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Henri Bendel Shutting Down After More Than 100 Years In Business

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L Brands announced it will close all 23 Henri Bendel stores, including its famous Fifth Avenue location in Manhattan, as well as its website, after the holidays. Louisiana-born Henri Bendel opened his first shop in 1895 in Greenwich Village, selling apparel, fragrances, cosmetics and handbags. L Brands reported $12.6

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Waitr And Olo Team Up For Delivery Efficiency

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Customers who place orders through Waitr or Bite Squad will now have their requests go directly into a restaurant’s point-of-sale (POS) system, which will speed up the process and give Waitr access to new restaurant brands. “We Waitr was started in 2013 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Olo works with upwards of 70,000 restaurants.

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Casey’s Considers $2B Kroger Convenience Store Acquisition

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That line operates under brand names like Kwik Shop, Turkey Hill and Tom Thumb, CNBC reported Friday (Jan. JCP recently asked the Iowa-based convenience store operator to explore strategic alternatives such as a potential sale. billion agreement to acquire retailer CST Brands and take over its more than 2,000 stores in the U.S.

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‘Ship-ageddon 2020’ Just Keeps Getting Worse

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UPS made no official confirmation of the selective delays, but the reaction from the brands involved didn’t show any alarm over the move. “We Hot Topic Inc., Newegg Inc. and Macy’s as the shipping giant struggled with unprecedented demand from the pandemic-driven eCommerce surge. But she added that "contingency plans are in place.”.

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Retail Pulse: Sears To Open ‘Home & Life’ Stores, Amazon Reduces Whole Foods’ Prices

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The locations, which the company said were created based on insights from Sears Appliances & Mattresses stores, are set to be located in Alaska, Kansas and Louisiana. Major appliances, for instance, will be offered from Kenmore along with other brands and showcased “in kitchen and laundry vignettes.”

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Darden Cyberattack Puts 567K Cards At Risk

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In a press release , the restaurant chain operator said it was notified on August 16, 2018, by federal authorities that a legacy point-of-sale system for some of its Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen restaurants, a brand acquired by Darden last year, may have been compromised via a hack that involves restaurants in 23 states.

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Opening Bets: MGM Deals Foreshadow New Gambling Culture

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Supreme Court struck down state bans on sports betting, MGM Resorts International has signed deals with the NBA and other operations that could mark the first chapter of the country’s new sports and gambling culture. which owns and operates two dozen gambling properties in seven states, including Nevada and Louisiana.