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How Retailers Are Putting The Spotlight On Toys After Toys R Us

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Major retailers are stepping in to fill the void left by Toys R Us: Walmart , in particular, is growing its toy assortment by 30 percent in its brick-and-mortar stores, and by 40 percent online. To that end, the retailer is rolling out “thousands” of additional items to give customers more options.

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Bose To Shutter 119 Tech Stores

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Audio equipment company Bose has announced it is closing 119 retail locations due to changing customer demand, according to a report. The company’s stores allowed for demos of its products, which include noise-canceling headphones, smart speakers and earbud sunglasses, among other products. Hundreds of workers will lose their jobs.

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Eargo CEO: Using Tech, Payments To Take The Stigma Out Of Buying Hearing Aids

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During its Meet the Maker series, consumers can try the Neo HiFI in the presence of a licensed hearing professional for a personal demo. Of course, data is not a national retailer, and I think there’s a lot of opportunity there. Buyers get a $100 discount. “It They have tested, and they deliver a great experience.

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Willy Street Co-op Thinks Small To Get Big Results

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Which adds up to a situation for food-related retailers looking to enter into the world of buying and selling sustenance. Enter Willy Street Co-op — a small retailer in Wisconsin perhaps making a big step toward bridging the gap between what customers want and what the grocery marketplace supports.

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The Countdown To Walmart Pay Is Getting Short

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Three months later – well into pilot programs in Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri and less than 6 weeks before the national rollout is set to start in June, the conversation has shifted to customer service, eCommerce and how well Walmart has prepared to step into the digital arena and fight for dominance. “It

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Congrats on a brave move and national recognition Jim! Chuck Snyder, chief executive of National Cooperative Bank (NCB). From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created.

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Farm To People Aims To Be A ‘Launch Pad’ For Food Producers

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The idea is to give producers a low-risk outlet to find an audience and provide an alternative to a higher-stakes national rollout with a grocer. If new producers chose to work with a grocer, they may have to service stores with marketing tactics like demos.