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US Retailers Added 249,000 Jobs In August

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4) jobs report brought good news to the nation’s retail sector as it added nearly one quarter of a million jobs in August. It’s encouraging to see retailers bring back these jobs,” Sonia Lapinsky, a managing director at AlixPartners, the Michigan-based consulting firm, told the newspaper. Last Friday’s (Sept. million of the 2.4

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Instacart, Publix Team On Digital ‘Pub Sub’ Offering

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As of today, it’s available in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia, Instacart said in announcing completion of the Digital Deli rollout. Publix has more than 1,200 stores, all in the Southeast, stretching from Virginia to Florida.

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How Finfit is building out its financial toolkit for hourly and other workers

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The field of fintech companies focusing on people who live paycheck to paycheck continues to grow, with Virginia Beach-based Finfit picking up $7 million in Series B equity funding on Friday. Galaxy Investments and Bison Investments participated in the round.

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FAA Clears Alphabet-Owned Wing To Deliver By Drone

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Wing was awarded an Air Carrier Certificate from the FAA that allows for more service with a drone, including the management of many aircraft flying at the same time without a human pilot on board. . The pilot program is being run in Christianburg, Virginia.

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‘Ship-ageddon 2020’ Just Keeps Getting Worse

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UPS imposed shipping restrictions on some large retailers such as Gap, Nike, L.L. The massive Nor'easter appears poised to impact some 47 million Americans, with heavy snow expected to blanket parts of the Northeast and freezing rain lashing parts of Central Virginia and North Carolina with ice. Hot Topic Inc., Newegg Inc.

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Brink’s Closes $860M Deal For Majority Stake In G4S

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Cash management firm The Brink’s Company is acquiring a majority stake in the security services company G4S for $860 million (£660 million), The Brink’s Company announced on Wednesday (Feb. The acquisition does not include the G4S Retail Cash Solutions business or the cash operations in South Africa, the U.K.

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Amazon’s Biggest Campus In The World Opens In India

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The company’s next headquarters is being built in Arlington, Virginia. The investment to create an office of this size indicates that we are going to continue to grow,” Amazon India Country Manager Amit Agarwal said. Amazon, for its part, started working in India in 2004, but retail endeavors began in earnest in 2013.

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