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Walmart Tests Store Without Cashiers As COVID-19 Accelerates Change

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Whether cashiers go the way of the horse and buggy could hinge on an experiment Walmart is running in Arkansas. The Arkansas experiment comes as Walmart embarks on a major overhaul on how it interacts with its customers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. according to local news reports.

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Amazon Exec Questions Drone Laws At CES

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During a panel at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president of global innovation policy and communications, warned that current state laws governing drone operations would continue to pose problems for developing drone delivery systems. Here in the U.S.,

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

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Neither supported this regional president''s opinion. Nasdaq: OZRK) of Little Rock, Arkansas Over a 100-year banking history, Bank of the Ozarks expanded from its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to more than 100 locations throughout the Southeast and is consistently ranked among the top performing banks in America (see chart).

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Excited To Help People

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In Arkansas, Jim S. Central Region Award Recipient. Today, a proud survivor of industry consolidation pressures, the bank has $250 million assets and operates 11 locations in five counties. “I believe that you need to get in the trenches with your people and give them a helping hand. Jim Gowen, Merchants & Planters Bank.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #3 ESB Financial Corporation

Jeff For Banks

Neither supported this regional president''s opinion. Last post was dedicated to the #4 Bank, Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock, Arkansas (see post here ). ESB operates like many other thrifts. This blog has dug deep into the numbers to support the notion that bigger is better. I will review my top five in descending order.

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FinServ Providers Lift Some Of B2B’s Fraud Burden

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The solution, to be first distributed to clients of KPMG Israel’s operations, is designed to combat supplier payments fraud from a range of sources, including cyberattacks, internal fraud, social engineering and data manipulation. million was defrauded from lenders by an Arkansas man in a rare case of small business loan fraud.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2018: Breaks, Bulls and Business Models

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Allison bragged that Home BancShares has created more millionaires than any company in Arkansas [Note: we may need to fact check that with Walmart shareholders]. John Allison of Home BancShares talked about how he likes to see “skin in the game” from both executives on his team and his commercial real estate borrowers.

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