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Modell’s Sporting Goods In Bankruptcy, Will Shutter All Stores
March 12, 2020

Modell’s Sporting Goods has filed for bankruptcy and will shutter all its stores, the company said on Wednesday (March 11). 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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Neiman Marcus To Shutter Half Of Its Discount Stores
March 11, 2020

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has decided to pivot away from discount stores to focus more on its luxury customers, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Publix Debuts Personalized Membership Program With Mobile Payment
March 11, 2020

To provide a personalized experience to its shoppers, Publix is debuting its Club Publix membership program, according to announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Airport Shop To Add Amazon’s Just Walk Out Tech At Newark, LaGuardia
March 11, 2020

A Newark Airport store will start using Amazon’s Just Walk Out cashierless technology on March 16, just days after the company announced it was licensing the platform to retailers, according to reports on Wednesday (March 11).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Mixed Bag For 2019 Retail IPO Stars
March 11, 2020

The volatile, COVID-driven stock market has had a mixed effect on the retail IPO class of 2019. The big three initial public offerings — The RealReal, Chewy and Revolve — have either held their own against the storm or found some reason for optimism. Get...

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Knight Dragon Turns To Rental Units Amid Sluggish London Market
March 11, 2020

Amid London’s sluggish home sales market, billionaire Henry Cheng Kar-Shun’s firm intends to create its inaugural rental homes at an East London development. Knight Dragon has teamed with Texas-based Lincoln Property Company and MGT, the British real estate investor, to create 500 rental apartments, Bloomberg...

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street
March 11, 2020

Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies. Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. Its fourth-quarter earnings report, released at the end of February, showed a revenue jump of 88...

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Discount Retailers Move Away From eCommerce
March 11, 2020

If it weren’t for a certain pandemic that is dominating most news, the two biggest stories in retail over the past week would have been stunning at any other time. Both of them came from companies that rely on a decidedly old-school business model: brick...

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Service-Based Retailers Surpass Product-Focused Merchants
March 11, 2020

Storefronts that provide services have exceeded the number of those offering clothes and other merchandise. Per a JLL report, the number of service-based retailers rose 20.5 percent between 2002 and 2017, coming in at 1.2 million spaces, while retailers offering goods declined 4.5 percent to...