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What’s The Reward For Early 5G Deployment? Asia Will Soon Find Out

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More specifically, 5G will result in more personalized shopping experiences and more precise marketing data and messaging, as pointed out by AT&T in an example that pretty much matches similar promotional efforts. “In In markets like China or South Korea, where the carriers and government do not face the same frictions [as] in the U.S.,

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Retail Rents Falling From Manhattan To Los Angeles

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The worst results came from Lower Manhattan’s Broadway/Houston Street/Broome Street area, where average asking price per square foot tumbled 25 percent year on year. The board added that eight of 17 retail corridors are “experiencing their lowest price per square foot averages in at least a decade.”. That’s one out of every six.

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Inside Chipotle’s Decade Of Digital-First Ordering Innovation

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The company has partnered with autonomous technology firm Nuro with plans to put driverless delivery vehicles to work in Houston, Texas, by the end of 2019. The company will deploy delivery-focused kitchen management solutions from ConnectSmart to more than 900 locations in these two global markets.

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Wegmans To Open In Brooklyn; Whole Foods Brings Eateries To 500th Store

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The 74,000 square-foot space, which is scheduled to open in the fall, will feature a second-floor mezzanine complete with almost 100 seats for a market café. Even so, the report notes, “The move will be a big test of whether Wegmans can duplicate the phenomenal success it’s had in smaller locales in the crowded New York market.”

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How QSRs Bring Mobile And Digital Payments To The Table

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The explosive growth has caused industry experts to forecast that the mobile order-ahead market will reach $38 billion by next year. The Los Angeles, California startup said in a press release at the time that it had raised the capital via a Series C round of funding, with Catalyst Investors and 3L Capital participating.

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Fiverr Launches Program To Make Cities ‘Gig Worker Friendly’

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For example, Houston may lag behind San Francisco and New York City in terms of what freelancers can earn, but the southern city has still proven attractive due to its cost of living and, yes, the availability of broadband. Four other cities may also be about to appear on that map: Kansas City, Memphis, Richmond and Stockton, California.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

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He sensed the family’s passion and liked their idea of starting with selling milk at farmers’ markets, roadside shops and small grocery stores. In each new market opened in 2021, the community bank found an experienced ag lender who was seeking a new position. California International Bank, N.A. Bunnell listened. State Bank.