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Panera To Provide Discounted Coffee Subscriptions For Gifts

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"We are excited to provide our guests with this fun and unique gift option that is perfect for anyone on your list who needs a cup of optimism this time of year — whether it be neighbors, teachers, delivery workers or friends and family,” Panera Bread Chief Brand and Concept Officer Eduardo Luz said in the announcement. banners as of Sept.

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How Clandestina (Literally) Snuck Into The US Market

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There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. The brand became the first to launch a website for U.S. It is mostly impossible to manufacture goods in Cuba and send them directly to the United States due to the strained diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Japan Takes Aim At Big Tech eCommerce Transparency

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Critics in India have alleged that companies, such as Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart , have employed unfair discounting efforts, and in some cases, have promoted exclusive brand launches on their platforms. That’s due in part to a sales tax boost that now has been hurting consumer spending. Spurring Electronic Payments.

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Google Pay, Apple Pay Arrive At 7-Eleven

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There are lot of 7-Eleven locations — nearly 70,000 worldwide and over 10,000 in the United States alone. They’re nearly universally recognizable as the brand behind the twin cultural forces of the Slurpee and the Big Gulp. “The ability to pay with their smart devices gives consumers one more reason to shop at 7-Eleven.”.

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Earnings Season Looms As Multi-Week Fizzle

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Earnings season serves as a barometer of the health of companies, and as always, offers management commentary on the state of the general economy. Many firms, with reach global in scope, also are doubtless going to reference and spotlight the impact on the trade war between China and the United States.

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India Is Now World’s Second Largest Smartphone Market

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India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest smartphone market. According to news from a report by Canalys , smartphone shipments in India grew 23 percent year over year in Q3 2017 to reach just over 40 million units, making the country the world’s second largest smartphone market after China.

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Can Atari Turn Nostalgia Into New Hotel And Gaming Success?

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Will future generations perhaps end up associating the Atari brand with hotels? When creating this brand-new hotel concept, we knew that Atari would be the perfect way to give guests the ‘nostalgic and retro meets modern’ look and feel we were going for,” said Smith. Yeah, that’s a real question. Can Nostalgia Carry the Day?

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