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Grocery Delivery Alabama Startup Shipt Takes On Instacart, AmazonFresh And Google

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Until now, the Alabama startup had not made any move to topple the reigning grocery delivery champs out of major coastal cities like New York and Los Angeles, but now that can finally change. The Alabama startup eliminates grocery store trips for 20 million families in 47 metro areas. number one grocery delivery brand.

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Retail Foot Traffic Dips As COVID Cases Rise

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Up until then, retail levels were improving somewhat since the all-time low in April while the country was on lockdown. But customers have begun retreating from retail for the second time due to the increase in cases. The spikes in cases have been particularly noteworthy in Florida and Texas. The other 37, plus Washington D.C.,

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Alabama Tests Selfie Authentication To Fight Tax Fraud

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The company recently announced a partnership with the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADR). Identity company MorphoTrust USA looks to put a dent in tax fraud and theft by adding an additional layer of authentication security into the mix. If it’s a match, the user obtains the credential and is able to prove their identity online. “By

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ALDI Plans 70 New Store Openings In Expansion Push

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As it begins a new period of growth, ALDI intends to open over 70 new retail locations by the conclusion of 2020. The value grocery chain also said it intended to come into the greater Phoenix market and continue to support Gulf Coast store growth with a new Alabama distribution center, according to a Tuesday (July 21) announcement.

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Forever 21 Faces Lawsuit For Allegedly Using False Sales Data

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Retail chain Forever 21 , now in the final stages of bankruptcy, was sued by an Alabama mall owner who said the company misrepresented critical sale projections, according to published reports Tuesday (Jan. Forever 21 based the agreement on what it claimed were $6 million in sales at another store in nearby Mobile, Alabama.

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Retail Pulse: Amazon Grows 4-Star Footprint; Forever 21 Files For Bankruptcy

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Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. A data team from the eCommerce retailer determines what is sold at the locations, Amazon Physical Stores Director Drew Sheriff told MetroWest Daily News.

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PNC Eyes Buying US Unit Of Spain's BBVA, Report Says

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The deal, the report stated, would result in a bank with over $550 billion in assets and the fifth-largest retail bank in the country. BBVA bought Alabama's Compass Bancshares in 2007 and has around $100 billion in assets in the U.S., including branches around the Sunbelt with a large presence in Texas.

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