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What’s The Future For NBA-Related Retail In China?

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That’s because China eCommerce giant Alibaba apparently has removed any products related to the Houston Rockets from its search results. Cross-border eCommerce sales grew at a rate of 30 percent in 2018 in China and were expected to hit $175 billion, representing 10 percent of the online consumer retail across the globe.

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CVS Health Unveils Atlanta HealthHUBs; Target’s Digital Sales Rise Despite Slow Growth

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CVS Health started to test out HealthHUB locations last year in Houston to “overwhelming customer satisfaction” per the announcement. The stores are part of the retailer’s strategy to have up to 1,500 locations operating throughout the country by the conclusion of next year. percent from December 2018 per Commerce Department data.

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Simon CEO Won’t Promise Tough Retail Times Are Over

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retailers so far this year than in all of 2018. percent from 9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, Simon has been adding new types of tenants to its malls. In the meantime, Simon shares were down more than 2 percent after the company reported first-quarter funds from operations of $1.08 We are looking at a few others.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential. As PYMNTS has reported , Verizon plans to bring its 5G technology to 30 U.S. cities by the end of 2019.

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Automated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout

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Last month, Domino’s Pizza announced it would be testing autonomous pizza delivery in Houston with robotics company Nuro. And as with Farmhouse Market, these new offerings often operate at intersection of tech and health. Robotics might take over delivery jobs before they make cashiers redundant in the U.S., smartphone users.

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McDelivery Is McDominating In 1,000 New Markets

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On Wednesday (May 31), McDelivery with UberEATS launched at locations in the New York Metro Area, Fresno, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Washington, D.C. First, the company has recently seen positive momentum and improved operating performance, and delivery is projected to accelerate future growth.

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How A New Name Sparked An Unattended Retail Turnaround

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In 2018, a little under a year after their first launch, Bodega machines officially disappeared, as the company officially rebranded its comprehensive vending solutions – which it calls “stores” to reflect the diversity of goods they contain – to Stockwell.

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