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Apple To Shutter Houston Stores Again

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As instances of the coronavirus increase in Texas, Apple will shutter seven of its Houston-vicinity retail locations once again. The shops were set to close on Thursday (June 25), CNBC reported, citing the tech company’s website. The tech company operates 510 stores throughout the world, per news at the time. locations.”.

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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

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It’s not exactly high time for legal online gambling yet – that comes in early 2020, with the Super Bowl and then the NCAA college basketball tournament – but the betting season is certainly heating up on more ways than one. And that new fuel comes as the legal online and mobile gambling industry in the U.S. Payments Innovation.

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Walmart Aims To Build Décor, Clothing Business

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Walmart is still seeking the right combination of fashion and home, while its online shopping initiatives have been rewarded with an eCommerce grocery purchase boon. Lore was one of the company leaders who talked at the retailer’s investor day about how Walmart is joining its physical locations with its website and apps.

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Walmart To Expand Delivery Unlimited Program

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Shoppers, however, can still pay a per-delivery fee without a membership, the company said in an announcement. We’ve been investing in our online grocery business by quickly expanding our Grocery Pickup and Delivery services. And, as the company keeps growing its Grocery Delivery Services, Delivery Unlimited will expand.

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eCommerce Shift Helps Fuel Strong Sales At Pier 1 Imports, Dressbarn

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"Black Friday was definitely stronger than Cyber Monday, but that's to be expected given that so many people were shopping online rather than queuing up at malls and stores," he said. Charlotte Van Dyke, the chief executive of Houston-based Dressbarn, said the brand also had a formidable Cyber Monday/Black Friday. "As

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies. Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. Its fourth-quarter earnings report, released at the end of February, showed a revenue jump of 88 percent from 2019 to $1.1 Ontario (L.A.),

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Barneys, Pier 1 And Other Iconic-But-Bankrupt Retailers Are Coming Back To Life 

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Other well-known brands have died in the physical world, but reopened under new owners as online-only storefronts. Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), a company headed by Alex Mehr – co-founder of dating app Zoosk – has been at the forefront of buying up defunct retail names (often out of bankruptcy) and reopening them as eCommerce sites.

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