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Brookfield Asset Earmarks $5 Billion To Help Struggling Mall Retailers

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The funds will be managed by Ron Bloom, managing partner and vice chairman of Brookfield’s private equity arm, who said the focus would be on helping small businesses get back on their feet. “We Brookfield has been moving in on mall-centric retail for some time, acquiring all of the stake for U.S.

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Legal Cannabis Retail Gets Big, Feminine And Luxurious

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It’s not often that one gets to see a new form of retail emerge, but that’s what’s happening with, of all things, legal recreational cannabis. So far, this retail is taking a form that is big, feminine and even a bit luxurious. The retailer said it is launching The High End, a luxury cannabis lifestyle and wellness concept shop.

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MGM Resorts Appoints Acting Chief Executive Officer

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Hornbuckle is a University of Nevada, Las Vegas graduate and holds a bachelor of science degree in hotel administration. He also served as a Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board member from 1999 to 2003. He has also served on the Andre Agassi Foundation and University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation boards.

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Amazon Offers Prime Members Restaurant Delivery

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Amazon Prime members in Las Vegas will now be able to have food delivered in one hour or less from some of the city’s most popular eateries through the Amazon or Prime Now mobile apps or by visiting www.amazon.com/restaurants. Orders going to the Las Vegas Strip will offer curbside pickup.

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NRF Retail Show Highlights Importance Of Amazon, Data And Store Workers

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Creativity and making better use of consumer data are among the early but big ideas to emerge from the ongoing NRF convention taking place in New York City, an annual event commonly called “Retail’s Big Show.”. Shifting Retail Roles. It’s not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do,’ she said.”.

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4 Gonzo Takeaways from BAI Retail Delivery ’15: Viva Las Vegas?

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BAI Retail Delivery was at the Venetian in Vegas this year, sharing conference space with a travel convention called IMEX, which made things interesting in between sessions. Remember that BAI Retail Delivery initially started out as an ATM conference. by Sam Kilmer & Eric Weikart. We stayed with the banking.

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Today In Payments: Senate Passes Bill To Extend PPP; Amex CFO Sounds Alarm Over Post-Lockdown Furloughs

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As a result, many financial institutions (FIs) are reluctant to offer application programming interface (APIs) until FinTechs can prove that their integrations won’t introduce new risk, says Andrew Davies, vice president of financial crime risk management at Fiserv. Should Las Vegas Bet On Consumers Returning to Casinos?

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