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Want To Build A Retail Experience? Get An Incubator

PYMNTS

You’ve probably gotten the memo already, but in case you missed the message, here you go: Mere retail is boring. Mere retail is not enough. According to Foot Locker , that store has 8,500 square feet of retail space and “is home to an activation space that will host regularly scheduled events and activations for the sneaker-obsessed.”

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Giving The Gift Of Michigan With Curated Boxes

PYMNTS

The company carries brands such as the Detroit Spice Company and Lush Gourmet (Nuts). When people try a crazy recipe for a hot sauce that uses locally grown peppers or other high-end ingredients and put it next to a regular national brand, “it doesn’t even compare,” Wright said.

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

Perficient

Within mere weeks, 22 women are in the final stages of completing a Perficient-sponsored coding bootcamp in Detroit; their final project includes designing their own apps, all of which serve the world in various ways and all certain to make an impact. More About Deepti Dhar’s Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market.

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Pokémon GO: Game-Changing Game Or High-Tech Pet Rock?

PYMNTS

A little over 40 years ago, the Pet Rock was a national phenomenon. Dahl’s guess was that with some clever branding, cute packaging and a clever enough pitch, the Pet Rock would soon be a national sensation. Our favorite out-of-the-box application for Pokémon GO in recent weeks actually goes to law enforcement, not retail.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

CB Insights

Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. Meanwhile, brands that were already virtual-first have seen dramatic increases in adoption during the crisis. Sales of the interactive at-home fitness brand Mirror doubled in the weeks following Covid-19’s arrival in the US. 3D printing.

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