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Why Lululemon’s $500M Mirror Deal Is A Muscular Move Into ‘Contextual Commerce’

Why Lululemon’s $500M Mirror Deal Is A Muscular Move Into ‘Contextual Commerce’
Why Lululemon’s $500M Mirror Deal Is A Muscular Move Into ‘Contextual Commerce’
July 01, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In a move that caught much of the world off guard, athleisure giant Lululemon announced plans this week to buy home-exercise technology startup Mirror for...

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Infection Report Causes Drop In Planet Fitness Shares
Infection Report Causes Drop In Planet Fitness Shares
June 29, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Planet Fitness shares fell 6.3 percent following reports of possible coronavirus infections at a West Virginia location, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Safety First As LA Fitness, Other Gyms Plan Reopenings
Safety First As LA Fitness, Other Gyms Plan Reopenings
May 18, 2020  |  Retail

Georgia is the first state rolling out the gym mat to LA Fitness and other exercise facilities that were forced to close in March amid...

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Fitness Centers Stretch Their Business Models, Build New Strengths Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Fitness Centers Stretch Their Business Models, Build New Strengths Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
May 08, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Shuttered gyms are seeing memberships and on-site retail sales plummet, prompting many to shift their services online. But an absence of seamless digital payment experiences...

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Today In Payments: Frontier Retracts $39 ‘More Room’ Fee On Flights; Square Merchants Shift Online As POS Volumes Sink
Today In Payments: Frontier Retracts $39 ‘More Room’ Fee On Flights; Square Merchants Shift Online...
May 07, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Frontier Airlines retracted its $39 “More Room” fee to ensure an empty seat between passengers, and Square released a mixed earnings...

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Homebound Consumers, Connected Fitness Revs Up Peloton Earnings
Homebound Consumers, Connected Fitness Revs Up Peloton Earnings
May 06, 2020  |  Earnings

Predicting that U.S. consumers would not return to the gym anytime soon due to the pandemic, connected fitness brand Peloton smoked its quarterly earnings Wednesday...

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