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Claire’s Stores Expands Partnership with Intalytics to Guide European Expansion

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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Claires Stores, Inc. has expanded its partnership with Intalytics to include analytics in support of driving new store growth in Europe.

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  • Claires Stores, Inc. has expanded its partnership with Intalytics to include analytics in support of driving new store growth in Europe.
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    While Claires has a significant footprint of stores in Europe today, we believe there is runway for further growth and expansion, said Michael Schwindle, Chief Financial Officer for Claires.
  • Claire's Stores, Inc. operates stores in 17 countries throughout North America and Europe and operates in thousands of concessions locations in the same regions.
  • The company also has more than 300 franchised Claire's stores, primarily in the Middle East and South Africa.

Talroo releases new feature enhancement to Talroo Pro pay-for-performance job advertising: Target CPA

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Target Corporation, Retailing, Retailers, Service companies

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Talroo, an award-winning talent attraction platform, announces the release of Target CPA (Cost per Application), an enhancement to its Talroo Pro pay-for-performance job advertising solution.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Talroo, an award-winning talent attraction platform, announces the release of Target CPA (Cost per Application), an enhancement to its Talroo Pro pay-for-performance job advertising solution.
  • "Target CPA helps answer a question our customers ask all the time 'How much do I need to pay?'
  • Talroo does this by leveraging proprietary first-party data, from 1.8 billion job searches monthly across the job seeker audience network.
  • Target CPA is included in Talroo Pro and available in the newly released Talroo Ad Platform (TAP).

Target Launching Debt-Free Education Assistance Program to More Than 340,000 Frontline Team Members

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Target Corporation(NYSE: TGT) today announced it will offer its more than 340,000 U.S.-based part-time and full-time frontline team members the most comprehensive debt-free education assistance program available in the retail industry.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Target Corporation(NYSE: TGT) today announced it will offer its more than 340,000 U.S.-based part-time and full-time frontline team members the most comprehensive debt-free education assistance program available in the retail industry.
  • "Target employs team members at every life stage and helps our team learn, develop and build their skills, whether they're with us for a year or a career.
  • A significant number of our hourly team members build their careers at Target, and we know many would like to pursue additional education opportunities.
  • This education assistance program is part of Target Forward , Target's new sustainability strategy that includes goals to create an equitable and inclusive workforce.

Blis Reveals New Interactive Dashboard That Tracks COVID Anxiety Levels & Consumer Movement Across 18 Retail & Lifestyle Sectors

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Marketing, Retailing, Marketing strategy, Merchandising, Retail, Grocery store

The dashboard also now tracks consumer movement over a rolling 13-month period, across 18 retail and lifestyle sectors including airports, gyms, malls, restaurants and grocery stores.

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  • The dashboard also now tracks consumer movement over a rolling 13-month period, across 18 retail and lifestyle sectors including airports, gyms, malls, restaurants and grocery stores.
  • Each month it tracks responses to four questions around the economy, household financials, spend intent and COVID-19 anxiety.
  • Coupled with consumer movement analysis, the dashboard enables brands to better understand trendlines by industry sectors.
  • Established in the UK in 2004, Blis now operates in more than 40 offices across five continents.

HSN, Home Depot, Lowes, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s Wholesale to Carry Motorola Home Networking Products

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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MANCHESTER, NH, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  via NewMediaWire -- Minim, Inc. (NASDAQ: MINM), the creator of intelligent networking products under the globally recognized Motorola brand, today announced a significant expansion of its U.S. retail footprint. Starting today and throughout the summer, Motorola home networking products are launching in Home Shopping Network (HSN), The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s Wholesale Club.  

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  • Starting today andthroughout thesummer, Motorola home networking products are launching in Home Shopping Network (HSN), The Home Depot, Lowes, Sams Club, and BJs Wholesale Club.
  • These additionaltop-tier retailers join Amazon, Best Buy, B&H, Micro Center, Newegg, Staples, Target,and Walmart in carrying advanced Motorola home networking products.
  • Motorola strives to empower everyone to stay connected, said Dave Carroll, Executive Director of Strategic Brand Partnerships for Motorola.
  • For over 90 years the Motorola brand has been known around the world for high quality, innovative and trusted products.

