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#TBT: Service Merchandise Was the OG Multi-Channel Shopping Experience

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I have very vivid memories about Service Merchandise , a now-defunct business with a unique ordering process focused on catalog inventory. Service Merchandise was a bit more fun than today’s similar IKEA shopping experience because it carried more than mediocre DIY housewares and furniture. (No Don’t remember it?

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Mastercard Data: Holiday Sales Climb 3.1% YoY

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year-over-year increase in both online and in-store retail sales, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse , which measures sales across all forms of payment and is not adjusted for inflation. and grocery increased 2.1% , while jewelry and electronics sales declined by 2% and 0.4% Preliminary data for the period from Nov.

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Shinola and Filson to Update In-Store Experience with Omnichannel Platform

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Both retail brands are owned by Bedrock Manufacturing ; Filson is known for high-end outdoor clothing and accessories, and Shinola offers products including timepieces, leather goods, jewelry and audio. Filson operates a total of 14 stores in the U.S., Shinola operates 21 stores across the U.S., Canada and Japan.

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Jewelry Sales Increased Sharply in July, Survey Finds

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jewelry sales were up sharply in July compared to the same month in 2020 as well as in 2019, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Jewelry sales were up 82.6 grew for the 11 th consecutive month in July, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse , which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment.

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How Daniel’s Jewelers Designs Stores and Shopper Experiences for Hispanic Consumers

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Joseph Sherwood founded Daniel’s Jewelers in 1948 to make jewelry more accessible for all families. Over the years the retailer has carved a unique space in the Hispanic market thanks to its unique approach to financing, in-store services and merchandising. Or they can take in a few trades over time to get that dream piece of jewelry.

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‘Swipe’ fees could cost Mother’s Day shoppers $750 million

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WASHINGTON – The “swipe” fees credit card networks and banks charge merchants to process transactions could cost consumers more than $750 million this Mother’s Day, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition. million in swipe fees on $7 billion in jewelry, $133.3 MPC estimates that the total would include $158.2

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Exclusive: How Daniel’s Jewelers is Using Vision AI to Better Serve its Customers

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In the more than 70 years since Joseph Sherwood bought a bankrupt jewelry store in Bell Gardens, Calif., Instead of a Midwestern twang maybe they have a Spanish accent, but their dreams, their hopes, what they want to accomplish, what jewelry means to them has not changed one iota in the last 75 years. ”