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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. A report from Tampa, among others, showed that few of the outlet stores took advantage. Some wore masks.

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Retailers Rethink Store Concepts, Digital Strategies Amid New Realities

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Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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How Ghost Kitchens Are Altering The QSR Landscape

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And in Tampa, a family of local eateries called Frenchy’s Restaurants plans to launch its Frenchy’s To Go concept. The new law would require most retail outlets to accept physical currency. From McDonald’s to DoorDash, restaurants and technology platforms are driving digital ordering innovation. to do so, per news in March.

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