Actual Veggies Raises $2.3M from Investors to Expand Veggie-Only CPG Startup

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Retailers, FreshDirect, Mott Haven, Bronx, Veggies, Sprouts Farmers Market, Retailing, Service companies

Combined with its previous funding round from Big Idea Ventures and angel contributions, Actual Veggies has secured $2.8M in funding to date.

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  • Combined with its previous funding round from Big Idea Ventures and angel contributions, Actual Veggies has secured $2.8M in funding to date.
  • We are humbled by our new partners shared excitement and look forward to building off our success to further scale Actual Veggies.
  • Actual Veggies is a portfolio company of Big Idea Ventures , an investor in up-and-coming food and agricultural companies.
  • Actual Veggies can be found at Sprouts Farmers Market, HungryRoot, Imperfect Foods, FreshDirect, Sunbasket, and online at www.actualveggies.com .

Walmart Connect’s Melissa Gallo joins Yieldmo as SVP, Global Exchange Operations

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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Yieldmo is proud to announce the addition of Melissa Gallo to its leadership team as SVP, Global Exchange Operations.

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  • Yieldmo is proud to announce the addition of Melissa Gallo to its leadership team as SVP, Global Exchange Operations.
  • Gallo will be responsible for leading the business execution of the Yieldmo Smart Exchange, running both buy-side and seller-side support operations teams and overseeing platform operations, client services and DSP partnership relationship support.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210803005764/en/
    Melissa is a strong operations leader with vast knowledge of the digital advertising ecosystem, said Steinberg.
  • Gallo joins Yieldmo from Walmart, where she ran revenue operations for Walmart Connect.

Millennials drive DTC cross-border e-commerce growth as pandemic prompts 52% to buy online directly from international brands

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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Millennials have driven the rise in international direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce purchases in the last six months, with reduced access to stores during the pandemic prompting over half (52%) of 2534-year-olds to buy online directly from international brands, the latest data from eShopWorld (ESW) reveals.

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  • Millennials have driven the rise in international direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce purchases in the last six months, with reduced access to stores during the pandemic prompting over half (52%) of 2534-year-olds to buy online directly from international brands, the latest data from eShopWorld (ESW) reveals.
  • ESWs Global Voices: Pre-Peak Pulse 2021 survey of almost 15,000 consumers across 14 countries showed that 52% of shoppers overall were motivated to buy online during the pandemic.
  • Reduced access to stores also boosted cross-border e-commerce, with almost half (46%) of global shoppers surveyed saying it prompted them to buy directly from an international brand online, rising to 52% among those ages 2534.
  • Consumers in India and China (both 61%), Mexico (59%) and Russia (50%) were the most likely to have purchased directly from an international brand online in the first half of 2021.

Macy's And Reading Is Fundamental Announce Charitable Round-up And Teacher Recognition To Support Children's Literacy This Back To School Season

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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Additionally, Macy's will support RIF's newest reading initiative, Rally to Read 100, launching in September.

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  • Additionally, Macy's will support RIF's newest reading initiative, Rally to Read 100, launching in September.
  • Giving back is a core pillar of Macy's values and the longstanding partnership with RIF has resulted in a total contribution of more than $43 million toward children's literacy.
  • For more than 160 years, Macy's, the largest retail brand of Macy's, Inc., has served generations at every stage of their lives.
  • With fashion, value and celebration as our guide, Macy's makes life shine brighter for our customers, colleagues and communities.

Walmart Inks One of The Nation's Largest Community Solar Agreements with Nexamp

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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BOSTON, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has contracted with Nexamp as an anchor tenant to support 129 Megawatts of community solar projects, in one of the biggest deals of its kind.

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  • BOSTON, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has contracted with Nexamp as an anchor tenant to support 129 Megawatts of community solar projects, in one of the biggest deals of its kind.
  • Walmart is subscribing to 23 Nexamp community solar projects in New York, supporting the growth of clean energy.
  • "Walmart continues to lead by example through its bold commitments in support of a cleaner energy future," said Nexamp CEO Zaid Ashai.
  • Nexamp's industry-leading community solar platform makes solar an option for anyone, offering guaranteed savings on annual electricity costs.