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Retail Pulse: The Price Must Be Right

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It’s been a week of experimentation in retail, with many big names opening new types of stores to — as the saying goes — see what sticks. It seems more likely that these brands will uncover their key rather than some universal master retail key that can solve the brick-and-mortar challenge across the board.

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Paytm Seeks BigBasket Partnership To Take On Flipkart, Amazon

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India-based eCommerce marketplace Paytm Mall wants to work more closely with regional retailers and team up with eCommerce grocery service BigBasket to compete with Flipkart and Amazon, according to recent Reuters reports. It is currently the third-largest company competing in the country’s retail space. “We

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Site Visits Fuel Anticipation For Amazon’s HQ2

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According to a person with a understanding of the visits, the eCommerce retailer visited Chicago, New York City and Chicago, The Wall Street Journal reported. That could enable the retailer to keep its choice unknown ahead of an announced decision. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio.

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Huntington Now Offers Real-Time Payments For Consumers, SMBs

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Regional bank holding company Huntington is now using the RTP network, meaning it now has a new real-time payments option to help people get money nearly instantly, according to a press release. “Real-time payments is a tremendous leap forward in meeting their needs for greater speed, security and efficiency in payments,” Hastings said.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio. When Amazon came to Seattle, Washington, it changed the region through a boom in development to keep up with growth in employees and higher rent prices. Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Politicians across the U.S. Austin, Texas. Boston, Massachusetts.

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Target Expands Same-Day Shipping In NYC

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Target has announced it is expanding its same-day shipping service through Shipt across stores in 10 regions within the greater New York City metro area. Earlier this month, the retailer announced it has expanded its Drive Up service to 200 additional stores in the Midwest and select states with its latest expansion of the service.

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The Warehouse Building Rush Brought By eCommerce

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We conducted an exhaustive search across three states for the right location that would best enable us to meet this growing demand for our services … The Northeast region is a busy transportation corridor because of its population density and high concentration of businesses, and that trend is projected to continue.”. Dollar General Corp.,