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Innovating In Retail With Omnichannel Commerce And Vaccines      
Innovating In Retail With Omnichannel Commerce And Vaccines      
January 19, 2021  |  Today In Data

Virginia-based CarLotz is seeking to disrupt the used-car business and go public this week. The firm provides an omnichannel platform that sells vehicles online and also via a network...

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Retail’s Push Toward Digital Technology And Vaccines 
Retail’s Push Toward Digital Technology And Vaccines 
January 18, 2021  |  Today In Data

Amazon and Walmart remained flat or lost ground in the battle for overall U.S. retail and consumer spend in Q3, even as the pandemic continued to push consumers toward online...

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Digital Technologies Drive Innovation In Retail, Payments
Digital Technologies Drive Innovation In Retail, Payments
January 15, 2021  |  Today In Data

Target crushed online commerce and reported decent in-store sales volume for the holidays, while Urban Outfitters and Nordstrom had weak in-store traffic that even fairly positive online volume couldn’t surmount. In retail...

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Emerging Developments In Malls, Logistics And Digital Commerce
Emerging Developments In Malls, Logistics And Digital Commerce
January 14, 2021  |  Today In Data

Some closed or struggling shopping malls are being reinvented as headquarters or campuses for companies. In pandemic commerce, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that have embraced the digital...

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Digital Innovation In Retail Amid The Pandemic 
Digital Innovation In Retail Amid The Pandemic 
January 13, 2021  |  Today In Data

Salesforce is launching a new product to make it easier for firms to add loyalty programs, while Zing Bars is growing its direct-to-consumer (D2C) channel for healthy snacks amid the pandemic....

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Opportunities And Hurdles In The Evolution Of Retail 
Opportunities And Hurdles In The Evolution Of Retail 
January 12, 2021  |  Today In Data

Outstanding Foods is developing non-meat equivalents of bacon seasoning, pork rinds and other piggy products for the direct-to-consumer (D2C) and retail markets. In subscriptions, Amazon Prime and Walmart+ saw declines in U.S....

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Digital Shifts In Entertainment, Retail Logistics And Dining
Digital Shifts In Entertainment, Retail Logistics And Dining
January 11, 2021  |  Today In Data

Family Video, America’s last major video rental store chain, plans to shutter all of its brick-and-mortar stores. In logistics, Amazon and Walmart are throwing everything from drones to driverless trucks into the battle for...

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Positive Developments In Retail, eCommerce Amid The Pandemic
Positive Developments In Retail, eCommerce Amid The Pandemic
January 08, 2021  |  Today In Data

Bed Bath & Beyond reported that comparable digital sales increased throughout its brands at a time when the pandemic is serving as a headwind to its store...

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New Beginnings In Retail And Digital Payments
New Beginnings In Retail And Digital Payments
January 07, 2021  |  Today In Data

New eco-friendly shopping platform Hive Brands aims to be a Whole Foods of sustainable products. In brick-and-mortar retail, women’s clothing and accessories company Charming Charlie aims to have a big comeback...

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