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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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The closures announced on Wednesday include many stores in the vicinity of Los Angeles and the last two open stores in Florida. A representative of the tech company said, per the report, “Due to current COVID-19 conditions in some of the communities we serve, we are temporarily closing stores in these areas.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Los Angeles, California. Through this process, we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation.”. But only one can be selected, and the top 20 from which the elect will be chosen include: Atlanta, Georgia. Austin, Texas.

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Why Contextual Commerce Is The Next Big Thing

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This stand-alone food ordering and delivery app — now live in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. UberEats , which launched last month (March 2016) as a stand-alone app, was Uber’s first shot across the contextual commerce bow.

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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

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We look into how stores are being transformed into showrooms, community gathering spots, and even event spaces as retailers leverage the physical store as tool for brand marketing. Lucky’s market capitalizes on health and community. Organic and cheap. These two words are not usually associated with one another.

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From AT&T To Xerox: 65 Corporate Innovation Labs

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They’ve also got six foundry labs located around the world: Atlanta, Houston, Palo Alto, Plano, and Israel. ” Their experts have partnered with about 500 startups a year since opening the first foundry in 2011; their newest facility opened in Houston in 2016. Innovation Lab Name: One Market Center. Founded: 2013.