Merchant Innovation

Target Logs Earnings Miss, Despite 25 Percent eCommerce Growth
Target Logs Earnings Miss, Despite 25 Percent eCommerce Growth
March 07, 2018  |  Earnings

The retail outlook was bleak when, on the first earnings call of 2017, Target announced plans to invest more in digital, fulfillment and employee culture....

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Amazon Toured Sites In Washington, DC, Area Last Week
Amazon Toured Sites In Washington, DC, Area Last Week
March 07, 2018  |  Amazon

Washington, D.C., could be the home of Amazon.com’s second headquarters: Officials from the eCommerce giant toured potential sites in the area last week. According to...

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Citigroup Eyes Creation Of National Digital Bank
Citigroup Eyes Creation Of National Digital Bank
March 06, 2018  |  Digital Banking

Citigroup is gearing up to launch a digital consumer bank that will be national in scope and will arrive within the next three years. Citing...

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Another ‘No’ For Nordstrom Family Trying To Go Private
Another ‘No’ For Nordstrom Family Trying To Go Private
March 06, 2018  |  Retail

Nordstrom isn’t going private this time. Although the retailer was bullish about striking a go-private deal before this week’s earnings report, it has once again...

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Nordstrom Partners With Anthropologie To Offer Home Collection
Nordstrom Partners With Anthropologie To Offer Home Collection
March 06, 2018  |  Retail

Nordstrom has announced a partnership with Anthropologie that will feature more than 200 items from Anthropologie Home at 15 Nordstrom locations, as well as online....

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Modern-Day Pop-Up Shops Build Upon A ‘Spooky’ October Idea From A Clothing Merchant
Modern-Day Pop-Up Shops Build Upon A ‘Spooky’ October Idea From A Clothing Merchant
March 06, 2018  |  Retail

Joseph Marver wasn’t having the best October selling dresses in his California store a few decades ago. But he did notice that customers were waiting...

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Coinbase Eyes Acquisitions With New Hire
Coinbase Eyes Acquisitions With New Hire
March 05, 2018  |  Personnel

As Coinbase seeks to make more acquisitions, the popular U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has hired LinkedIn’s former VP of Corporate Development. Emilie Choi took the helm...

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The Unexpected Commerce Effects Of Lent
The Unexpected Commerce Effects Of Lent
March 05, 2018  |  Retail

In one of the least romantic coincidences of all time, Lent kicked off on Valentine’s Day this year. One is our annual celebration of romance,...

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Amazon Looks To Chase To Create Amazon Checking
Amazon Looks To Chase To Create Amazon Checking
March 05, 2018  |  Amazon

To create a financial product that would appeal to younger customers and those without a bank account, Amazon is reportedly in talks with big banks like JPMorgan...

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