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In July , Walmart cut its workforce by laying off hundreds in its logistics, real estate and retail location-planning divisions. “We 2), adding it was part of a restructuring. while its Jet.com eCommerce subsidiary is headquartered in Hoboken, N.J. Partly that’s due to a huge surge in shoppers flocking to eCommerce.

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JULY 2, 2020

The company, facing the common struggles of many old brick-and-mortar retailers such as eCommerce competition, was crippled by the pandemic. The company was able to reach a deal with most of its lenders that afforded it another $450,000 to stay afloat during its restructuring. The company said it planned to keep soldiering on.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The rise of eCommerce has been an inexorable one, and the retail landscape has shifted for retailers. The latest signs come from Macy’s , which in recent days announced a restructuring that will see the mall stalwart close 125 department stores and slash 2,000 jobs. Welcome, perhaps, to the mauling of the Great American Mall.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

billion to the Chinese travel ban and Visa plans the biggest interchange fee revamp in a decade. Macy’s announced it will be closing 125 department stores through the next three years, 20 percent of its locations, in an attempt to restructure and revitalize. CyberSource: Helping Merchants Prepare For eCommerce ‘Mini Peaks’.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

China’s Ant Financial is in discussions with banks to resurrect plans for an initial public offering (IPO) that was shelved over a year ago, the Financial Times reported on Thursday (Jan. In the quarter ending last September, Ant added $309 million to Alibaba’s bottom line, and the eCommerce giant traded its 37.5

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We’ve seen Walmart throw down the gauntlet on eCommerce, going public with its plans to hire Amazon-like numbers for its fulfillment centers. But they have evolved enough to send consumers happily to eCommerce sites. Online sales platforms lack dependencies for consumers, and that’s become crystal-clear this week.

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JULY 6, 2018

based assets, the toy retailer planned to shutter its brick-and-mortar locations by June 29. Some locations were to close earlier, while the company’s eCommerce operations have been already closed for about three months, Fortune reported. Months after Toys R Us announced it would liquidate its U.S.-based

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Steinhoff International Holdings NV, which acquired the company in 2016, has reportedly sought to restructure some of its subsidiaries’ debt. At the same time, brick-and-mortar retailers like Mattress Firm are up against a formidable force of eCommerce: They face a barrage of competition from bed-in-a-box eCommerce upstarts like Casper.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Citing people with knowledge of the negotiations, Bloomberg reported news that the deal aims to restructure the company’s nearly $1.5 The plan is dependent on its asset sales, the proceeds of which will be used to pay off creditors. billion debt. Part of those negotiations would include Nine West selling off parts of the company.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

German shipping and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL has investment and expansion plans to capitalize on the growing eCommerce space worldwide, according to a report from Reuters. It aims to see better profits by restructuring and raising prices to raise its 2019 forecast, despite potential global trade difficulties ahead.

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JUNE 9, 2020

The study concludes that “ the spike in eCommerce is likely here to stay, even post-pandemic.”. Neiman Marcus told the Post that its “restructuring plan is focused on alleviating our debt load, not mass store closures.” A recent PYMNTS study conducted over a 12-week period found that of the 48.2

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Ant Group had planned to go public for $35 billion, which would have made it the largest IPO in market history. Ant was co-founded by billionaire Jack Ma, who also co-founded eCommerce giant Alibaba. Ant Group had $263 billion in outstanding consumer loans as of June 2020. China TransInfo Technology Corp.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The company plans to continue to restructure and attempt to come back from a slump that has lasted more than a year. The company said that the restructuring will cost about $480 million but that it’s going to save $1.5 About 10 percent of corporate and support staff will be fired, which equals roughly 2,000 corporate jobs.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The company plans to continue to restructure and attempt to come back from a slump that has lasted more than a year. The company said that the restructuring will cost about $480 million but that it’s going to save $1.5 About 10 percent of corporate and support staff will be fired, which equals roughly 2,000 corporate jobs.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

At the time, the retailer was reportedly looking at selling or restructuring the company, as well as closing one third or more of its retail stores. For now, the company is making plans to run going-out-of-business sales at its locations in the next week. That’s certainly our intent, to be in a position where U.S.

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MAY 19, 2020

Even eCommerce giant Amazon had to switch its priority to shipping essential household and medical items amid delivery delays. That means that while Amazon and other eCommerce players were forcing customers to wait weeks, Walmart was more or less able to honor delivery windows measured in days by leveraging its store network.

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JANUARY 8, 2018

The company itself was acquired for $6 billion in 2013 by Ares Management and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. billion in debt and has grappled with the continued retail shift from brick-and-mortar stores to eCommerce. The company abandoned plans to list its shares publicly last year, having filed to do so in 2015.

