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Today In Retail: UK Merchants Brace For Lockdown, Mall Groups File For Chapter 11 And Brands Will Be Big This Holiday

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the mall companies, Philadelphia-based PREIT and Tennessee-based CBL & Associates both announced they would be filing for Chapter 11. Merchants providing essential goods and services — like grocery stores and garden centers — can remain open following COVID-secure protection guidelines. While in the U.S.,

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Pennsylvania Car Insurance: How to Get the Cheapest Rates

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An 18-year-old male driver living in Philadelphia will pay $235 a month, or $2,820 per year, for state minimum coverage. A 30-year-old male also living in Philadelphia with the same coverage will pay $90 a month, or $1,080 per year. An older vehicle will usually cost less than a brand-new vehicle to insure. Philadelphia, $2,274.

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How Amazon’s Cashierless Tech Will (Or Won’t) Change The Physical Retail Landscape

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The integration, according to a brief FAQ section offered by Amazon, can take “as little as a few weeks,” that it will work in a wide variety of retail contexts and that the data collection will be minimal and comparable to typical security camera footage and what is necessary “to provide shoppers with an accurate receipt.”.

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The Global Bike-Share Boom: Dockless Models Look To Solve Urban Commutes & Transit Access

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Dockless systems require less hardware for securing and managing inventory, translating into lower capital costs, expanded geographical reach, and lower costs for consumers. These two companies have each received over $2B in funding to date, with Ofo most recently securing a fresh $850M primarily from Alibaba to fuel its global expansion.

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Guest Post: 2012 Economic Year in Review by Dorothy Jaworski

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Gas prices are finally coming down, making people able to drive their brand new cars more; I am glad to be testing the $3.00 All workers will be impacted by the expiration of the payroll tax “holiday,” which means the Social Security tax goes from the temporary level of 4.2% per gallon price level rather than the $4.00

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Fintech Fundings: 9 Companies Raise $73 Million Week Ending Dec 31

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It is unlikely we’ll see that much in 2016, but the fintech sector is vast, and there are fascinating opportunities for newcomers and existing brands alike. HQ: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tags: Enterprise, payments, mobile, security, Wocket Wallet (product name), hardware, credit/debit cards. Person-to-person lender .

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Soda Wars Summer

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The app will also allow users to record a 15-second “digital lip-sync video” that can be shared on social media using the hashtag #ShareaCoke, the brand told Ad Age. It was a very big undertaking,” Mason said in regard to securing the rights to all of the lyrics. Another trick up the soda brands’ sleeves?