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Genesis Motor America Unveils Concierge Car Buying Experience

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To provide a customized guest experience for its clients, Genesis Motor America unveiled its Genesis Concierge service. The assistant then serves as a shopping guide, handling queries about brand models as well as packages, discussing the suite of complimentary services provided and directly working with the retailer. “A

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Digital Exercise Brands Get Pumped Up As In-Person Fitness Loses Muscle

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Just when it seemed America was starting to actually use gym and fitness studio memberships that so often fall dormant after a few visits, COVID-19 shut down the workout industry hardcore. Major brands like Apple and Peloton have the resources to provide unique fitness experiences featuring instructors that achieve celebrity status.

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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? My story is possible only because of America's promise and its entrepreneurial spirit.

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Good Housekeeping Comes To The Mall Of America For A Holiday Season Pop-Up

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Good Housekeeping is opening up a pop-up shop in the Mall of America running from early October through the end of December, aka the holiday shopping season. Apart from domestic ambiance, the store will feature more than 150 recommended products from 46 brands, including Affresh, Dyson, Instant Pot, Simple Pleasures and Xbox. “We

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PYMNTS Study Tracks COVID-19 Changing Life In America

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Our research shows that people self-canceled travel and stayed away from large events — even workplaces — literally in the tens of millions well before the announcement of a national health emergency by the president on March 13. Two-thirds of consumers believed the media’s depiction of the COVID-19 pandemic made it look worse than it was.

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Retailer Gap Partners With BNPL Platform Afterpay To Boost Holiday Shopping

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Collaborating with Afterpay gives our customers the power of choice when shopping across our family of brands,” John Strain , chief digital and technology officer at Gap, said in a statement on Wednesday (Nov. Participating Gap brands include Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta. . “By We are proud to partner with Gap Inc.

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Blackhawk Network Launches Equivalent Of Affinity Cards For Charities

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Gift card giant Blackhawk Network this week announced it is selling charity-branded gift cards that will trigger contributions to those charities when loaded. The initial charities enrolled are Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity, Make-A-Wish, St.

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