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APRIL 19, 2019

BMO Harris Bank is expanding the scope of its in-house accelerator from a local to a national program. The Chicago-based bank is accepting applications from fintech startups for the 2019 BMO Harris/1871 Innovation Program through the end of the day today. Ben Schack, Head of U.S.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Alliant Credit Union, one of the nation’s largest CUs, is fully digitalizing its end-to-end member application and loan process by yearend, moving closer to becoming the nation's first digital-only credit union.

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APRIL 12, 2016

It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are. That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere.

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MAY 13, 2020

The average business has in excess of $10,000 in monthly expenses and barely enough cash on hand to survive a month, according to the National Bureau Of Economic Research ( NBER ). Researchers at the University of Illinois, Harvard Business School, Harvard University and the University of Chicago surveyed more than 5,800 SMBs May 9 to 11.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

After Nordstrom and Macy’s recently launched high-end resale retail platforms, Gap has now joined them. And lest you think it’s a bit of desperation move for struggling retailers, guess again. Instead of receiving cash they get a credit with the retail partner. Resale is becoming mainstream.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Use portfolio risk management tools, which make it easier to continue supporting local and national economies prudently. The point is this: There’s a lot of these surveys, and when you read them, they are New York City, San Francisco, Chicago. I'm not saying go out and make every retail loan that you can get your hands on,” he said.

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JUNE 2, 2020

The fashion retailer will partner with nonprofit Delivering Good , which works to pull in retailers, manufacturers, foundations and individuals to support those in impoverished or low-income situations, according to the release. “This donation will have such a positive impact on men, women and disadvantaged young adults.”

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

and Walgreens announced Tuesday (December 4) that the two are expanding a pilot announced in October to introduce Kroger Express and Home Chef retail meal kits. In a press release , the two companies said the concept will offer 2,3000 Our Brands and national products such as meat, dairy, grocery and meal kits. “We The Kroger Co.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The last few years have been tough on Payless: the shoe retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2017, which led to the closure of 800 stores and CEO W. The retailer was, however, able to exit bankruptcy still open for business, an accomplishment in the current retail environment. Paul Jones stepping down. percent.

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MARCH 30, 2018

The retailer is continuing to test the lockers through an installation at a New Jersey store per a tweet from a Fortune writer, industry news source Chain Store Age reported. Shoppers can find the lockers adjacent to the retailer’s “At Your Service” counter at the New Jersey location.

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APRIL 28, 2017

In an effort to help promote local businesses for National Small Business Week next week, Chicago’s Uptown Chamber group Business Partners joined up with Groupon for a community event called Discover Uptown Collection. Through this joint effort, the intention is to celebrate local merchants on the city’s picturesque lakefront.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Magazines have been testing the waters of brick-and-mortar retail by opening temporary stores in major cities, and New York Magazine is no exception. The Strategist is not the only media brand to wade into brick-and-mortar retail. Earlier this year, the eCommerce retailer launched its first checkout-free convenience store in Seattle.

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JULY 8, 2020

Walgreens Boots Alliance is teaming up with Chicago-based VillageMD to make Walgreens “the first national pharmacy chain to offer full-service doctor offices co-located at its stores at a large scale,” according to a Wednesday (July 8) press release. The move comes against the backdrop of an U.S.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

So: The New York Times has reported that, per commentary from University of Chicago Economist Chang-Tai Hsieh, Chinese businesses are running at about 20 percent of normal levels – so, we wonder, what happens to the vast majority of the world’s commerce? Indeed, the trade group is projecting retail sales to grow by 3.5 percent to 4.1

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MAY 16, 2019

Mastercard said the technology will first be on display at the National Restaurant Association Show being held in Chicago this weekend (May 18-21). “We Mastercard and ZIVELO are partnering with Sonic Drive-In, which will be the first to pilot the technology at select Sonic locations around the country.

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MAY 4, 2020

In Malaysia, a reader submission for The Malaysian Insight says the nation’s rallying cry, “Kita jaga kita,” should apply to the business community supporting its small business members though consistent supplier payments. In the U.S., who worked at companies of varying sizes … We learned that in the U.S.

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MAY 13, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic struck the nation two months ago, panicked customers stockpiled paper goods, shelf-stable foods and other essentials as states shut down. Sales of store brands, so-called private labels, which are priced lower than national brands, have surged during the pandemic. But that’s all changed.

