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The banks serving active duty personnel

Independent Banker

Under Larry Wilson’s leadership, First Arkansas Bank and Trust’s branch on the Little Rock Air Force Base was named the 2020 Air Force Bank of the Year. Community banks operate on a majority of the country’s military installations. Community banks comprise more than two-thirds of the 66 banks operating on U.S. By Judith Sears.

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What banks can learn from Wal-Mart

Chris Skinner

Can Wal-Mart’s Expensive New E-Commerce Operation Compete With Amazon? In the video, Lore presents a plan to bet Wal-Mart’s future not on e-commerce standbys such as books, electronics, and toys, but on product areas only now becoming popular online, including apparel, fresh food, and “everyday essentials” like drugstore items.

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Walmart’s International Omnichannel Expansion

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Far from its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart is seeking to deliver stronger omnichannel offerings internationally. The retailer recently announced that it was acquiring online marketplace Cornershop Inc., which offers crowdsourced on-demand delivery in Chile and Mexico. Global eCommerce Transformations.

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Amazon Goes Off The Charts; Walmart Announces Layoffs

PYMNTS

Among those numbers: Operating cash flow increased 42 percent to $51.2 Operating income increased to $5.8 Operating income increased to $5.8 Online grocery sales tripled. What that means is that we can flex into space normally used for second-half peak demand, despite the strong operating leverage in Q2.

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The Future Of In-Store Pick-Up With Lockers

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The move enables the retailer to get items to online customers right away instead of waiting for their purchases to be delivered to their home. In addition, the lockers help Home Depot “maintain its lead over Amazon and others in the home improvement space,” Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData ’s retail division, has said.

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Walmart Pushes Digital Innovation During Investor Day

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Doug McMillon started his presentation for Walmart’s annual investor meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas by saying he wanted to “challenge your thinking about Walmart.” Walmart continues to forecast fairly robust online sales growth for 2019, though at a somewhat less impressive rate than expected for the current calendar year.

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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: New Ventures And Expanding Priorities 

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Amazon and eBay, rivals in online commerce for the last 20 years or so, will now be heading to court to face off. The previous case had only noted that only a few Amazon employees had reached out; the involvement of managers in this case appears to be new. Scuffle of the Week: Amazon and eBay Head to Court. said in a news release.