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How a Minnesota bank is jumping into the earned wage access market

American Banker

Stearns Bank in Saint Cloud is working with the on-demand payment technology firm Reset to launch an earned-wage card for blue collar and immigrant families struggling with access to money.

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DTC Brands Fill Pricing Gap In Outdoor Furniture Market

PYMNTS

Yardbird’s concept, which has grown into a brand with an eCommerce website and a showroom in Minnesota, offers 10 furniture collections. Yardbird always provides white-glove deliveries in Minnesota, while customers in other locations have to request the offering. Design Consultations. The Showroom Experience.

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4 trending social media tips to know

Independent Banker

The Social Bankers, a collective of community bank marketers, offers inspiration, information and professional development advice to community bankers focused on marketing and social media. And that means it can be a challenge to keep up with the latest trends in social media marketing. Illustration by miakievy/iStock.

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Grocery Roundup: New Amazon Fresh Store, SpartanNash Puts Incentives In ‘Fast Lane,' Walmart On Autonomous Delivery

PYMNTS

The new store in Woodland Park will take the place of a closed Fairway Market in a shopping center that also has a GameStop, Barnes & Noble and Kohl’s department store. Amazon bought Fairway Market stores in Woodland Park and Paramus, but it has not made plans known for location in the latter municipality.

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The Best Credit Union Business Credit Cards in 2020

MyBankTracker

Much like personal credit cards, you can be stuck with a tough decision choosing a business credit card. You may have to consider the rewards program or the card’s perks that may help your business operations. credit card issuers and banks offer very attractive choices (not surprising). The major U.S.

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Farmhouse Market’s Remotely Operated, 24/7 Grocery Store

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Such locations can be critical in expanding retail options for smaller cities and towns, too, and staff-free grocery store Farmhouse Market seeks to do just that for consumers in New Prague, Minnesota. The Rasmussons debuted Farmhouse Market in a 650-square-foot space in 2015. There have, thus far, been no issues with theft.

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Automated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout

PYMNTS

However, that is not the case with Farmhouse Market, a cashierless store in New Prague, Minnesota, population roughly 8,000. The store was founded to bring local, organic food to the 40 percent of Minnesota’s population living outside a metropolitan area. The shop’s lighting is motion-activated and triggers when customers enter.

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