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Broad Reach Brings Optimistic Outlook To Retail Development

Broad Reach Brings Optimistic Outlook To Retail Development
Broad Reach Brings Optimistic Outlook To Retail Development
October 19, 2020  |  Retail

Put commercial real estate and retail in the same sentence and it usually spells trouble. That’s not the case, however, for Annapolis, Maryland-based Broad Reach...

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Digital Technology Transforms Retail, Healthcare And Mobile Apps
Digital Technology Transforms Retail, Healthcare And Mobile Apps
October 19, 2020  |  Today In Data

Walgreens is accelerating its digital transformation and putting its money where its platform is. In retail, Walmart is beating out Amazon in health and beauty, although the category as a whole experienced strong...

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Philly-Area Mall Developer Warns Of Possible Chapter 11
Philly-Area Mall Developer Warns Of Possible Chapter 11
October 19, 2020  |  Retail

One of the mall sector’s more innovative real estate investment trusts has hit financial turmoil. The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) last week reached...

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eSalon Marks Tenth Anniversary In Digital-First Economy
eSalon Marks Tenth Anniversary In Digital-First Economy
October 19, 2020  |  Retail

Most of the legion of direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands on the scene these days would happily take the trajectory of eSalon: Take a great idea, stay...

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Pandemic Presents New Hurdles For Consumer Holiday Spending
Pandemic Presents New Hurdles For Consumer Holiday Spending
October 19, 2020  |  Retail

As it presents possible hurdles for an economy that heavily depends on their amenability to purchase, COVID-19 is making new challenges for the 2020 holiday...

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Billtrust To Go Public Via SPAC At $1.3B Valuation
Billtrust To Go Public Via SPAC At $1.3B Valuation
October 19, 2020  |  Investments

B2B order-to-cash solutions provider Billtrust and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) South Mountain Merger Corporation announced on Monday (Oct. 19) that they have entered into...

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The Food Fraud Fight, With A Side Of AI
The Food Fraud Fight, With A Side Of AI
October 19, 2020  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are learning they can benefit from data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), technologies that are becoming critical in helping restaurants capture customer...

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Nordstrom Adds Online Order Pick-Up Service As Retailers Seek To Recover Sales
Nordstrom Adds Online Order Pick-Up Service As Retailers Seek To Recover Sales
October 19, 2020  |  Retail

Seattle-based Nordstrom is launching an order pickup service at Nordstrom Rack stores in the U.S. The retailer is rolling out the new service at the...

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Legacy FIs And FinTechs Get Friendlier To Map Change Together
Legacy FIs And FinTechs Get Friendlier To Map Change Together
October 19, 2020  |  Disbursements

As the pandemic recession and recovery call for bold, innovative fiscal action, legacy financial institutions are realizing FinTechs are more resource than rival as they...

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