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Zillow Brings Fast Cash Home Selling Platform To South Florida

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Home sellers in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and other parts of South Florida now have the option of getting a cash offer from Zillow to buy their house, the company said in a press release. The South Florida region is the sixteenth location for Zillow Offers and it is planning to expand the program to include more properties in more locations.

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Retail Pulse: Dine Brands Teams With Postmates; Walmart Rolls Out Alcohol Pickup

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For instance, Dine Brands , the parent company of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar and IHOP restaurants, is teaming with Postmates to offer delivery from thousands of locations, according to an announcement. Dine Brands is not the only restaurant company to team with Postmates. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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Synovus Buys FCB Financial In All-Stock Deal Valued At $2.9B

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Synovus Financial announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it is acquiring FCB Financial Holdings, owner of Florida Community Bank (FCB), Florida’s largest community bank, in a deal valued at $2.9 Following the closing, FCB will merge with Synovus Bank and operate under the Synovus brands. per FCB share, or $2.9 billion.

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Walmart Launches Alcohol Pickup In Select States

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In states including California, Texas and Florida, shoppers can select from a variety of wine and beer options, including regional or local brands. Walmart has announced that customers in 2,000 locations in 29 states can use the retailer’s pickup service for their alcohol purchases.

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Publix: 88 Years In Grocery And Looking To Grow

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A highly regional grocery store chain, it’s only known in the six states where it actually operates. In its home state of Florida, it’s the king of the grocery powers, to the extent that a popular question among local journalists is: Who can dethrone Publix? Among those who do know Publix, the affinity is incredibly strong.

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Kroger’s Private-Label Grocery War Advantage?

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One of Kroger ’s most powerful competitive advantages is the company’s own brand products, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rodney McMullen said in the company’s first-quarter 2019 earnings conference call. During the first quarter, for instance, it introduced 219 our brand items. Omnichannel Retail. customer fulfillment centers.)

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Retail Bankruptcy Tracker: Claire’s And Grocers Throw In The Towel

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Regional Grocery Chains Gobbled Up by Larger Competitors. Winn-Dixie will close 35 stores in Florida after its owner Southeastern Grocers filed for bankruptcy last week, Bloomberg reported. Amazon takes the brunt of the blame for driving local and regional supermarket chains out of business, but it’s not working alone.

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