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Ecommerce Empire Builders | January 04, 2022

Entrepreneur Peter Pru established a multimillion-dollar ecommerce empire through a self-taught process shaped by the lessons of failure. From that experience, Pru founded Ecommerce Empire Builders in 2016 to help students navigate the competitive world of online sales. Now, Pru is sharing his proven blueprint to building an ecommerce empire in a new book. 'Ecommerce Empire: The Definitive Guide to Starting & Scaling a Future-Proof Online Business' dis...

pymnts | February 24, 2020

As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered. Macy’s started the year by laying off employees and closing stores. Simon Properties led a team of investors to essentially buy out one of its tenants, Forever 21. And the supermarket business has thinned its ranks, with several organic food players going out and Amazon coming in. But with consumer spending holding steady, it’s important for retailers to grasp the opportunity to create innovative ways to get, keep an...

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Thumbtack | March 17, 2023

Thumbtack, the modern home management platform, is making its first foray into retail. Thumbtack has rolled out branded displays throughout more than 300 H-E-B stores across Texas that allow H-E-B customers to scan a QR code to find and access local pet service providers while shopping. Available pet services include dog walking, grooming, pet sitting, training, and more. This is Thumbtack’s first move into physical retail, with the goal of meeting consumers where they are...

pymnts | January 29, 2020

Big chains and eCommerce operators tend to drive retail innovation or make the most news when commerce fails but small, local and even mom-and-pop operations are getting more focus these days via various forms of change, innovation and disruption. Faire Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder Marcelo Cortes has a plan, as revealed in a recent PYMNTS interview. Cortes had a previous job as engineering lead for Square Cash. Today Square has built a powerful commerce ecosystem around a robust platf...