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Huntington CTO to retire

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Huntington Bancshares Chief Technology and Operations Officer Paul Heller is set to retire March 1. Heller has built the technology operations throughout the $187 billion, Columbus, Ohio-based bank since 2012, according to a Jan. 10 bank release. As Heller retires, the bank’s executive team is getting an overhaul.

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

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Brick-and-mortar fashion retailers are developing in-store experiences to encourage customer loyalty. markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. Shoppers can pick shoes from a display wall using the technology, which sends a message to the salesperson on a mezzanine level of the store.

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Gwynnie Bee Offers Subscription Services For Traditional Retailers

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Gwynnie Bee , a subscription service offering women’s clothing for rent, is launching a new technology platform that allows traditional retailers to offer their own subscription clothing rental business. With CaaStle, retailers send Gwynnie Bee their inventory, and the platform takes care of everything else.

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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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Stepping Into 21st Century Hospitality With Apartments And Technology

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As a result, the company can architect all the elements of its operation from technology to process and its people from the ground up with insight from the current day. It has units in cities such as Charlotte, Tampa, Milwaukee and Columbus. The Business. It seeks to help them increase their occupancy and fill their vacant units.

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Kroger Teams With ClusterTruck To Serve Up ‘Ghost Kitchens’

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The Kroger stores slated for the new service are in Indianapolis and greater Columbus, Ohio. ClusterTruck bills itself as a technology startup that “removes the pain points of the third-party delivery model.”. Included in the package is technology that helps with menu selections, marketing and consultations with US Foods staff.

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Ohio Bill Urges Govt. To Adopt Blockchain

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Blockchain got a boost last week after the Ohio House Of Representatives introduced a bill that would let state government agencies use blockchain technology. Ohio is hoping its Columbus-based “smart city” efforts will be attractive to the blockchain industry. Ohio is also the fifth-largest hub for the financial services industry.

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