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  • Pinterest makes buying even easier

    Another day, another social network makes it easier for consumers to purchase goods without leaving a retailer’s social page.

    Pinterest is adding three major new e-commerce platforms and a whole bunch of retailers to its existing “Buyable Pins” feature.

  • Another reason for shoppers to buy at Container Store

    The Container Store attracts a lot of loyal customers, and soon those shoppers will have another reason to buy more closet organizers and kitchen jars, thanks to a partnership with Synchrony Financial.

    The retailer announced a new, multi-year agreement with Synchrony Financial to offer a private label credit card program for customers. The card will be available for use in the retailer’s stores and online and is scheduled to launch in the spring of 2016.

  • Another reason for shoppers to flock to the Container Store

    The Container Store attracts a lot of loyal customers, and soon those shoppers will have another reason to buy more closet organizers and kitchen jars, thanks to a partnership with Synchrony Financial.

    The retailer announced a new, multi-year agreement with Synchrony Financial to offer a private label credit card program for customers. The card will be available for use in the retailer’s stores and online and is scheduled to launch in the spring of 2016.

  • Fort Howard Square acquired for approximately $11.5 million

    Rincon, Ga. -- Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. announced the acquisition of Fort Howard Square in Rincon, Georgia, for a purchase price of approximately $11.5 million, using a combination of cash and debt to pay for the property.

    The center is 95% leased and anchored by Lowe’s and Walmart Supercenter.

  • More offline moves from Warby Parker

    It’s been a busy fall for hip eyewear marketer Warby Parker.

    The company opened its first permanent location in Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown section.

    The 1,230-sq.-ft. store features Warby Parker’s signature classic library design, with custom brass library lamps, suspended globe lighting, chevron wood flooring, walnut shelving, and banquette seating for reading and relaxing.

  • Study: Are retailers ready for IoT?

    Retailers know the Internet of Things (IoT) is coming and will bring significant changes. But their preparedness for it is less certain.

  • John Lewis, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    British retailer John Lewis has opened one of its largest department stores ever, in the just-opened Grand Central shopping center in Birmingham.

    The four-level, 250,000-sq.-ft. department store has a strikingly contemporary design and features several new services and concepts, including a new fashion and lifestyle department, loved&found, and the first John Lewis-branded spa, &Beauty. There is also a market stall-styled food offering, The Place to Eat.

  • Newegg steps up its game for holidays

    Newegg is looking to be the destination this holiday season for gamers with a new promotion designed to appeal to tech enthusiasts.

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