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December 21, 2018
 
 
 
 
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Mariana Tek On Bringing Concierge Service To Boutique Fitness Booking
 

Boutique fitness studios and gyms have exploded over the last few years, as the health-conscious have increasingly sought customized workout routines. And that’s why the team at Mariana Tek wants the booking of a fitness experience to be as customizable as the workout itself. Getting to the gym can be hard, says the company’s CEO Stacey Seldon, which means booking should be as easy as possible.

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  Off-Price Retailers
 
 
 
Why Off-Price Retailers Are More Than Just Surviving In The eCommerce Age
 

Brick-and-mortar off-price retailers are alive and well in the age of eCommerce: TJX and Five Below, among other retail companies, are more than surviving, as other merchants like Macy’s and JCPenney struggle. These are some of the reasons why their business strategies are winning — and what’s coming next.  Read More...

 
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Food Pop-Ups Move Up To Retail’s Adult Table
 

Pop-ups are all the rage in commerce, with Payless, Chili’s and others giving the temporary operations a go. But small, sometimes itinerant restaurants are part of the pop-up world as well, and their experiences offer larger lessons. Take a deep dive with PYMNTS into the world of one New Orleans food pop-up to learn more about what it takes to make it — and why consumers, no matter the product, can be fickle and somewhat strange.  Read More...

 
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Making A Map For 2019 Commerce

 

It’s almost time to stick a fork in 2018, which means all eyes are on next year as everyone is trying to write the best road map into the new year. And that’s no small task, considering the increasingly complicated set of consumer and SMB demands, not to mention emerging regulatory twists and turns.  Read More...

 
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