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Barneys, Pier 1 And Other Iconic-But-Bankrupt Retailers Are Coming Back To Life 

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Taking up 54,000 square feet on the fifth floor of a Saks store a few blocks from Barneys’ former location, the new operation will feature apparel from Fear of God and other cutting-edge clothing lines. Barneys also operates six stores and five outlets in Japan and expects to expand into South Korea and China over the next two years.

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Cardtronics Posts 22 Percent Revenue Growth

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Cardtronics , the world’s largest ATM owner and operator, revealed that it has exceeded earnings expectations for the third quarter of 2017. The company, which is based out of Houston, TX and operates globally, had total revenues of $402 million in the quarter ending September 30, 2017 – a 22 percent increase from $328.3

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Airbnb Challenger WhyHotel Scores $20M For Luxury Room Rentals

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Since its launch in 2017, WhyHotel has been creating relationships with real estate companies and landlords to help new apartment buildings earn revenue before they’ve sold or leased the units. The company has properties in Seattle, Houston, Arlington and Tysons Corner, Virginia.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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and SoftBank -backed robotics firm Nuro recently announced the rollout of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. The companies said the service will be available via two Kroger stores in the Houston area and reach customers residing in four local zip codes. In the U.S.,

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McDonald’s Ends Exclusivity With Uber Eats, Starts DoorDash Partnership

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Uber Eats has singularly handled McDonald’s delivery since 2017 in about 64 percent of the chain’s stores in the U.S., The move to partner with DoorDash will begin on July 29 in Houston, Texas, in over 200 restaurants. and delivery has ballooned into a $3 billion business. However, Chris Kempczinski, McDonald’s U.S.

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How A New Name Sparked An Unattended Retail Turnaround

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When Stockwell launched in September of 2017, it went by a different name: Bodega. Unfortunately, that branding stuck, showing up in a lot of headlines written about the unmanned cupboard startup in late 2017. There are now over 1,000 Stockwell machines spread across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago.

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The On-Demand Alternative To Self-Storage

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million raised in 2017. The company currently operates in Austin, Houston, Phoenix and Seattle. “We The on-demand storage market is a competitive one, with companies like Closetbox, Livible , MakeSpace , Omni and Trove all operating in the sector in addition to older rivals such as PODS and U-Haul.

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