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Some SMBs Close Permanently After Being Told To Shut Down A Second Time

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In places that had reopened such as Texas, Florida and California, it could be enough to close them permanently. Texas karaoke club owner Mick Larkin should know. On the same day, Texas Gov. But the second round of closing could be the death blow of many of the same small operations.

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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. Meanwhile the digital shift momentum continues to draw new infrastructure. Essentially merchants are operating in South-east Asia on a number of channels — retail, marketplaces, DTC websites.

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Inside Chipotle’s Decade Of Digital-First Ordering Innovation

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The company has partnered with autonomous technology firm Nuro with plans to put driverless delivery vehicles to work in Houston, Texas, by the end of 2019. Fellow fast food chain KFC , meanwhile, is adding automation to its kitchen operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. About The Tracker.

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32 Corporate Innovation Labs In Retail

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The Home Depot also operates a secondary lab out of Austin called BlackLocus. CVS — Digital Innovation Lab. The CVS innovation center is focused on creating new digital health solutions. Notable Projects: Lululemon Lab operates under the concept of “offline exclusivity.” Founded: 2015 .