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Giving The Gift Of Michigan With Curated Boxes

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It’s all “nice, local, Michigan-made food products,” Founder Cory Wright told PYMNTS in an interview. The company carries brands such as the Detroit Spice Company and Lush Gourmet (Nuts). While local products can be amazing, it can be challenging for small brands to gain traction.

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Why Walmart’s eCommerce Expansion Is Facing Resistance From Premium Brands

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To bring higher-end products to its website, Walmart had courted brands like water-filtration company Katadyn for months. As part of its efforts, the retailer gave some brands the opportunity to determine how outside sellers on the its website price and display their products. These brands are objecting because of pricing.

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Grovara CEO Talks International, Online B2B Commerce

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wellness brands and how they manage import and export activity. Grovara has built technology to automate, streamline and manage relationships with brands and buyers. Looking beyond the company-specific impact of the announcement, Groverman said, B2B on a global stage is especially well served through an online marketplace model.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s

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Members in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan will be able to purchase medical services bundles starting next month, including telehealth consultations, free prescriptions for some generic medications and discounted dental care. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. On another note, Best Buy is seeking revenue of $50 billion by fiscal 2025.

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Can eCommerce Overcome The Strain Of COVID-19?

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The increase started in February, with online orders up 108 percent year over year, according to Quantum Metric. Melnyk , professor of operations and supply chain management at Michigan State University. GoodFirms surveyed more than 100 of the top eCommerce experts to determine the most effective tactics for small-scale online shops.

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Industry Slant // Bo Berg Talks Giant Schnauzers, DJing, Financial Services

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BB : In 1992, I discovered these online bulletin boards, where you could communicate with people all around the world. In 1993, a guy from the University of Michigan came up with something called Mosaic, which was a browser. MM: So, you started at City National Bank, and was the bank online before you got there? BB: 19 years.

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Domino’s Rolls Out New Stores; Reports Double-Digit Q2 Sales Increase

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The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company’s strong growth amid the coronavirus crisis has been aided by its push into online and mobile ordering. The pizza chain’s earnings and revenue also came in well above the expectations of analysts surveyed by FactSet, who had predicted earnings per share of $2.24 and revenue of $915 million.

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