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Why Goodwill Regions Are Tapping Into Digital Marketplaces

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To bring their merchandise in front of millions of shoppers through eCommerce, several Goodwill regions are teaming with mobile marketplace OfferUp. More than 100 Goodwill store locations ranging from New York to San Francisco are uploading products like collectibles, clothing and furniture to the platform to drive in-store and online sales.

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OnDeck’s ODX Digitizes Investors Bank SMB Lending Platform

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New Jersey-based financial institution Investors Bank has announced a collaboration with online small business lending firm OnDeck to digitize its own small to medium-sized business (SMB) lending operations. The companies announced their collaboration in a press release Monday (Oct.

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Amazon’s Next Warehouse Will Specialize In Large Items

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Despite Amazon ‘s highly visible presence online, its network of warehouse and fulfillment centers that dot the globe is all but invisible — unless you know where to look. Amazon announced on Wednesday (June 22) that it had finalized plans to open a new fulfillment center in Braselton, Georgia. “We

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Crowdfunding, Deferred Loan Payments Jumpstart SMB Relief

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to help bailing out their SMB customers, with some regional financial institutions (FIs) already taking action. One is OceansFirst, based in New Jersey, which has reportedly confirmed discussions with the Fed to provide a 90-day relief package for business loan and mortgage holders. Fed Calls On Small Banks. A task force of U.K.-based

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Virtual Gaming Grows Into A Force For Tourism And Even Atlantic City

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We’ve long felt that the gaming and esports communities in the Southeast, especially the greater Atlanta metropolitan area, are vibrant and growing, and believe we have a location at [the] Mall of Georgia that will serve as a dynamic hub for esports experiences in the region,” said Jud Hannigan, CEO of Allied Esports.

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Retail Pulse: The Price Must Be Right

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The discount furnishings retailer has a presence across Canada and Europe, with dozens of locations in those regions, but is just getting its feet wet in the good old U.S. The first HomeSense stores opened earlier this year in Massachuestts, New Jersey and New York. at a rate of 20 to 25 locations per year.

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As in past years, community bankers will continue to contend with a dynamic, highly competitive lending environment in 2016. Increased competition from online lenders. Mark Vis, a real estate and commercial loan officer with First State Bank Southwest, a $250 million-asset community bank in Worthington, Minn.,

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