Fri.Dec 11, 2020

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Report: Major Retailers Ready to Distribute COVID Vaccine This Month

Retail TouchPoints

Walgreens , CVS Health and Walmart have shared their plans for administering COVID-19 vaccines as soon as they are approved. A Food and Drug Administration panel approved emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Dec. 10, according to The New York Times. If, as expected, the agency quickly accepts the panel’s recommendation, a limited number of vaccine doses could be available by next week.

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What She Didn’t Say

Miller Zell

I was honored to be interviewed on a podcast last month by Terry Badger from the financial services industry think tank, @BAI_Info ( BAI Banking Strategies ). Besides suddenly being recast as a “cool mom” in my household, it was not lost on me that this had promise to catapult me into social media stardom. We discussed how banks are implementing safety measures at their branches and how they might rethink their branch spaces in the future.

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Exclusive Q&A: Can Anything Slow the Amazon Behemoth?

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Amazon ’s dominant role in ecommerce — and in retail as a whole — isn’t likely to diminish any time soon. In fact, according to Robin Gaster, PhD, author of the forthcoming book Behemoth, Amazon Rising , Amazon’s share of the total ecommerce market could reach as high as 60% to 65% during the coming decade. That ecommerce market, fueled by the long-term impacts of COVID-19 and the general global shift toward online commerce, is likely to be three times the size it was in 2019.

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Comment on All-In-One Small Business Management Tool For Retailers by seema

Bindo

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Pushes Same-Day Delivery, BOPIS With Holiday Promotions

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Bed Bath & Beyond will make free same-day delivery available for all Bed Bath & Beyond and buybuy BABY orders over $39 from Dec. 14-16, 2020. The retailer also will encourage curbside and buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) purchases from Dec. 17 through Dec. 24 with a 20% discount off these orders to ensure shoppers get their gifts before Christmas.

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DSW Parent Company Likely to Close 50 to 80 Stores

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Footwear and accessories company Designer Brands expects to potentially close 10% to 15% of its stores, representing approximately 50 to 80 locations, according to company executives on an earnings call. The retailer operates 524 DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse stores in the U.S. and 150 locations in Canada under The Shoe Company , Shoe Warehouse and DSW banners.