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No Candy: Godiva To Close US Stores

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retail presence in recent decades, is reversing course and closing all its North American brick-and-mortar locations, according to numerous online news sources citing a company statement. The states with the most locations are California with 20, New York with eight and New Jersey with eight.

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Ex eBay Execs Admit To Cyberstalking Plot

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In June, six former eBay employees were charged with cyberstalking a Massachusetts couple who publish a newsletter that company executives viewed as critical of the California-based eCommerce corporation. Attorney Andrew Lelling tweeted Wednesday (Sept. In addition, they allegedly conducted covert surveillance of the victims.

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Udacity Brings On LendingTree Veteran As New CEO

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Before joining Udacity, Dalporto was at LendingTree , where he served in several leadership roles throughout his seven-year tenure, including chief marketing officer and chief financial officer. Udacity is a global, online learning platform offering programs that provide credentials earned through a series of online courses and projects.

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What are power skills?

Independent Banker

The skills needed to succeed in the workplace are changing, with companies placing greater value on soft skills like communication and leadership. Roshan McArthur is a writer in California. In response, community banks have an opportunity to revisit hiring policies and training programs. By Roshan McArthur.

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POS Company Appetize Raises $20 Million, Plans To Grow Its Team

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Appetize, a Playa Vista, California-based POS company, delivers modern ordering and payments technology for enterprise businesses. Appetize provides fixed POS for iOS and Android, self-serve kiosks, handheld POS, online and mobile ordering, robust back-end inventory and reporting management tools.

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Amazon’s Next Warehouse Will Specialize In Large Items

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Despite Amazon ‘s highly visible presence online, its network of warehouse and fulfillment centers that dot the globe is all but invisible — unless you know where to look. One of those places is just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, though what’s stored inside won’t be hard to spot.

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From Russia, With Malware: US Charges Hackers In $100M Bank Fraud

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Prior to serving in this leadership role for Evil Corp, Yakubets was also directly associated with Evgeniy Bogachev, a previously designated Russian cybercriminal responsible for the distribution of the Zeus, Jabber Zeus, and GameOver Zeus malware schemes,” said the Treasury release.

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