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Walgreens Set To Open Primary Care Clinics In Houston

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Walgreens and VillageMD , a leading national provider of primary healthcare, have announced a partnership to provide primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. Walgreens chief medical officer and group vice president, healthcare services and clinical programs, said in a press release.

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NCR Looks To Buy ATM Operator Cardtronics For $1.7 Billion

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Retail and hospitality technology firm NCR Corporation is looking to acquire ATM operator Cardtronics for $39 per share, or about $1.7 percent stake, according to Refinitiv data, per Reuters. Cardtronics, based in Houston, Texas, specializes in managing ATMS and self-service financial kiosks. 11) press release. .

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First Data, struck by storms, turns a hotel into a distribution center

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First Data is one of many payments companies working to get its customers back up and running in the wake of the severe storms, but it's also a victim — its center in Sugarland, Texas, suffered flooding, causing the Atlanta-based company to set up operations at a hotel in Houston for 400 staff.

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Singapore’s TiffinLabs To Launch 1,000 Smart Kitchens For Food Delivery

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TiffinLabs opened in early 2019 and is operating some kitchens in Singapore, including digital-first restaurant brands Publico Pastabar and Hureideu – Korean Fried Chicken. The project will also use data analytics to look at food preferences and trends in various areas. Now, Tiffin Labs wants to expand to the U.S. and Europe.

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Walmart Focuses On Supercenters As Strategy To Take On Amazon

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To thrive in the eCommerce age as it contends with Amazon , Walmart is planning to make its supercenters the heart of a network of businesses operating together to drive profits and bring in customers, The Wall Street Journal reported. The giant stores are large operations offering 100,000 products and are approximately 180,000 square feet.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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New digital innovations, however, provide the promise of offering valuable customer data to merchants. and SoftBank -backed robotics firm Nuro recently announced the rollout of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. In the U.S., Nuro Co-founder Dave Ferguson said in an announcement.

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Why Health And Fitness Are Driving More Retail Change

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Businesses that can tap into those habits can often tap into a gold mine — but doing so can be much harder than it may seem, even for the smartest and most data-driven of entrepreneurs. VillageMD will operate primary care clinics within five Walgreens stores. The appeal to an investor and entrepreneur like Lanman is clear.

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