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Midwest Retailer Meijer Signs With Instacart For Grocery Delivery

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Online delivery platform Instacart is teaming up with regional Midwest retailer Meijer to provide same-day delivery of groceries. Customers rely on Instacart to get the groceries and goods they need from the retailers they love," Instacart President Nilam Ganenthiran said in a Thursday (Dec. 3) press release. and Canada.

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Credit Issues Stalk Malls And Anchor Tenants

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On the optimistic side Elliot Nassim , president of Mason Asset Management, which co-owns the University Mall in Carbondale, Illinois, says: “We have always felt that the retail industry is evolving, despite what doomsday headlines would have you believe. Department store closures and bankruptcies have been ongoing for some time.

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New Research Shows 100K+ SMBs Won’t Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic 

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Researchers at the University of Illinois, Harvard Business School, Harvard University and the University of Chicago surveyed more than 5,800 SMBs May 9 to 11. The Mountain region was least affected, with 39 percent of firms temporarily closed.

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Instacart Rolls Out Delivery Service With Costco For Prescriptions

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The offering is now available from almost 2,000 stores in California, New York and Illinois, among other states, with plans to grow throughout the country in the months to come, according to an announcement. As it stands, Instacart partners with over 350 local, regional, and national retailers to provide delivery from over 25,000 stores.

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Instacart Expands Alcohol Delivery Across The U.S.

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can now have alcohol delivered in as soon as an hour from national, regional and local grocers as well as wine and liquor stores. Instacart said customers in participating states will now see a new in-app banner that lets them shop directly from beer, wine and spirit “aisles” of select retailers on the Instacart marketplace.

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PetSmart Continues Brick-And-Mortar Expansion With More Store Openings

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Pet goods retail chain PetSmart announced Thursday it had opened 28 new brick-and-mortar storefronts in North America during the quarter that ended Nov. 1, 2017, with new locations spanning the United States and Canada. In addition to our store growth, we continue to take steps to further enhance the customer experience.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Chicago, Illinois. When Amazon came to Seattle, Washington, it changed the region through a boom in development to keep up with growth in employees and higher rent prices. Politicians across the U.S. and Canada have all rather eagerly queued up to express interest, and a total of 238 locations sent in pitches for consideration.

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