activated by voice to recognize human emotions. The effort is a collaboration between the Alexa voice software team and Lab126, which is a group behind the Echo smart speaker as well as Amazon’s Fire phone, Bloomberg...

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Treasury Sec., Walmart CFO Discuss China Trade War Price Effects
May 22, 2019

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Congress on Wednesday (May 22) that he spoke with Walmart Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs about the effects of the U.S.-China trade war on prices, according to a report by CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Unexpected eCommerce Boost Pushes Earnings Beat For Target
May 22, 2019

Target notched an impressive beat when it reported its Q2 earnings earlier this morning (May 22), with earnings and sales both clearing analyst predictions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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How eTailers Level Up Their Checkout Game
May 22, 2019

To prevent consumers from leaving their carts behind before they pay, businesses need to have strong online checkout processes that convert online shoppers into customers. The aim is to head off the real and pertinent issue of checkout abandonment, which, according to some estimates, happens...

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How Subscription Services Can Disrupt Alcohol’s Confusing Distribution System
May 22, 2019

Selling alcohol is a more complicated process than the average consumer generally appreciates when they order a glass of wine with their restaurant meal or pick up something at a liquor store. Some of the difficulty is that alcohol is one of the most regulated...

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Nordstrom Eyes Local Markets, Experiences After Q1 Sales Miss
May 22, 2019

With loyalty, digital marketing and merchandise contributing to declines across its full-priced and off-priced businesses, Nordstrom reported first-quarter earnings that were below analysts’ expectations. The department store retailer reported revenues of $3.4 billion and earnings per share of 23 cents compared to analyst’s expectations of $3.6...

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The Persuasive Power Of Luxury Pajamas
May 21, 2019

While there aren’t too many universally common experiences among human beings, eating and sleeping will always and everywhere make the list. Of the two, eating is the more obviously monetizable activity, since food (or something like it) is something than can be sold directly to a...