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Walgreens Set To Open Primary Care Clinics In Houston

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Walgreens and VillageMD , a leading national provider of primary healthcare, have announced a partnership to provide primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. Walgreens chief medical officer and group vice president, healthcare services and clinical programs, said in a press release.

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Retail Pulse: Luxury Brands Eye Airport Retail; Panera Bread Tests Dinner Menu

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Airports are providing luxury brands with access to consumers with extra time on their hands who want to buy unique and unusual items they can’t find near their residences. shopping malls are on the decline, are also becoming locations where brands are innovating with products. percent to attain $76 billion last year.

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Singapore’s TiffinLabs To Launch 1,000 Smart Kitchens For Food Delivery

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TiffinLabs opened in early 2019 and is operating some kitchens in Singapore, including digital-first restaurant brands Publico Pastabar and Hureideu – Korean Fried Chicken. The project will also use data analytics to look at food preferences and trends in various areas. Now, Tiffin Labs wants to expand to the U.S. and Europe.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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New digital innovations, however, provide the promise of offering valuable customer data to merchants. And some eCommerce brands are bringing the convenience of self-service technology into their brick-and-mortar stores. Sixty-four percent of Canadian consumers say self-service technologies improve their in-store shopping experiences.

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Oprah Enters The Restaurant World

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As of today, the international media titan has announced an investment in True Food Kitchen , a healthy eating startup based out of Houston. It was named the 2018 emerging restaurant by data firm Fishbowl. Today, she owns about 8 percent of the brand. She purchased an approximately 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers in 2015.

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

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CVS Health started to test out HealthHUB locations last year in Houston to “overwhelming customer satisfaction” per the announcement. Walgreens and VillageMD said last year that they were collaborating to offer primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. The value of receipts at merchants increased 0.3

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Inside Chipotle’s Decade Of Digital-First Ordering Innovation

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Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have heard the call for innovative digital ordering capabilities, with several major brands stepping up their investments in this area. The company has partnered with autonomous technology firm Nuro with plans to put driverless delivery vehicles to work in Houston, Texas, by the end of 2019.