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Florida Retail Reopening Fails To Draw Consumers

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Retail reopening events continued to draw light foot traffic on Monday, as Florida joined Texas in allowing non-essential stores to reopen. Florida granted permission for stores to reopen Monday (May 4), the first phase of a return from the coronavirus lockdown. Meanwhile the digital shift momentum continues to draw new infrastructure.

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Kroger Building New Automated Warehouse Facility

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Supermarket giant Kroger and online grocery retailer Ocado are joining forces to build the second of 20 planned automated warehouse facilities. The two companies have broken ground on what they call America’s second “customer fulfillment center” (CFC), located in Groveland, FL, according to a press release. the release said.

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NEW REPORT: From Consumer DIY To Call Center AI

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But when it comes to a broken appliance, or getting locked out of an online account, consumers still tend to pick up the phone and dial into a company’s hotline. By the time they’ve reached the customer service operator, they’ve already done their homework online and tried a few simple fixes of their own.

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Airbnb Offers Multifamily Financing Solution Through RealtyShares

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RealtyShares, a leading online marketplace for commercial real estate investing, announced it is now featured on the Airbnb site as a financing resource in its Multifamily Properties Toolkit. The toolkit provides owners, operators and developers of multifamily buildings with resources for long-term tenants who want to rent out their space.

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How Blaze Pizza Fires Up Friendly Fraud Defenses

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Mobile ordering is at the center of business operations for Blaze Pizza and many fast casual dining chains today. Companies are therefore investing in solutions and strategizing how to better distinguish between legitimate customers and fraudsters taking advantage of the higher volumes of digital activity. Pandemic-Driven Pivots.

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REPORT: Credit Unions Go The (Social) Distance With Mobile Banking Tools

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It is thus incumbent upon credit unions to listen to members’ feedback as they work to enhance their mobile and online offerings — or else risk losing them to competitors who provide superior experiences. Despite these hurdles, members’ adoption of mobile apps and other digital tools shows no signs of slowing.

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Grocery Round-Up: SNAP’s Delivery Expansion, Amazon’s No Charge Pick-ups And The Store Building Binge

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In the longer run, the service will grow over the next several months to the grocer’s 570 retail locations throughout California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Florida. According to Amazon, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a massive move to online grocery shopping, home delivery and curbside pickup. percent of the population.

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