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Will Vroom’s Plan To Bring AI To Auto Sales Mark The Death Of Dealerships?

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After a two-year test drive as a client of market data and analytics firm CarStory, Vroom announced on Tuesday (Dec. Marketing Cars Online. Unity believes the tool will empower the auto industry’s digital marketing professionals to easily create and publish content and interactive experiences.

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How Food Delivery Platforms Can Move Beyond Big City Takeout

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But he realized that there was something lacking in small markets like his at the time — big food delivery players such as Grubhub. Then he moved to another smaller market — Lake Charles, Louisiana — and realized there was a potential for food delivery outside big cities. In all, he identified 422 cities as potential markets.

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Retail Pulse: Sears To Open ‘Home & Life’ Stores, Amazon Reduces Whole Foods’ Prices

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The locations, which the company said were created based on insights from Sears Appliances & Mattresses stores, are set to be located in Alaska, Kansas and Louisiana. Major appliances, for instance, will be offered from Kenmore along with other brands and showcased “in kitchen and laundry vignettes.”

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Opening Bets: MGM Deals Foreshadow New Gambling Culture

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But challenges remain — not the least of which includes how gamblers will place bets, and whether gambling really will spread to enough new domestic markets to significantly challenge the Nevada’s dominance. which owns and operates two dozen gambling properties in seven states, including Nevada and Louisiana. NBA Data and Logos.

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Retail’s Ups And Downs: lululemon, Walmart And Canadian Convenience Stores

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expansion as it’s just entered into an agreement to buy 53 stores in Louisiana, primarily in the Baton Rouge market, from American General Investments and North American Financial Group. billion agreement to acquire CST Brands and take over its more than 2,000 stores in the U.S. Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

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Grocery Tracker: 7-Eleven Eyes 10K U.S. Stores

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Investor optimism in spite of the news perhaps indicates faith in the cost-cutting measures Whole Foods has pursued, along with boosting its less-expensive 365 brand. based brands, and less dramatic than Whole Foods’ rise. WFM is up 1.2 percent in 2017. Friday morning trading saw KR stock up 0.75 percent to $29.73. and Canada.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

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For food, they want to see the brands and the products and confirm they will be fresh and quality. Kroger released its Q2 earnings this week, and the market did not love what it saw. Ever since Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market , Kroger has been in reinvention mode, launching new services to match the eCommerce giant.

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