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Big Brick-And-Mortars Double Down On Same-Day Delivery

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Macy’s, Best Buy and Kohl’s have all recently stepped up same-day delivery options that were in testing mode to full-scale operations in some locations. Macy’s was the earliest to the table with same-day delivery , first moving toward it in 2014. Baltimore markets.

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Domino’s To Launch GPS Tracking, Falls Short In US Same-Store Sales Growth

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Allison also said the company will keep investing in technology to assist franchisees as well as operators. The fleet from Nuro is said to serve certain customers in Houston who place online orders. The company rolled out the ordering assistant in 2014 per an announcement in April). Digital Innovations.

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

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The decision to close our mall stores was difficult, but ultimately provides an opportunity to maintain our well-respected brand and award-winning products while operating with a smaller physical footprint,” he said. Less than 10 years later, a consortium from China purchased the company for $136 million in 2014.

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Google Tracker: Calling For Backup From Smartphone Producer HTC

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Acquiring HTC would give Google strategic ownership of its mobile operating division and could help offset some of the strategic challenges the company’s mobile computing business could potentially face, according to one analyst. in 2014, has released a cheaper digital thermostat in order to stay competitive in the smart home market.

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Millennial’s Matter to Bank Marketing

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A recent article in the Wall Street Journal states that the average Class of 2014 graduate with student-loan debt has to pay back some $33,000. According to The Economist and a survey by Accenture, less than a third of 18-to-24-year olds believe their bank operates in a fair and transparent manner.

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Where Pharmacy Giants Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, And Rite Aid Are Placing Private Market Bets

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Today, the top four retail pharmacies by number of stores — Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid — operate more than 25,000 stores. It later announced in October 2014 a partnership with DirectHealth.com, which provides in-store licensed agents to help consumers navigate health insurance exchanges.

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Why Contextual Commerce Is The Next Big Thing

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This stand-alone food ordering and delivery app — now live in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. UberEats , which launched last month (March 2016) as a stand-alone app, was Uber’s first shot across the contextual commerce bow. plus other geographies.

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