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eCommerce Shift Helps Fuel Strong Sales At Pier 1 Imports, Dressbarn

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Charlotte Van Dyke, the chief executive of Houston-based Dressbarn, said the brand also had a formidable Cyber Monday/Black Friday. "As "Black Friday was definitely stronger than Cyber Monday, but that's to be expected given that so many people were shopping online rather than queuing up at malls and stores," he said.

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Simon Says It Hopes To Save Struggling Mall Retailers

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Later in that month, teen apparel retailer Charlotte Russe , personalized-gift company Things Remembered and shoe store Payless all filed for bankruptcy. A total liquidation would have left them with more than 200 empty shops, the article said. In fact, there have been more store closures announced by U.S.

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AT&T Jumps On The 5G Bandwagon

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The cities that will have the 5G technology available this year include Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Fla., “As of today’s announcement, we’ve installed the latest mobile 5G network equipment in areas in the 12 markets where we plan to make 5G available in 2018.”. Louisville, Ky.,

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Verizon Plans Rollout Of 5G In 30 U.S. Cities In 2019

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As for AT&T, it reportedly launched 5G service in these cities: Houston, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Texas; Waco, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Jacksonville, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; New Orleans, Louisiana; Indianapolis, Indiana and San Antonio, Texas.

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Simon CEO Won’t Promise Tough Retail Times Are Over

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Later in that month, teen apparel retailer Charlotte Russe, personalized-gift company Things Remembered and Payless filed for bankruptcy. His latest comments come after Simon admitted in February that he was “nervous” about additional retail bankruptcies happening during the first quarter. retailers so far this year than in all of 2018.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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Verizon launched the world’s first commercial 5G Ultra Wideband network in October 2018 with the rollout of 5G Home broadband internet service in Houston, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Indianapolis,” the company said. 5G Potential. As PYMNTS has reported , Verizon plans to bring its 5G technology to 30 U.S. cities by the end of 2019.

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Carvana Opens Largest Car Vending Machine In Tempe

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Tempe joins 11 other cities that have Carvana vending machines, including Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Nashville (Tenn.), Charlotte (N.C.), It’s the third Car Vending Machine launch in June, with Tempe the 12th location for the vending machines. Raleigh (N.C.), Jacksonville (Fla.), Tampa (Fla.), Orlando (Fla.)