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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Boston, Massachusetts. Columbus, Ohio. The finalists are in, and Amazon has chosen its list of the 20 cities still in the running to be the home of its second headquarters (HQ2), according to Bloomberg reports. Austin, Texas.

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CVS Health On Track To Rehab Over 1,000 Stores

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With CVS Health on the path to meeting its goal of revamping more than 1,000 of its stores, the health retailer is reportedly seeing positive early results. Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Ohio and North Carolina are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020.

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Site Visits Fuel Anticipation For Amazon’s HQ2

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According to a person with a understanding of the visits, the eCommerce retailer visited Chicago, New York City and Chicago, The Wall Street Journal reported. That could enable the retailer to keep its choice unknown ahead of an announced decision. Austin, Boston, New York and D.C.

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CVS Health Unveils Atlanta HealthHUBs; Target’s Digital Sales Rise Despite Slow Growth

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Retailers are aiming to help consumers manage chronic diseases as well as their overall health and wellness through new brick-and-mortar experiences. Through HealthHUBs, consumers are at the center of an unmatched retail health experience. CVS Health, however, is not the only retailer to bolster its health offerings.

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New England Confectionery Co. Sells For $18.8M At Auction

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Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company won the auction with a bid of just under $19 million, The Boston Globe reported. “We The candies are made in a suburb of Boston, where the company has a little more than 200 employees. Following an auction in a U.S. bankruptcy court, Massachusetts’ New England Confectionery Co.

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Why Google Ditched Perishables

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In addition to adding the service to those seven markets, Google will also be enhancing services currently on offer in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Michigan, Wyoming, Iowa, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas and Ohio. That can’t always be other retailers’ business model.”.

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An App A Day Keeps Grocery Shoppers Coming Their Way

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Flashfood bears a close resemblance to Boston, Mass. Up next are areas in Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and South Carolina. is beefing up its ecommerce capabilities with a $10 million investment in online meal kit retailer Chef’d. By 2018, Instacart plans to offer service to 80 percent of American households.