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Fleet Feet: Running Shoe Retailer Sprints With Technology

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The Carrboro, North Carolina-based chain has used its technology-first strategy to get, keep and grow its customer base – even while its stores were shut down early in the pandemic. Despite its 37 -state footprint, Werder noted that Fleet Feet thinks of itself as both a national brand and a community retailer.

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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: CVS, UPS Test Drone Potential; Birchbox Grows Walgreens Partnership

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming with logistics firms to test drones for delivery — and making progress on their experimental flights. Another delivery of a medical prescription arrived at a nearby retirement community for a second customer. UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward Inc. UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward Inc.

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Bank of North Carolina Gets Rebranded as BNC Bank

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billion-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that Bank of North Carolina is now BNC Bank. BNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C., has rebranded its banking unit to reflect its expansion beyond the Tarheel State.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. said in the announcement about the offering, “Walmart aims to be the market leader in providing retail workers a path to careers in growing fields like healthcare.

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Chase Plans Expansion In Top US Markets In 2019

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Chase has announced it is expanding its retail footprint into nine of the top American markets, as well as opening dozens of new locations in the greater Washington, D.C The bank said about 30 percent of the branches will be in low or moderately low income communities. The new locations will include Charlotte, North Carolina; St.

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CVS Health On Track To Rehab Over 1,000 Stores

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With CVS Health on the path to meeting its goal of revamping more than 1,000 of its stores, the health retailer is reportedly seeing positive early results. Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Ohio and North Carolina are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. Pat Carroll, M.D.,