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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. Florida granted permission for stores to reopen Monday (May 4), the first phase of a return from the coronavirus lockdown. Meanwhile the digital shift momentum continues to draw new infrastructure.

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A digital-first bank for south Florida

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Banking veteran Keith Costello cofounded Locality Bank, where he serves as president and CEO, to champion for south Florida small businesses financially affected by the pandemic. Costello has also held senior roles at Bank of Florida, City National Bank and Nations Bank during his 30-year banking career. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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UK's Online Grocer Ocado Sued Over Patent Claims

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online grocery retailer Ocado is involved in a patent lawsuit over robotically-operated warehouse technology with robotics company AutoStore , Reuters reported. In July 2019, the companies were making the second of 20 of them in Florida. s online delivery pool.

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McDonald’s Testing Out Breakfast Catering In Florida

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McDonald’s is testing out a breakfast catering service in Central Florida in an attempt to compete with eateries like Panera Bread. Sue Martin, owner and operator of three McDonald’s restaurants in Volusia County, said, “You would be surprised how many big orders we get for teachers’ breakfasts or meetings.

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Digital IDs For Online Bowling, Voice Commerce, Apple’s Mobeewave Deal Top This Week’s News

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Senator Marco Rubio of Florida introduced a $100 billion program under the Small Business Administration (SBA) 7a program to extend long-term, inexpensive loans to small businesses. Barrons: Online Lender Kabbage Shopping for Buyers. Report: Skillz Takes Bowling Online — And Strikes Out Bad Actors (Digital Identity Tracker) .

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Costco Wholesale Broadens Online Selection Amid eCommerce Growth

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Amid growth in its eCommerce sales and online selections, Costco Wholesale Corporation beat analysts’ estimates for earnings , but fell short on top-line revenues for the second quarter. For buy-online-pick-up-in-store, Galanti said Costco has expanded its selection within categories such as handbags, electronics and jewelry.

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Online Sales Tax’s ‘Pivotal,’ Post-Wayfair 2019 — And What Lies Ahead

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The ground zero, of course, was Wayfair , the 2018 case in which the Supreme Court ruled online retailers could be mandated to collect sales tax — and taxes could be levied by states on firms that do not have physical presence in those states. They have to have something powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline operations.

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