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For Visa, She’s Next Is What’s Next

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30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally. Notably, at the Atlanta event, participants from Visa, Square and Yelp will participate in the workshops. An inaugural Jan. For example, Simon said, the Jan. India and Mexico.

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PetSmart Debuts 1,500th North American Store

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PetSmart has just reached a new retail milestone: It has opened its 1,500th store in North America. PetSmart is already the largest specialty pet retailer in the region, and it continues to grow. Canada-Puerto Rico-wide expansion effort in 2016 to grow the pet supply store’s retail footprint.

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Virtual Gaming Grows Into A Force For Tourism And Even Atlantic City

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retail and culture, but which these days are often clinging to life thanks to the rise of eCommerce and other factors (including the rise of at-home retail activities and connected commerce, both a recent and ongoing focus of PYMNTS research ). The gaming part of the mall will reside alongside some 200 retail stores there.

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Esports Venue Coming To Mall of Georgia

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“We’ve long felt that the gaming and esports communities in the Southeast, especially the greater Atlanta metropolitan area, are vibrant and growing, and believe we have a location at [the] Mall of Georgia that will serve as a dynamic hub for esports experiences in the region,” said Jud Hannigan, CEO of Allied Esports.

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Whole Foods’ 500th Store Features Eateries

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To create a food hall-like experience for customers, Whole Foods Market ’s 70,000-square-foot store in Atlanta showcases four eateries. Whole Foods Market South Region President Bobby Turner said, according to the outlet, “Whole Foods Market Midtown will be a true gathering space for the community.”

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Lending FinTech GreenSky Files For IPO

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The Wall Street Journal reported that the Atlanta-based company, which enables retailers, health-care providers and home contractors to offer loans to their customers, could go public as soon as this summer. Lending FinTech GreenSky has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO).

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Best Buy Brings Same-Day Delivery To 14 New Cities

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The retail chain will be rolling out its same-day delivery service to 14 new cities in addition to the 13 towns where the swift delivery service is already in operation. Best Buy initially launched its same-day delivery service in the San Francisco Bay area nearly two years ago and expanded it in 2016 to Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York.

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