Retail Sales Surge 5.1 Percent Over The Holiday; Plus thredUP Expands Its Horizons; And Walmart's Smaller Footprint
 
 
 
 
 
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thredUP’s ‘Remade’ Consignment Brand

 

For a decade, thredUP has been helping consumers sell unwanted items in their closets. Now the company is hoping to leverage its data on consumer taste with its own in-house brand: Remade. It's a departure from thredUP’s original trajectory and a novel idea in that its clothes are made to be resold.

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The Year Of The Self-Driving Delivery Pilot
 

In 2018, autonomous deliveries became a retail reality. Kroger paired with Nuro and Ford teamed with Postmates to conduct self-driving delivery tests for groceries and takeout. See how their pilots worked — and how smaller startups are hitting the autonomous vehicle highway to help power the future of retail deliveries.  Read More...

 
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2018 Recap: The Year Of Retailers’ Mobile App Evolution
 

This year was one for the books in the evolution of retail apps: Grocers debuted mobile checkout, gas stations unveiled innovative ways to pay at the pump and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) redesigned their restaurant layouts based on the new tech. Discover how retailers utilized mobile apps to power commerce experiences for shoppers in 2018.  Read More...

 
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Out With The Old, In With The New

 

The world of payments and commerce is ever shifting, meaning it can be hard to see how different things have gotten and in how short a period of time. And the changes — to how we eat, where we work and how we pay — are only getting more dramatic.  Read More...

 
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