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Durant’s Decision: How Star Athlete Departures Impact Brands, Retailers

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Such was the case again this Fourth of July weekend when Durant, a former NBA MVP and four-time scoring champion, announced he was leaving the only team he had ever played professional basketball for through nine seasons, the Oklahoma City Thunder, to sign a two-year, $54.3

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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According to Carvana Chief Brand Officer Ryan Keeton, opening new markets brings an uptick in overall business. “We We see interest grow when we launch in new markets — 161 to date — and when we launch new Car Vending Machines (currently in 24 cities); our most recent being Miami,” said Keeton. Oklahoma City, and Memphis.

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This Time, We Want You To Drink The Kool-Aid

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We have a significant level of awareness,” said Andrew Louie, brand manager of refreshment beverages at Kool-Aid’s modern corporate parent company, Kraft. The brand continues to be extremely popular, even though it’s over 50 years old.”. Louis, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Jacksonville, Florida.

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The Surprise And No Delight Edition: Whole Foods, Sonic and BAMS

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The first sign that a big breach had happened was after banks in the Oklahoma City area reported that they had noticed a wave of bad card transactions held together by a single commonality: All of the cards had recently been used at a Sonic location. For acquirers, that means an increasingly competitive digital landscape.