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Grocers’ In-Store Innovations For Boosting Consumer Spend
January 22, 2019

For many consumers, trips to the grocery store are a routine part of their everyday lives. In deciding where to shop, these customers value cost, convenience and choice: They want to be able to find the fresh staples they need in stores near their homes....

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Milo On Growing An eCommerce Cookware Niche
January 22, 2019

Sometimes when entrepreneurs work on one idea, they end up finding the genesis for another concept. Milo Co-founder Kayden Horwitz, for instance, was working with his business partner on an organic bath towel business. Whenever they got together, they talked about his fantastic collection of...

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Adidas Partners With Findmine On AI Shopping Experience
January 22, 2019

Adidas is partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) platform provider Findmine to offer complete product recommendations on the retailer’s site. 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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DTC Brands Tell Amazon Thanks, But No Thanks
January 21, 2019

Amazon has been heavily courting some direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands – inviting them to its headquarters, paying for dinner and letting them fill their carts with gear from Amazon Go shops. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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eCommerce Brands Find A Home At The Mall
January 21, 2019

Digitally-native brands are testing the brick-and-mortar retail waters, and, now, new malls are set to have entire spaces designed around them: Hudson Yards, which is under development in Manhattan by the Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, will reportedly house a dedicated floor for these...

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Brandless Turns To Subscriptions To Make Service Stickier
January 21, 2019

With simple packaging that is nondescript by design and an ethos that values simplicity and quality above all, Brandless has made quite a name for itself in the short time it has been on the market since it was founded in 2012. CEO Tina Sharkey...

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How Ticket-Buying Platforms Optimize Mobile Checkout
January 21, 2019

To help event organizers distribute tickets, online platforms are creating environments that efficiently work for buyers and sellers. “Our focus is all about enabling the best experience for both the event organizer and the attendee,” Ticketbud CEO Kayhan Ahmadi told PYMNTS in an interview. The...

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Bank Of America, Citi Back Lampert To Save Sears
January 21, 2019

ESL Investments has found backing for its $5.2 billion bid to save Sears Holdings Corp. 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 to our daily newsletter,...

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Why The Sweet Smell Of Tech Success Can Be Rife With Failure
January 19, 2019

In 1946, a few weeks before Christmas, Frank Capra’s Christmastime classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” was released in theaters. 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...