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Using Debit Cards To Bridge The Stimulus Accessibility Gap

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consumers did at least some shopping online as of April 11 — a figure that had risen to 35.7 The government is now looking to expand a pilot program that enables EBT users to spend the money online and remotely shop for groceries, which would help them avoid physical interactions that could expose them to COVID-19. percent of U.S.

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23 VC-Backed Brick & Mortar Startups Changing The Face Of Main Street

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MiniLuxe is a nail and beauty lifestyle lounge with locations in Dallas, Rhode Island, Los Angeles, and Boston. The company says it is improving on the nail salon model by offering online booking tools, ethical business practices, and high-quality services at reasonable prices. Oh My Cream! Total Disclosed Funding: $6.6M.

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First And Ten: Disrupting The School Sports Uniform Process With Customization

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Even school sports uniforms have been dragged into the digital age, courtesy of a Rhode Island DTC company called SquadLocker. The company took an innovative business model and serious sales momentum into the start of the year, pivoted for the pandemic and took $20 million in funding off the table.