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Retail’s Voice-Assisted, Meatless Summer

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Perhaps the most unexpected development to emerge during this past summer of retail was the frenzy sparked by the introduction of meatless menu items by fast-food operators. The subscription commerce wars kept raging, and new operations and businesses entered the market or tweaked their models. New Subscription Push.

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The United States Of Fintech: The Most Well-Funded Fintech Startup In Each State

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Across the US, well-funded companies are rethinking how the financial system operates. Inked Brands. $ D3 Technology. South Carolina. South Dakota. We excluded companies that have not raised equity funding since 2015 and excluded funding from debt as well as lines of credit. $ 2.6. Regent Education.

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The Last (DVD) Picture Show

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The bold-yellow-lettering-on-blue-background-adorned movie rental stores that dotted the American landscape throughout the 1990s — Gothamist notes that, as late as 2004, there were around 9,000 Blockbuster locations in business across the country — now number a scant 51 independently operated franchises.

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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

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Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. Kohl’s and the smaller faster department store: Kohl’s is going small to grow big.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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The old guard of American dining are switching up their games to compete: McDonald’s is adding self-serve kiosks to many of its franchises, upping the ante with mobile order technology. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” Next Level Burger.