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MARCH 26, 2018

For its report, inMarket looked at nearly 100 Whole Foods stores in markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Francisco metropolitan areas. The retailer could also provide fast payment options, such as self-checkout, Stewart Samuel, program director for IGD Services , told Reuters. billion last year.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

announced a 10-year extension of its fleet fuel card contract with convenience chain retailer Sheetz, Inc., WEX will display its range of fleet industry products at the National Association of Convenience Stores trade show in Chicago from Oct. On Wednesday (Oct. 18), payment solutions company WEX, Inc., billion range.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Turkey didn’t become standard fare on the Thanksgiving table for over another 200 years when Abraham Lincoln officially declared it a national holiday in the 1860s. Thanksgiving will still happen on the same date this year. The only outlier in the group seems to be stuffing, which, for some reason, is slightly up in price.

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JULY 19, 2018

According to the National Retail Federation , as of last year parents entered August with about 45 percent of their back-to-school shopping done. Retailers have reason to want to tap into it because back-to-school shopping is an incredibly valuable run of commerce activity. That spend is big spend. In 2017, Americans spent $83.6

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In a twist on contemporary retail trends toward online channels, consumers still largely prefer to return in-store. One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers. One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

26) the Chicago Fed said the latest reading of its national activity index fell to negative 0.36 Might all of the above spell trouble for retailers coming into the holiday shopping season ? The trade war has certainly helped cloud the ability to gauge end demand, or to calibrate shipments or production.

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JUNE 1, 2017

At the 2017 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, Cicely Simpson, the organization’s executive vice president of government affairs and policy, and the Texas Restaurant Association’s vice president of marketing and innovation, Anna Tauzin, discussed the digitalization of the restaurant industry and its effect on delivery.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the National Restaurant Association’s research and knowledge group, and Peter Backman, managing partner at Peter Backman FS, explored the possibilities during a joint presentation at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago. In particular, they looked at restaurant trends in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

North Face has opened the doors on a two-level, 20,000-square-foot flagship in the old Manufacturers Trust Company building and has decked it out to be what North Face’s VP of direct-to-consumer retail, Erik Searles, describes as a fully fitting backdrop for the high-end camping and climbing gear on display.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

26) that its grocery delivery platform, AmazonFresh, is continuing its march toward national domination with the addition of two new cities : Chicago and Dallas. Amazon announced yesterday (Oct.

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MARCH 13, 2018

In 2014, Amazon ’s Whole Foods became Instacart’s first national partner. Now, Instacart will count ALDI stores in greater Chicago — in areas as far as Rockford, Illinois — as part of its platform. To bring grocery delivery to more customers, two grocers are expanding their partnerships with Instacart.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

When Walmart announced Q2 earnings earlier this week, the nation’s largest retailer announced twin blowout performances in both its eCommerce and same-store sales. The companies are testing the service in four California and Oklahoma markets, with an eye toward a national launch in 2021. Same-store sales rose 9.3

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MARCH 11, 2020

billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. Orlando, Tempe, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Kansas City, Greensboro, Westminster (L.A.), Apparently that will get you in trouble on the Street. Ontario (L.A.),

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MARCH 14, 2017

Currently, Amazon hopes to take advantage of recently loosened restrictions on foreign retailers in India by expanding its online grocery venture into the nation of some 1.3 Over the past few years, Amazon has invested billions of dollars in establishing a presence in India’s fast-growing online retail market.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

“The ability to have Dunkin’ items delivered directly to you is something that our guests have been requesting for some time, and we will continue to evaluate a possible national rollout in the future,” Sherrill Kaplan, Dunkin’ Donuts VP of digital marketing and innovation, said in a statement.

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JULY 30, 2018

Blue Apron opened up an experiential pop-up retail location in New York City, which featured cooking classes and celebrity chefs. Albertsons, which had already been selling the meals in California Safeway and Chicago-area Jewel-Osco stores, started selling the product in hundreds of its Albertsons stores and via home delivery on Instacart.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

They also stand as a marker for all the changes that have come to vending machine retail — including recent developments tied not only to the generally healthier consumption habits of U.S. Cigarette vending machines have earned their place in discussions of Americana and barroom history. Vending Investment.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Cohen owns a national distribution network and deals with some of the nation’s biggest retailers. His aim is to change the way that the thousands of cases of retail goods are stored, handled and hauled. But it’s not just the retailers trying to cut costs who are embracing technology.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Through platforms such as Slice , small pizzerias can tap into technology that allows their customers to order pizza online for pickup or delivery — just like the larger national chains. Large urban centers such as New York, Chicago or San Francisco have many options for pizza. The Whole Pie. That’s where Slice comes in.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

That’s why the always resourceful restaurant sector went all-in on mobile order-ahead (MOA) and kept the nation fed while industry players looked for their next move. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.”. For those who operate restaurants or simply enjoy them, 2020 has been a nightmare.

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