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Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business

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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is launching an antitrust probe into how Amazon runs its eBook business, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday (Jan. Connecticut’s inquiry is just the latest antitrust probe by several state and federal authorities into how Amazon conducts its business.

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SMB Profile: Looking Forward To Christmas In Connecticut

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Like all the towns on the Connecticut shoreline, Guilford is centered around a village green. On March 24, on what would have usually been a busy day at the start of spring, the state ordered all nonessential retail shops on the green to shut down, as the pandemic crept its way north from New York City and south from Boston.

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Upscale UK Retailers Look To Land In US Market

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s most high-profile retailers is doing well in the U.S. and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. s fastest growing brick-and-mortar retailer, Wren Kitchens. location this summer in Milford, Connecticut, according to reports. One of the U.K.’s

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Misfits Market Founder On Rescued Produce As A Subscription

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Misfits Market , for instance, grew out of Founder Abhi Ramesh’s trip to an orchard in Eastern Pennsylvania. Seeing all of that wasted produce inspired Ramesh to start Misfits Market, with the goal of providing affordable fresh produce to customers on the East Coast. The Subscription Model.

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Today In How We Eat: Drone Deliveries Take Off, Walmart vs Amazon Prime

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And Amazon Prime and Walmart+ prepare to square off as enrollment for Walmart’s new subscription offering opens up to consumers today as the race for the consumer’s grocery dollar continues to intensify between the two mega-retailers. Walmart Revs Up Second Test Program For Drone Delivery. New Math: Walmart+ Doesn’t Equal Amazon Prime.

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FTC Moves To Halt Edgewell-Harry’s Deal To Protect Competition

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With qualms over competition in the consumer shaving market, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly intends to bring suit to stop the acquisition of startup Harry’s by Edgewell. Harry’s had approximately half of its sales in retailers such as Walmart and Target by the time that Harry’s made known its sale to Edgewell.

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Restaurants Expand Into Grocery To Mitigate Coronavirus Impact

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Also, Subway is providing groceries at 250 locations in Oregon, Connecticut, California, Washington and Tennessee. Given the chain’s expansive number of locations and advertising cloud, it could capture some market share from the coronavirus-fueled market.

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