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Bulletin: A Cheaper Way To Sell In-Store

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In SoHo, for example, the average rental price on Broadway between Houston and Broome Streets is $824 per square foot, according to the Real Estate Board of New York. Retailers run the retail space as if it was their own store, and there is even a salesperson on-hand who works for Bulletin, but each brand gets to train them.

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Team USA Launches Omnichannel Strategy For Olympic Retail

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The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. But, generally speaking, the most popular cities for Fanatics’ Olympic sales are New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles. It will stay open through the end of the games on Feb.

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The Sweet Side Of Self-Service Retail

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A much wider world: The Pentagon, Houston Space Center, as well as various airports, malls, corporate headquarters nationwide — and even a children’s hospital — are all home to Reis & Ivy’s double-barrel, fully automated yogurt-making machines. The average machine can dispense 245 servings of froyo before needing be refilled.

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Rinse Clothing Service Raises $14M To Expand To Boston, Chicago And Beyond

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It’s an on-time, friendly, well-trained valet. Houston, Dallas, Austin, Seattle, Miami, San Diego, Denver and New York are up next. Our goal is to be the first and largest national brand in clothing care and become a household name,” said Prakash. “We “This is much more than building an app,” Prakash said.

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The Return Of The Celebrity-Backed Brand

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Celebrity brand endorsement is nothing new. In their hundreds of years of existence, the celebrity endorsement has become an increasingly prominent part of branding — so prominent, in fact, that by the end of the 20th century, they weren’t just endorsing products. 1 on its list of the top 10 emerging restaurant brands of 2018.

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33 Ways Drones Will Impact Society: From Fighting War to Forecasting Weather, UAVs Change Everything

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a process which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually. DroneCast has developed services for banner advertising and has delivered Ford-branded knickknacks to patrons at auto conventions.

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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

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We look into how stores are being transformed into showrooms, community gathering spots, and even event spaces as retailers leverage the physical store as tool for brand marketing. It was an experiment by Ikea to better understand what types of technology could attract customers, and more broadly to introduce them to the Ikea brand.

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