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Retail Pulse: DSW Expands In-Store Experiences; L Brands Plans Store Closures

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markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. DSW began working with W Nail Bar in 2017; the two companies offer salon services at Columbus, Ohio’s Easton Town Center and the Polaris Fashion Place. Austin, Texas; and Dublin, Ohio. Net sales fell short of expectations of $4.88 billion at $4.85

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Connected Cars Hitch A Ride On Smart City Spending

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The global market for smart city technology will reach an estimated $774.8 Two years ago, Columbus, Ohio won a $40 million grant from the U.S. Columbus said it expects to seek bids in early 2019 for hardware and software to support its connected transportation and smart city goals, with testing tentatively scheduled for summer 2020.

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Can Big Brands Survive On The Store-Within-A-Store?

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As such, much of the pool of innovative tools currently being used by online and primarily omni-focused merchants is off limits to the hulking retailer, and its choice of life-saving interventions is limited to what it can do to manipulate the floorspace that it has. There’s so much we’re testing in this building,” Newton said.

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Data Dive, Columbus Edition: Square, PayPal And One Brave Bank Teller

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Today is Columbus Day, a celebration of Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of Americas 526 years ago. First, Christopher Columbus never actually set foot in North America, so he discovered an America, not the America. In fact, much of what one learned in elementary school about Columbus is a little bit off.

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Advanced Manufacturing Market Map: 110+ Startups Making Factories More Efficient

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This market map is not meant to be exhaustive of companies in the space. Warehouse & packaging robotics — Automated and remotely controlled robots for order picking and inventory management. Eigen Innovations , for example, integrates video and sensor data on factory floors to ensure process and quality control. B2B-Center.

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Accelerating Automation To Capture Consumer Spend

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The eCommerce company further announced it has expanded its grocery pickup to Whole Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio — bringing the total number of pickup markets to 30. It really is a refresh, to make the store experience a lot more pleasant,” GlobalData Retail Managing Director Neil Saunders said. The Drama Pt.

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55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

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Samsara’s applications include fleet management, collision prevention, and delivery coordination. Select Investors: New Enterprise Associates, Goldman Sachs, General Atlantic, World Innovation Lab, SoftBank Group, Workday Ventures. Select Investors: N Squared Management, Cap-Meridian Ventures, Captor Capital, Public.