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Target’s Digital Comp Sales Rocket 141 Pct
May 20, 2020

Target Corporation’s digital comparable sales rocketed during the first quarter, rising 141 percent and comprising 9.9 percentage points of Target’s comparable sales growth. Digital comparable sales accelerated each month in the quarter to 282 percent in April from 33 percent in February, according to an...

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Amazon Pay’s Patrick Gauthier On How Retail Will Reinvent Itself And Recover
May 20, 2020

The last several weeks have certainly made for unexpected and unprecedented times for consumers and all players in the retail ecosystem and left a lot of businesses standing at a crossroads as they face the back half of 2020 and questions about what to do...

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US Airlines Say Bookings Are Slightly Up, Cancellations Subsiding
May 19, 2020

The airline industry could be showing some signs of life as the airlines report slower ticket cancellations and more bookings on some routes. 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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Digital Couponing Rises With The Digital Shift
May 19, 2020

The digital shift will not have paper coupons. It remains to be seen if the pandemic and its hypervigilance about potential germs will wash what’s left of them away, but digital coupons are growing right along with the crisis-driven move to eCommerce. Get the Full...

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Walmart Crushes Earnings; eCommerce Soars 74 Pct
May 19, 2020

Walmart announced its first-quarter earnings this morning (May 19), crushing even the highest expectations for in-store as well as eCommerce revenue. In-store comps were up 10 percent over 2019 and eCommerce spiked 74 percent as consumers stocked up on essential and nonessential goods. Get the...

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Ex-Walmart Supply Chain Exec Now Leading DRINKS’ Digital Shift
May 19, 2020

Hans Holmer is a quick study – and he needs to be. As the new vice president of operations for DRINKS, he is responsible for the supply chain of a rapidly growing retail as well as direct-to-consumer (D2C) beverage alcohol company that will quickly trip...

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Kohl’s Sales Plunge 43.5 Pct Amid Pandemic
May 19, 2020

As it took fast and aggressive steps to respond to the pandemic, steps that resulted in positive operating cash flow, Kohl’s reported a first quarter net sales drop of 43.5 percent. The retailer, however, said it grew its financial flexibility during the quarter, which it...

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JAB Wagers On Coffee’s Strength With Potential JDE Peet’s IPO
May 19, 2020

In a wager that coffee’s strength will be attractive to investors during the pandemic, the investment company behind Pret A Manger, Panera Bread and Peet’s Coffee is reportedly proceeding with a coffee business initial public offering (IPO). JAB Holdings’ intended offering of JDE Peet would...

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Amazon Eyes JCPenney Buy
May 18, 2020

Amazon could be in talks to acquire the bankrupt clothing retailer JCPenney, Fox Business reported Monday (May 19), citing Women’s Wear Daily (WWD). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...