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Retail Pulse: Framebridge Opens DC Store; Starbucks Hits 30,000-Location Milestone

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Amazon Prime members will also receive free same-day delivery to a store without a minimum order, but all customers of the eCommerce retailer can use physical locations for pickup and drop-offs. On another note, retailers like Costco and Target are increasing their own sales quicker than those of iconic American names. “You

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Solar-Powered eScooters Coming To DC

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We’re looking at partnering with all sorts of private property owners, including apartment buildings, office buildings, retail locations, restaurants and universities,” Fong said, according to The Washington Post. The stations are currently only compatible with scooters from Spin, which has around 650 scooters in Washington, D.C.

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Amazon Opens Bookstore In DC

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The opening is the eCommerce retailer’s first bookstore in the Washington, D.C., Betting that its popularity with shoppers online will translate into brick-and-mortar customers in Washington, D.C., Amazon opens an Amazon Books location in the nation’s capital.

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ATMIA Weighs In On Cashless Retail Ban Debate

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Amazon, of course, stands out as a marquee name in the move to make the retail experience wholly digital commerce. There may be a groundswell against cashless retail, but then again, there also is a movement to take cash out of the equation. Much has been made of the coming of the cashless society. The Case Against Cash.

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Walmart Pay Launches In 16 States, DC

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The retail giant’s payment method is finally here. Back in December, Walmart announced plans to enter the mobile payments game with its own proprietary payments platform by turning the Walmart.com app into the way that consumers can pay at the physical point of sale.

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Amazon Toured Sites In Washington, DC, Area Last Week

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Washington, D.C., could be the home of Amazon.com’s second headquarters: Officials from the eCommerce giant toured potential sites in the area last week. According to news from The Washington Post , Amazon officials toured locations in Washington, D.C., Montgomery County, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.

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JD.com Joins China’s Central Bank To Advance Digital Currency

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CoinTelegraph.com reported the retailer has entered into a partnership with the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). Its efforts to digitize dates back to 2014 when China launched Digital Currency/Electronic Payments (DC/EP). As China prepares to debut digital currency, JD.com Inc.,

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