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Automated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout

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Automated retail might conjure up images of robot cashiers, but beyond a few convenience stores in Japan and Korea, that sci-fi development hasn’t yet become reality for the wider world. Last month, Domino’s Pizza announced it would be testing autonomous pizza delivery in Houston with robotics company Nuro.

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

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As brick-and-mortar retailers continue to struggle to bring in consumers, a few are taking a page out of Amazon’s book and working instead to meet consumers where they live. However, of late, its expansion has been rapid, and it is now in 17 major metro markets. Baltimore markets. And quickly. All could use a boost.

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Oprah Enters The Restaurant World

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As of today, the international media titan has announced an investment in True Food Kitchen , a healthy eating startup based out of Houston. She purchased an approximately 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers in 2015. Oprah Winfrey is becoming a restaurateur. It was named the 2018 emerging restaurant by data firm Fishbowl.

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15 Minutes With … Jimmy Rasmussen

Independent Banker

Finally, I focus on economic news in our markets, which include five communities south of Houston. The news will focus on capital spending and job creation with an emphasis on Galveston Island, which is where our community bank’s headquarters and largest market is. Our lending strongly supports our tourist economy.

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Why Target Is Letting Kids Design Their Clothes

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Whitney Houston sang a song about it, and “ The Simpsons ” has spent the better part of 30 years parodying the sentiment. Collectively, they brought in over $1 billion, placing Target in second place (behind Walmart naturally) in mass retail child/baby clothes, and saw very healthy growth at 1.8 And of course, a big risk.

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How Much Is Lady Gaga Worth To The Super Bowl?

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Last year’s Super Bowl on CBS drew a then record for ad sales , with a 30-second ad going for as much as $5 million, CBS executives announced on an earnings call in early August 2015, months before the teams playing in the Feb. 5, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston. 7, 2016 game were even known. It will be aired on Fox.

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Uber Of X: GoShare, The Uber Of Trucks

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That someone else – or at least one of those “someone elses” is Shaun Savage, who launched GoShare in May 2015. Headquartered at EvoNexus – a pro bono startup incubator based in San Diego, GoShare is also doing business in New Jersey and Los Angeles, with intentions to grow to Chicago, New York, Dallas, Houston and Atlanta next.

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