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Retail Pulse: Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy; Kroger Launches New Delivery Service

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In the 1990s, Brookstone went public, but in 2005, the company was taken private and sold to a consortium that included a retailer and a private equity firm. Both have operations online under new owners, reported The Wall Street Journal. The offering will debut in Houston, Louisville, Nashville and Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati.

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From AT&T To Xerox: 65 Corporate Innovation Labs

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They’ve also got six foundry labs located around the world: Atlanta, Houston, Palo Alto, Plano, and Israel. ” Their experts have partnered with about 500 startups a year since opening the first foundry in 2011; their newest facility opened in Houston in 2016. Founded: 2005. Innovation Lab Name: One Market Center.