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Target Rips Up Paper Checks as Payment Method

Citing “extremely low volumes” of customers using personal checks, Target will stop accepting checks for in-store payments on…

News July 8
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WSS is deploying a mobile POS solution from Aptos.

WSS ‘Untethers’ Associates with New Mobile POS System

Athletic retailer WSS, which is owned by Foot Locker, will deploy the Aptos One mobile POS solution across…

News July 5
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UPDATE: Tractor Supply Faces Backlash for Plans to Weed Out Support for DEI, Environmental and LGBTQ+ Causes

[Update as of July 5, 2024] The Founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association, John Boyd…

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Grove Collaborative, Blueland Promote Plastic-Free July Initiatives

Two brands known for their commitment to sustainability, Grove Collaborative and Blueland, are marking Plastic-Free July with new…

News July 3
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Bookshop.org Plans Promo to Fight Prime Day Pandemonium

While other retailers launch competing sales around Amazon’s Prime Day in the hopes of riding the ecommerce giant’s…

News July 3
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Aliens have landed at the Roswell Bealls.

Call the Men in Black: Alien Spacecraft Crashes into Roswell Bealls Store

The Bealls store in Roswell, N.M. is celebrating that town’s famed relationship with UFOs and all things extraterrestrial…

News July 3
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570 Fifth Avenue, which will be the site of the new office tower featuring a ground-level Ikea.

Ikea Owner Takes Stake in New Fifth Avenue Office Tower, Plans NYC Store

Ingka Investments — the investments arm of Ingka Group, which owns the majority of Ikea stores worldwide — has…

News July 2
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JCPenney, Rare Beauty Partner to Support Emerging Female-Led Brands

JCPenney and Rare Beauty Brands have created the Lift Beauty Accelerator, a brand incubation initiative aimed at beauty…

News July 2
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E.l.f. will sell real-world beauty products in the virtual Roblox world.

E.l.f. Tests Out Real-World Product Sales on Roblox

E.l.f. has become the first beauty brand to test real-world commerce in the Roblox virtual world, via the…

News July 2
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