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Supermarkets Hoard Staples For Holidays, COVID Resurgence

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Anthony Hucker, CEO of Southeastern Grocers , a Jacksonville, Florida-based supermarket chain, told WSJ he placed orders for holiday hams and turkeys in June, July and August long before he typically does. We will never again operate our business as unprepared for something like this,” he said.

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Off-Price Retailer Stein Mart Files For Chapter 11

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filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division amid a challenging retail climate and the pandemic, the company said in a statement. And, also in July, Lucky Brand began Chapter 11 proceedings to help set the path toward a sale and lower its debt load.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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This belief is based on “the Company’s operating plan, that current working capital and expected continued inventory and capital expenditure financing is sufficient to fund operations and satisfy the Company’s obligations.”. New Markets. The Miami vending machine has a new design and is definitely an attention-getter in new markets.

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Retail Pulse: FAO Schwarz To Open New Flagship; Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery

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Beyond New York, the retailer is planning to extend that experiential approach to partner locations, “offering the world that one-of-a-kind toy retail experience the brand is known for,” according to an announcement from the company, which is owned by ThreeSixty Brands.

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Data Dive, Better Together Edition: Worldpay, FIS, Google, eBay, PayPal, Instagram

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The combined company will retain the FIS name and will be headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. We started to really think about how [we] not only simplify integration and onboarding, but [how to] better manage operations on an ongoing basis,” he said. “We merchant customers. eBay Drafts Google Pay. eBay Drafts Google Pay.

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Getting Mobile Ready

Independent Banker

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. Doug Brown, senior vice president and general manager of mobile for FIS Global in Jacksonville, Fla.,

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More Data, More To Do

Independent Banker

Kendall Keeling, a director of analytics and operations for at CRIF Lending Solutions in Atlanta, says more data should be pulled from loan origination systems and core billing data systems. Bob Legters, senior vice president at FIS Global in Jacksonville, Fla., Bob Legters, senior vice president at FIS Global in Jacksonville, Fla.,

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