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New Jersey Outlaws Cashless Businesses

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New Jersey has passed a law banning cashless stores and restaurants, according to reports. New Jersey is the second state to outlaw cashless stores after Massachusetts, which signed a similar bill into law back in 1978. The bill was signed by Gov.

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Boxed And Costco Have Their Roots In A 1970s New Jersey A&P Store

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A&P named its concept Warehouse Economy Outlet — or “Where Economy Originates” — and opened its first location in Pennsauken, New Jersey, in 1971. As a result, the once-pioneering grocer entered the second tier of retailers. The company advertised the concept on TV, producing a spot with Mickey Rooney.

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ATMIA Weighs In On Cashless Retail Ban Debate

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Amazon, of course, stands out as a marquee name in the move to make the retail experience wholly digital commerce. As had been reported late last month, in New York City, the city council held a hearing centered on a bill that would ban stores and restaurants from being able to refuse to accept cash. The Case Against Cash.

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Goldman Leads $50M Funding For Credit Card Startup Deserve

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Goldman Sachs is the lead investor in a $50 million funding round for credit card startup Deserve, CNBC reported on Monday (Nov. Deserve offers credit cards to nontraditional consumers and sells its cloud-based platform to companies wanting to launch their own branded cards.

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

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Here are the latest developments in new store concepts, ordering and delivery from various big names in the sector: Amazon To Open Amazon Fresh Store In New Jersey. Amazon is growing its brick-and-mortar footprint for Amazon Fresh with a New Jersey outpost for the concept.

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The Children’s Place Planning New Loyalty-Driven Credit Card Program

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The Children’s Place , the Secaucus, New Jersey-based retailer that is the “largest children’s pure-play specialty apparel retailer in North America,” revealed plans on Thursday (July 14) to team up with Alliance Data on a new loyalty-driven, private-label credit card program, the two companies announced in a joint statement.

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Retail Pulse: Zola Opens NYC Store; Kleinfeld Shop ‘Pops Up’ In NJ

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Digitally native retailers are opening stores to bring their virtual experiences into the real world, and Zola is one of the latest merchants to test out the brick-and-mortar waters. The wedding retailer opened a store in New York City’s Flatiron District that is billed as a “one-stop-shop for wedding planning.”.

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