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Tru Kids Teams With Candytopia For Toys R Us Adventure

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To bring in shoppers with new experiences, Tru Kids, the new owner of the Toys R Us brand, is teaming up with Candytopia. The play areas will open toward the end of October at Buckhead’s Lenox Marketplace in Atlanta as well as on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

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As Gap Joins thredUP, Resale Continues Its Momentum

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Macy’s, JCPenney and J.Crew’s Madewell brand are also in the program. Through extensive research … we know consumers appreciate new brands, as well as an engaging experience to find the unexpected,” JCPenney Executive Vice president and Chief Merchant Michelle Wlazlo said in an August statement.

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Grocery Round-Up: Digital-First Delivers For Kroger, Another Instacart Pair-Up And Hoarding Round 2

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The service is already online in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Wisconsin — the range of states Meijer operates in currently. Through our new partnership, we're bringing Meijer's incredible selection online for customers, giving Meijer customers access to everything they need from the comfort and safety of their home.".

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Super Bowl Countdown Brings New Online Gambling Action From Barstool

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Branding Power — and New Apps on the Way. Even so, one of the main ideas behind the new deal is to use the Barstool brand to further Penn National’s expansion into legal, online and mobile sport wagering, the doors for which were opened by a U.S. Penn National will be Barstool Sports’ exclusive gaming partner for as long as 40 years.

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How The Rise Of Private Labels Is Transforming The CPG Industry

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Around the middle of the twentieth century, there was what The Atlantic called a “Cambrian explosion” of brands. Tide, Crest, Band-Aid, Lipton, and other branded packaged goods — and the conglomerates that manufactured them — reigned. Store brands from retailers were seen as down-budget choices. Table of Contents.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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————————————————————————— The Alpha Early Adopter Award – Kit Snyder, Scott Sylvester, Lindsay Land and the rest of the team at Consumers Credit Union in Michigan. Might be time to.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

CB Insights

Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” This approach to marketing is enabling a new wave of specialized fast-casual brands to take root.