Merchant Innovation

Target Logs Earnings Miss, Despite 25 Percent eCommerce Growth

Target Logs Earnings Miss, Despite 25 Percent eCommerce Growth
Target Logs Earnings Miss, Despite 25 Percent eCommerce Growth
March 07, 2018  |  Earnings

The retail outlook was bleak when, on the first earnings call of 2017, Target announced plans to invest more in digital, fulfillment and employee culture....

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Amazon Toured Sites In Washington, DC, Area Last Week
Amazon Toured Sites In Washington, DC, Area Last Week
March 07, 2018  |  Amazon

Washington, D.C., could be the home of Amazon.com’s second headquarters: Officials from the eCommerce giant toured potential sites in the area last week. Get the...

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Citigroup Eyes Creation Of National Digital Bank
Citigroup Eyes Creation Of National Digital Bank
March 06, 2018  |  Digital Banking

Citigroup is gearing up to launch a digital consumer bank that will be national in scope and will arrive within the next three years. Get...

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Another ‘No’ For Nordstrom Family Trying To Go Private
Another ‘No’ For Nordstrom Family Trying To Go Private
March 06, 2018  |  Retail

Nordstrom isn’t going private this time. Although the retailer was bullish about striking a go-private deal before this week’s earnings report, it has once again...

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Nordstrom Partners With Anthropologie To Offer Home Collection
Nordstrom Partners With Anthropologie To Offer Home Collection
March 06, 2018  |  Retail

Nordstrom has announced a partnership with Anthropologie that will feature more than 200 items from Anthropologie Home at 15 Nordstrom locations, as well as online....

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Modern-Day Pop-Up Shops Build Upon A ‘Spooky’ October Idea From A Clothing Merchant
Modern-Day Pop-Up Shops Build Upon A ‘Spooky’ October Idea From A Clothing Merchant
March 06, 2018  |  Retail

Joseph Marver wasn’t having the best October selling dresses in his California store a few decades ago. But he did notice that customers were waiting...

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Coinbase Eyes Acquisitions With New Hire
Coinbase Eyes Acquisitions With New Hire
March 05, 2018  |  Personnel

As Coinbase seeks to make more acquisitions, the popular U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has hired LinkedIn’s former VP of Corporate Development. Emilie Choi took the helm...

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The Unexpected Commerce Effects Of Lent
The Unexpected Commerce Effects Of Lent
March 05, 2018  |  Retail

In one of the least romantic coincidences of all time, Lent kicked off on Valentine’s Day this year. One is our annual celebration of romance,...

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Amazon Looks To Chase To Create Amazon Checking
Amazon Looks To Chase To Create Amazon Checking
March 05, 2018  |  Amazon

To create a financial product that would appeal to younger customers and those without a bank account, Amazon is reportedly in talks with big banks like JPMorgan...

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