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Five At Five: Amazon’s India Expansion
Five At Five: Amazon’s India Expansion
January 02, 2019  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest international plans from Amazon and...

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Eddie Lampert Submits $4.4B Bid To Save Sears
Eddie Lampert Submits $4.4B Bid To Save Sears
January 02, 2019  |  Retail

In an effort that could help preserve 425 locations and the jobs of up to 50,000 workers, Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Eddie Lampert made a...

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The Eight Retail Stories That Shaped 2018
The Eight Retail Stories That Shaped 2018
December 27, 2018  |  Retail

News travels fast in payments and commerce. The world does not perhaps look terribly different, at first glance, than it did a year ago. Cars...

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Retailers Scoop Up Former Toys R Us Locations
Retailers Scoop Up Former Toys R Us Locations
December 26, 2018  |  Retail

Months after Toys R US liquidation its holdings in the United States, merchants have taken up space left behind by the toy retailer. The buildings...

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Gymboree Eyes Bankruptcy Loan
Gymboree Eyes Bankruptcy Loan
December 21, 2018  |  Retail

With a potential Chapter 11 filing on the horizon, Gymboree Group Inc. is reportedly looking for a bankruptcy loan. That financing could allow some of...

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Sears, Kmart Same-Store Sales Rise In Q3
Sears, Kmart Same-Store Sales Rise In Q3
December 14, 2018  |  Retail

With sales at closing stores that reportedly brought in shoppers, Sears Holdings’ same-store sales rose at its Sears and Kmart branded stores. The retailer shuttered...

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Eddie Lampert Wants To Buy 500 Sears Stores
Eddie Lampert Wants To Buy 500 Sears Stores
December 07, 2018  |  Retail

In an effort to save Sears, ESL Investments is looking to purchase 500 of the retailer’s stores with a $4.6 billion proposal. The retailer had...

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Sears’ Home Services Division May Receive Offer From Centerbridge, Ace
Sears’ Home Services Division May Receive Offer From Centerbridge, Ace
December 04, 2018  |  Retail

As the deadline for the initial offers for Sears’ home services business and other assets nears, unnamed sources claim that Centerbridge Partners LP and Ace...

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Data Dive, New Starts Edition: Overstock, Sears And iZettle’s Next Steps
Data Dive, New Starts Edition: Overstock, Sears And iZettle’s Next Steps
December 03, 2018  |  Data Dive

As of today, there are 28 days left in the year (and 22 shopping days left till Christmas), meaning themes of “out with the old...

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