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Retail Pulse: Wayfair Opens Mall Store; Banana Republic Unveils Style Passport

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Wayfair , for instance, opened a store at the Natick Mall in suburban Boston, where consumers can experience products firsthand before making a purchase, after debuting a pop-up shop there last year. The new location comes with a digital innovation, the Wayfair Home Bar, which helps customers visualize how Wayfair’s products fit into a room.

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How QSRs Enable Digital Options With Rapid Order-Ahead Growth

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To meet this rising demand, QSRs are tapping into ordering interfaces built into cars and reconstructing stores to make for smoother mobile pickup — along with other innovations. From Chipotle Mexican Grill to Square , QSRs and payment firms alike are enabling a world of ordering innovation.

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Hillbilly Elegy Author J.D. Vance Heads To Ohio In Search Of Investment Opportunities

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Ohio, by comparison, attracted $303 million, and Kentucky $22 million. “A Case has been promoting entrepreneurship as a path for development in America outside the hubs in Silicon Valley and Boston. I think that innovators can be part of the problem or part of the solution.”. In 2010 California companies received $28.4

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