Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

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thredUP Acquisition Sets Europe As Next Resale Battleground

thredUP Acquisition Sets Europe As Next Resale Battleground
thredUP Acquisition Sets Europe As Next Resale Battleground
July 27, 2021  |  Retail

California-based thredUP is preparing to enter the European market via the acquisition of reCommerce platform Remix, a move that comes as the resale market is...

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Klarna Adds To Retail Support Services With Another Social Commerce Acquisition
Klarna Adds To Retail Support Services With Another Social Commerce Acquisition
July 27, 2021  |  Retail

Payments and shopping platform Klarna announced plans to acquire another social commerce company on Tuesday (July 27), in a move aimed at helping it round...

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Online Delivery, COVID Vax Shipments Spur UPS Q2 Success
Online Delivery, COVID Vax Shipments Spur UPS Q2 Success
July 27, 2021  |  Retail

The continued growth of eCommerce deliveries, increases in air shipments and record levels of parcels requiring special handling — including COVID-19 vaccines — were key...

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Sherwin-Williams Revenues Near $5.4B Despite Big Drop In Consumer Sales
Sherwin-Williams Revenues Near $5.4B Despite Big Drop In Consumer Sales
July 27, 2021  |  Retail

The Sherwin-Williams Company reported an overall increase in net sales of 16.9 percent to almost $5.4 billion for the second quarter of 2021, but the...

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Report: Demand For Retail Rewards In Brazil Outpaces Actual Perks By A 5-To-1 Margin
Report: Demand For Retail Rewards In Brazil Outpaces Actual Perks By A 5-To-1 Margin
July 27, 2021  |  SMBs

Making Loyalty Work For Small Businesses: Brazil Edition, a PYMNTS and Pollinate collaboration, analyzes survey responses from a census-balanced panel of 1,106 Brazilian consumers to...

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Afterpay Sees BNPL Pact With Westfield Shopping Centers As Brick-and-Mortar Booster
Afterpay Sees BNPL Pact With Westfield Shopping Centers As Brick-and-Mortar Booster
July 27, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

For most Americans, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is still mostly an online shopping experience. That is where they first encountered the increasingly popular payment...

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Today In Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond Updates Supply Chain; Hasbro Sees Digital Growth
Today In Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond Updates Supply Chain; Hasbro Sees Digital Growth
July 26, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond is updating its supply chain infrastructure, while Hasbro’s digital business wins big in the second quarter....

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Lenders, Dealers Thriving In Hot Auto Market
Lenders, Dealers Thriving In Hot Auto Market
July 26, 2021  |  Retail

With Americans shopping for cars at a near-record pace and a computer chip shortage meaning that dealers are struggling to meet that demand, the average...

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Digital Business Helps Hasbro Make Up For Lagging Board Game Sales
Digital Business Helps Hasbro Make Up For Lagging Board Game Sales
July 26, 2021  |  Retail

Following a year in which board games were among the highlights of social interaction, Hasbro has seen a decrease in demand for some of its...

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