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JD Sports Purchases California-Based Shoe Palace

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The chain currently has 167 retail locations, most of them operating under the Shoe Palace flag. More than 50 percent of the retail locations are in California, but the retailer has an “established retail presence” in Hawaii, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida, Arizona, Nevada and Texas.

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Daylight Losing Time: How Changing The Clocks Hurts Retail

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However, the stakes can be much higher for retailers, as the length of a day can have a dramatic impact on how much (or how little) foot traffic they get. Florida lawmakers just approved a bill to do away with the “falling back” portion of DST come November. percent, while retail stores overall suffered a 4.8 percent drop.

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COVID-19 Sees More Online Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Payments For Food

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Instacart said it would be rolling out the pilot program at more than 60 ALDI locations in Georgia, with plans to expand that to more than 570 stores in Illinois, California, Florida and Pennsylvania in the coming months. But because the EBT program (funded by the U.S.

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While Some Malls Are On The Decline, Other Malls Bring In Billions In Sales

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A year after General Growth Properties’ (GGP) Providence Place opened in 1999, the mall boasted 120 tenants, including a slew of upmarket retailers, seven restaurants and two cinemas. million square feet of space — and quickly became a hot retail destination. But, since then, renovations have opened up spaces for new retailers.

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Could This Be The Last Time We Change The Clocks?

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Well, except for the good people of Arizona, Hawaii, American Samoa, the U.S. Thus far, only Arizona and Hawaii have bowed out. Arizona and Hawaii opted out of DST, meaning it is never daylight saving time there, only standard time. local time. Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico, where daylight savings time is not observed.

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Chick-fil-A Now Has Butler Bells

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The device comes to the chain after Joseph DeCola, a Houston franchise owner, spotted one while on vacation in Hawaii. Florida was the unique regional exception — by the numbers, that state is solidly Burger King country. He brought the device to his store and Devin Deshotel, who is an area manager, installed it in two Texas locations.

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How Siri And Alexa Could Be The New Face — Or Voice — Of Hospitality

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Like so much of the retail industry, hospitality is all about customer experience. The Irvine-based 34-property Pacifica Hotels chain serves guests in California, Hawaii and Florida. Here’s a cross-section of lodging options for the tech-savvy traveler (or simply the hands-full parents).

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