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Walmart Boosts Home Furnishings With Miranda Lambert Deal
June 15, 2022

Walmart continues to take steps to boost its home furnishings lines, announcing another high-profile deal in the space only a few weeks after launching the Gap Home Kids line and rolling out collaborations with several other designers earlier this year. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Shoppers Return to H&M Stores as COVID-19 Fears Subside
June 15, 2022

The lifting of quarantines and other pandemic-related restrictions across Europe and around the world led shoppers to return to the brick-and-mortar locations of fashion retailer H&M, giving the company a bigger-than-expected sales boost for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 from March 1 to May...

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Today in Retail: Amazon Plans Drone Fleet Launch; Mastercard SpendingPulse Predicts Back-to-School Retail Bounce
June 14, 2022

Today in retail, automation could reshape the consumer packaged goods (CPG) payment space, while retailers are restructuring their delivery models as markdowns loom. Plus, Lacoste launches UNDW3 Web3 experiential universe, and Zara limits free returns to in-store only. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Markdowns Drive Retailers to Reinvent Commerce’s Middle and Last Miles
June 14, 2022

Inventory, of course, is the lifeblood of retail. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you...

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Amazon Answers Walmart’s Drone Push With Limited Launch Later This Year
June 14, 2022

Three weeks after Walmart announced plans to offer drone delivery service to 4 million households in six states, rival Amazon is out with an aerial answer of its own, albeit on a much more limited scale and years behind schedule. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Lacoste Debuts Web3-Based UNDW3 Experiential Universe
June 14, 2022

Lacoste has launched UNDW3 (pronounced as “underwater”), its first Web3 experience and a progression from its collaboration with Minecraft that saw an immersive projection of the fashion retailer in the Croco Island virtual world, according to a Tuesday (June 14) press release emailed to PYMNTS....

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Mastercard SpendingPulse: Back-to-School Retail Sales May Grow 7.5% in 2022
June 14, 2022

Many retail spending reports these days show consumers tightening their belts and focusing their spending on food, gas and other necessities, but the Mastercard SpendingPulse report for May shows a 10.5% year-over-year retail sales growth for the month — and more good news ahead. Get...

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Zara Limits Free Returns to in-Store Only, Reports No Impact on Sales
June 14, 2022

Not unlike the retail industry itself, the longstanding “free shipping, free returns” eCommerce business model is in the throes of evolution. 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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CPG Manufacturers and Retailers Seek to Sync-Up on Pricing With Automation
June 14, 2022

Getting paid what is invoiced is among the most basic functions of finance and business in general. 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...