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Big Retail Problems, Small Format Solution?

PYMNTS

The first of the new locations — which Reuters reports will occupy 10,000 square feet (in stark contrast to the average Sears store size of 138,000 square feet) at a redeveloped mall in Fort Collins, Colorado — will specialize in home appliances, a category that has always been one of Sears’ strengths.

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Financial Conferences this Fall Showcasing New Ideas and Innovation

William Mills

While this year will be remembered for: fintech labs and partnerships with traditional FI’s; the rise of millennials; and a push for real-time payments; I’ve been thinking a lot about how to gauge disruption and how we should view the messengers. The AFT Fall Summit is September 25 – 27 at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

CB Insights

Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). Dining out. table of contents.