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MARCH 22, 2018

Still, the plan has to overcome some challenges, such as getting the approval of a bankruptcy judge and funding from other investors who can dedicate significant amounts of money to the cause. The plan appears to be the first of its kind to save the embattled toy brand. A website, savetoysrus.com , sends consumers to a GoFundMe page.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Abercrombie is the latest retailer to reveal plans to shutter stores. The current plan is to close all Canadian operations by April 30, and all U.S. It also reported same-store sales growth of 3 percent, beating Wall Street’s forecasts of 1.5 locations by May 21. “We

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AUGUST 30, 2016

The mobile payments firm now offers an eCommerce platform and small business lending services. which would take on all of the eCommerce operations currently under Paytm. These previous backers funded the company’s $500 million round in Jan.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

During this court-supervised process, we plan to continue operating in the normal course and executing on our key initiatives to drive improved performance,” Bon-Ton CEO Bill Tracy said in a press release. It was challenged by selling a similar assortment of merchandise as its rivals and struggled adapting to eCommerce.

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MARCH 16, 2018

In the weeks to come, the retailer plans to look over proposals for its businesses in Canada, Asia and Europe. after failing to restructure its debt or find a buyer. Competition from eCommerce retailers such as Amazon and discount stores such as Walmart hasn’t helped the company either. business from its operations abroad.

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APRIL 7, 2017

High-end retailer Bebe is expecting some major changes as it looks to restructure its business. The closure of roughly 12 percent of Bebe’s outlets is only fueling rumors that the retailer will eventually shut down all of its physical locations for a pure play eCommerce focus.

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APRIL 20, 2018

Still, Bon-Ton said its eCommerce and mobile platforms will continue to operate as its stores are liquidated. During this court-supervised process, we plan to continue operating in the normal course and executing on our key initiatives to drive improved performance,” Bon-Ton CEO Bill Tracy had said.

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JULY 16, 2018

Through this investment, PayPal said PPRO plans to accelerate the expansion of its payments platform and the international presence of its alternative payments-acquiring business. Bloomberg reported that Apple is restructuring its team of sales people in India. Bank Of America Earmarks $500M In Tech Spend As Mobile Use, Zelle Soar.

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APRIL 5, 2017

India’s second largest local eCommerce company, Snapdeal, has faced growing pressure from other native and international competitors, all of whom vie for a piece of the nation’s fast growing online market. Snapdeal’s eCommerce competitors in India significantly outpace it when it comes to overall investments.

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MARCH 21, 2018

after failing to restructure its debt or find a buyer, Reuters reported. Competition from eCommerce retailers such as Amazon and discount stores such as Walmart hasn’t helped the company either. In addition, the company hopes to find a buyer for its Canadian business, which it plans to package with 200 stores in the U.S.

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JUNE 9, 2016

Rakuten’s Austria office will also be taken off the map, although, since the company plans on using its restructured resources to focus on growth in France and Germany, shoppers in Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck will still have access to the marketplace. “Rakuten will offer staff alternatives where these are available.”

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MARCH 23, 2017

One of the areas that has increasingly become an issue for Sears is the eCommerce landscape with giants like Amazon moving in on their turf. While historical performance drives the disclosure, our financial plans and forecast do not reflect the continuation of that performance.”.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Automakers, clothing manufacturers and eCommerce giants alike are changing the way they deliver goods amid a turbulent global supply chain, as the trade war between the U.S. alone, eCommerce revenue is expected to surpass $506 billion this year — and projected to surpass $712 billion by 2022. News From The Cross-Border Payment Space.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

German automaker Volkswagen , for example, recently announced plans to restructure its group components business to better meet the demand for electric vehicles. Meanwhile, eCommerce giant Amazon is looking to partner with smaller businesses to help meet growing demand and improve the last mile of the supply chain.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The retailer has also announced its plans to level up its eCommerce efforts “to better reflect its brand, promote the hottest toys and provide improved delivery capabilities so Toys“R”Us can effectively compete in the online shopping space,” the article said. Toys“R”Us officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sept.

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

It announced at the time that it would level up its eCommerce efforts “to better reflect its brand, promote the hottest toys and provide improved delivery capabilities so Toys R Us can effectively compete in the online shopping space.”. Less-than-optimal holiday sales numbers may put a dampener on those plans , however.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. As it looks for a buyer, the retailer reportedly plans to shutter roughly 95 store locations.

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MARCH 17, 2020

Whitman Howard Analyst Tony Shiret said the decision for what to do with the remaining stores is the “elephant in the room” when it comes to how the company is going to restructure itself. million) this year alone, and the store closing plan is meant to return it to profitability.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

With investments in its supply chain, new brands available online and in stores, remodeled retail spaces, an enhanced promotional strategy, streamlined discounts and a massive restructuring of its pricing scheme, the discount retailer has proven its interest in keeping pace with the eCommerce giant.

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MARCH 24, 2016

If Nordstrom is looking to strengthen its eCommerce capabilities, the retailer certainly looked to the right place in a recent hire. “Kumar’s extensive experience in strategy, product development and delivering technology solutions that support a great user experience, as well as his passion for the customer, will be invaluable.”

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