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Retail Pulse: Amazon Grows 4-Star Footprint; Forever 21 Files For Bankruptcy

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Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. Amazon , in one case, has added a suburban Boston location to its roster of Amazon 4-star stores, marking the fifth location of its type in the United States.

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Playing Chess With Amazon: Target’s Competitive Strategy

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That space at brick-and-mortar locations can then be reallocated to fulfilling digital orders rather than shipping those from the warehouse, which the company says will reduce costs and enable it to respond faster to “buy online, pick up in store” orders. Bricks In The Wall. A True Contender In The Race Against Amazon.

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What Will Drunk Shoppers Buy On St. Patrick’s Day?

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Naturally, where there’s alcohol, there’s bound to be bad decisions, and while friends should already know not to let friends drive drunk, much fewer know about the dangers of letting a friend shop online after he’s had a few too many brews. Millions of Americans wake up the day after St.

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How the Popular Bank Associate Trainee Program sets recent graduates on a career path to success in banking

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Laura studied finance and economics at the University of Alabama, where she credits her experience studying abroad in Madrid for giving her a “sense of adventure.” Austin came to the Popular Bank Associate Trainee Program from Boston College, where he majored in finance and accounting and minored in philosophy. Meet Katia.