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Jack In The Box Gives Up Qdoba For $305M

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The decision comes a few months after the San Diego-based chain announced it was considering a sale as one of the “strategic options” open for the Mexican fast food brand. The brand has since grown to 700 locations in 47 states, with sales on the order of $820 million annually.

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LendingPoint Unveils Retail Financing Platform

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LendingPoint Merchant Solutions combines LoanHero’s merchant onboarding, program management and reporting technology with LendingPoint’s credit underwriting, risk management and customer service expertise. The move comes after the company acquired LoanHero in Dec.

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Nordstrom Partners With Anthropologie To Offer Home Collection

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“Home is a category we continue to evolve, and being Anthropologie’s partner will allow us to introduce dynamic home [products] with a regular cadence,” said Gemma Lionello, executive VP and general merchandise manager, Nordstrom. “We We look forward to providing our customers with another way to shop one of their favorite home brands.”.

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Jeff Bezos Hints At More Physical Stores

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While a company of Amazon’s size and pedigree always has multiple projects humming on multiple burners, Bezos was asked by attendees to elucidate his plans for Amazon’s B&M bookstores, which as of today include an up-and-running storefront in Seattle and another under construction in San Diego.

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Jessica Alba, Honest Founders Say Lawsuits Are Honestly Ridiculous

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They better be in crisis management mode right now,” Bernhard Schroeder, director of San Diego State University’s Lavin Entrepreneurship Center Programs, told Los Angeles Times. They will have one good opportunity to handle [the situation or] it will be a major hit to the brand.”.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Tests ‘Great Workplace,’ Sainsbury’s Opens Cashierless Store

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. billion for its stores in comparison to $1.63 billion in the year prior. Louis, Tampa and New York.

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Installation Network Aims To Remove Assembly Headaches For eCommerce Buyers

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Here’s how it works: Suppose a consumer in San Diego is in the market for a bike rack to store several bikes in a garage. Buy It Installed also owns and operates the Craftsman Republic network, which consists of brand-certified installation professionals across the nation.

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