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Walgreens Set To Open Primary Care Clinics In Houston

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Walgreens and VillageMD , a leading national provider of primary healthcare, have announced a partnership to provide primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. Walgreens chief medical officer and group vice president, healthcare services and clinical programs, said in a press release.

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GCB raises $93M to build digital tools for customers

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Houston-based Gulf Capital Bank recently completed a capital raise of $93 million. Bank CEO Ed Jones wants Gulf Capital to model community banking relationships, in which […].

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State Governments Deliver Mixed Messages On Reopening Retail

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State governments are dropping the ball on retail reopenings. As the week plays out, inconsistent direction and confusion have been standard with New York, Texas, California and Hawaii getting criticized by retailers big and small. We are not telling locals that feel it’s too soon, too fast, to modify. By Monday it jumped to 9,978.

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Why Health And Fitness Are Driving More Retail Change

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Fitness and wellness are helping to change the face of retail in 2020. Furthermore, consumers are always looking for variety, and for community — something a digital operation like ClassPass can help build in almost a social media-like way. Innovation is also taking place within retail brick-and-mortar pharmacies.

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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported. 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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Retail Pulse: Kohl’s To Curate Brands With Facebook; Domino’s Rolls Out eBike Tie-Up

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s.

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Walmart Focuses On Supercenters As Strategy To Take On Amazon

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They are also community gathering spots and open 24 hours. The retailer also intends to create “edge computing” capacity in which data is processed nearer to where it is taken in. Clothes, groceries, televisions and camping gear are on offer. Shoppers can transfer money, get their hair done, or fill medical prescriptions.

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