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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

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Walmart Tests Digitally Enhanced Stores

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Walmart has started trialing new digital services in its Mobile County, Alabama supercenter, including ModiFace , a new device that enables customers to digitally test makeup. “This is one of the first stores of its kind in the nation, and we’re thrilled it’s right here in Mobile,” said Wimsatt. .

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Shipt Gets $20 Million In Funding To Challenge Amazon, Google

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Founded and based in Birmingham, Alabama, Shipt launched in Nov. Under CEO Bill Smith’s leadership, Shipt has quickly become a nationally recognized company in the home grocery delivery space. 2014, thanks to an investment from “serial entrepreneur” Bill Smith, according to TechCrunch.

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Vending Machine Commerce Encourages Digital Payments Growth

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They also stand as a marker for all the changes that have come to vending machine retail — including recent developments tied not only to the generally healthier consumption habits of U.S. Cigarette vending machines have earned their place in discussions of Americana and barroom history.

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TGI Fridays, Fast Casual Food To Cater To Millennial Expectations

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Whole Foods and other retailers capitalizing on the at-home health food craze were able to get out in front of millennial eating trends — or, at least, start riding at the crest of the wave. Look no further than TGI Fridays’ experimental store redesign for a new location in Corpus Christi, Texas, that opened on Monday (March 7).

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Bringing SNAP Recipients Into The Digital Fold

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The big news of the week, the USDA’s decision to start officially moving forward with digital ordering and delivery capacity for 38 million or so Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ( SNAP ), hit both retailers, as they are two-thirds of the grocery participants in the initial New York-based pilot round.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

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But Facebook got the jump on the news cycle this week with the big news that it was opening up Facebook Canvas for retailers and other marketers on the site, as opposed to just advertis e rs. So, providing retailers with a new storefront in an ecosystem of 1.5 So, providing retailers with a new storefront in an ecosystem of 1.5

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