Toy Sales’ Nearly $8B Pick-Up; Plus Mattress Firm's Coming End; And Walmart's New Direct-To-Consumer Groove. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Staples' 'Serenity Now' Approach To Back-To-School | | There is a lot of money up for grabs in the back-to-school business: over $80 billion, which means the competition among retailers to snatch up that spend is intense. This year, the team at Staples is betting that parents want more than notebooks and pencils. They want serentity and assurance, which means the goal is to build both in 2018. | | |
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| | | | | | | Meal Kit Companies Reconsider Direct/Subscription Model In Favor Of Retail | | As the market consolidates and customer churn exceeds the ability to maintain loyalty, meal kit companies are increasingly looking to traditional retail and grocery store shelves to reach new customers. The ability to offer customers a greater meal choice within a much closer decision window is leading some of the biggest names in the bunch to broaden their approach, as retailers can provide a more established distribution network, share the marketing and operational costs and provide greater customer choice. Read More... | |
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| | | | | Etsy User Base Grows In Q2 Despite Fee Increase | | Etsy delivered strong revenues in the second quarter and increased its revenue guidance for the year. The crafts marketplace also increased its transaction fee from 3.5 percent to 5 percent during the second quarter, while focusing on its search and discovery functions. What does Etsy have in store for the second half of the year? Read More... | |
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| | | | | | Today In Data: Slow And Steady Is The Pace | | In a digital world, any number of operations can go faster than they ever have — commerce, payments, dining, business. And while the speed and promises of an even faster future can be dizzying, one should always temper that enthusiasm with the knowledge that the race to that faster future is more of a marathon than a sprint. Read More... | |
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