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College Students Seek Lower Fall Tuition As Schools Plan To Stick With Digital Classes

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Some college students are demanding lower tuition for the coming academic year because many schools are moving toward partial or complete online instruction instead of in-person classes due to the pandemic. Online classes focus more on just learning the material, whereas in-person classes provide the environment for engagement.”.

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Kicking The ‘Virtual’ Tires To Spur Car Sales As COVID-19 Hits Automakers

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In one example, TrueCar.com , an online auto marketplace, has forecast that March sales will be down by around 37 percent, and April sales might be down between 50 percent and 60 percent. Drive” program in place since 2013, allowing consumers to shop for cars and apply for financing online rather than on-site at the dealership.

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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. Second, the inability to physically frequent many retail establishments created a new set of online shoppers. That’s one out of every six.

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Intercepted: Live League Sports Revenue Drop May Take Years To Recover

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While the worst fears haven’t been realized — the NFL opened its 2020 season in September with a showdown between (Super Bowl champs) the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans — the outlook across the pantheon of live sports is anything but settled as November 2020 begins. Online Betting, Game Platforms Pick up Sporting Gauntlet.

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Inside Chipotle’s Decade Of Digital-First Ordering Innovation

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A convenient and seamless ordering experience from online and mobile channels is essential for restaurant customers. 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. Deep Dive: Enhancing Customer Service With CRM Tools.

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How QSRs Bring Mobile And Digital Payments To The Table

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These are just some of the ways that restaurants and third-party online platforms are making it easier for customers to order and pay for their favorite foods from their mobile devices in the digital era: Approximately half – or 49 percent – of large, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) allow in-app payments.

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Are Postmates Sidewalk Robots Just The Tip Of The Self-Delivery Frontier?

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The fleet from Nuro will serve certain Domino’s customers in Houston who place their orders online, the company said in an announcement. The offering comes on the heels of an experimental program by the grocer and California startup Nuro , Reuters reported. The company said those cars have made almost 1,000 deliveries.