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Dollar General Introduces 'popshelf' Store Concept

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Dollar General, which ran 16,720 retail locations in 46 states as of July 31, sells products from private brands and manufacturers like Energizer, Clorox, Hanes and Procter & Gamble, among others. The company also plans to break ground on a new Loxley, Alabama distribution hub and regional headquarters in 2021.

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Retail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250 Stores

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Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

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And — according to Jet — the new app will also be better customized regionally for shoppers, making use of local imagery and messages on the homepage and throughout the site. Jet will also factor in locality when deciding which products are featured in its assortment for that region. Worth area this week.

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CSAA Insurance Group Review: Great for Auto Coverage?

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If you are looking for any type of personal insurance and already have a AAA membership, The California State Automobile Association (CSAA) could be the AAA-affiliated insurer that services your region. In 2018, AAA, underwritten by CSAA Insurance Group, was named the highest-ranked auto insurance brand in the Southwest from the J.D.

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Retail Pulse: Google Mulls Chicago Flagship; Sam’s Club Repurposed For eCommerce

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It’s not uncommon for online brands to open brick-and-mortar stores, and it seems that Google may be the latest digitally native brand to take the plunge into offline retail. Once completed, the new center will serve as a regional hub for Sam’s Club online orders and will cover several hundred miles around Chicago.

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Android of the Auto Industry? How Baidu May Race Ahead Of Google, Tesla, And Others In Autonomous Vehicles

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With Apollo, Baidu aims to be the brains behind autonomous vehicles, allowing OEMs and auto suppliers to focus on manufacturing, branding, and the relationship with their customers rather than software engineering. This approach is especially attractive in China’s highly-fragmented automotive supplier landscape.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

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Theranos built itself in stealth mode while raising hundreds of millions of dollars and inking deals to put its wellness centers in Walgreens stores in California and Arizona. Three months later, Amazon contributed to a $50M funding round earmarked for promoting the Pets.com brand. But the company struggled to build a customer base.

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