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Walmart Unifies Grocery And Walmart Apps, Adds Fulfillment And Payment Options

Walmart is in the process of merging the Walmart Grocery and Walmart apps in order to streamline the shopping experience. The retailer…

New Shops Feature Lets Retailers Create Single Online Store On Both Facebook And Instagram

The debut of Facebook Shops represents the platform’s latest effort to promote commerce on its Facebook and Instagram networks. Despite Facebook’s 3-billion-user…

JCPenney Continues Store Reopening Process At 64 Locations In Four States

JCPenney’s bankruptcy-related store closures aren’t slowing down the reopening process for the remainder of its locations. The retailer reopened 64 locations in…

Target Credits Q1 Success To 278% Growth In Same-Day Fulfillment Volume

Target has reported strong earnings that rivaled Walmart’s for Q1 2020, with a 10.8% same-store sales jump, driven by a 141% increase…

Failing To Find Buyer, Pier 1 Will Liquidate As Stores Reopen

As government and health officials allow non-essential retailers to reopen across the country, Pier 1 Imports has asked the bankruptcy court for…

E-Commerce Fraud Attempt Rate Climbs 13% In April

As more consumers gravitate to the web to shop during the pandemic, fraudsters have, unfortunately, followed. Globally, the fraud attempt rate based…

Walmart, The Home Depot Post Successful Quarters Despite COVID-19 Pressures

Two major essential retailers have reported their Q1 2020 results, and they display these companies’ strength in the face of the COVID-19…

JoJo Maman Bébé Leverages AI To Personalize Messaging To Mothers

JoJo Maman Bébé, a maternity and baby clothing brand, is partnering with Monetate to improve personalization and increase customer acquisition. The retailer…

Co-Opportunity Market Launches Mobile Platform To Add BOPIS And Curbside Fulfillment Options

Co-Opportunity Market, operator of two community-owned grocery stores in Santa Monica and Culver City, Calif., has launched a mobile e-Commerce platform based…

JCPenney Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Seeks Financing To Continue Operations

UPDATE: JCPenney will close 242 stores, representing about 29% of its locations, according to Bloomberg. The first 192 closures will happen in…

Report: Starbucks Requesting 12 Months Of Rent Relief From Landlords

Starbucks has reportedly asked landlords to give the company a break on rent for at least a year due to the impact…

Tapestry Plans Pickup-Only Openings At 300 Stores

Tapestry, parent company of luxury brands Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, will begin offering curbside or store pickup services at 300…

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News Briefs

Walmart Unifies Grocery And Walmart Apps, Adds Fulfillment And Payment Options

JCPenney Continues Store Reopening Process At 64 Locations In Four States

Target Credits Q1 Success To 278% Growth In Same-Day Fulfillment Volume

Failing To Find Buyer, Pier 1 Will Liquidate As Stores Reopen

E-Commerce Fraud Attempt Rate Climbs 13% In April

Walmart, The Home Depot Post Successful Quarters Despite COVID-19 Pressures

JoJo Maman Bébé Leverages AI To Personalize Messaging To Mothers

Co-Opportunity Market Launches Mobile Platform To Add BOPIS And Curbside Fulfillment Options

JCPenney Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Seeks Financing To Continue Operations

Report: Starbucks Requesting 12 Months Of Rent Relief From Landlords

Tapestry Plans Pickup-Only Openings At 300 Stores

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Accelerating Your Growth: Why Automating Tax andCompliance Solutions Are the “Hidden Heroes” of Expansion

Case Study: Sony BRAVIA Professional Displays Power Stella McCartney’s Global Store Digital Signage

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