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Off The Continent And Into Puerto Rico For Online SMB Lending

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In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients. Verticals within the SMB realm that may be receptive to online lending, he said, include manufacturing and retail.

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NEN Widens USAT Partnership For Cashless Payments Growth

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Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, NEN is a front-end retail and entertainment vending company operating more than 50,000 amusement devices. The company has skill cranes, kiddie rides and video game kiosks in over 18,000 retail and restaurant locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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CVS Health On Track To Rehab Over 1,000 Stores

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With CVS Health on the path to meeting its goal of revamping more than 1,000 of its stores, the health retailer is reportedly seeing positive early results. Virginia, Maryland and Florida are also on the list to carry the new concept in the first half of this year. states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

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Making Money When It Rains Iguanas

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But this week, the people of Florida have an unusual rejoinder. Yet that was the situation on the ground this week in Florida , where an unexpected cold snap caused a truly unusual natural phenomenon – and a very unexpected commerce opportunity. We can report, however, that the good people of Florida are extremely inventive.

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Job Losses Mount As New Unemployment Claims Hit Nearly 3M

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The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 2 were in Oklahoma (+41,385), Maryland (+25,318), New Jersey (+16,360), Maine (+8,452) and Puerto Rico (+4,600). The largest decreases were in Florida (-258,243), Alabama (-45,981), Georgia (-38,213), Washington (-37,289) and Pennsylvania (-33,451). .

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PetSmart Continues Brick-And-Mortar Expansion With More Store Openings

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Pet goods retail chain PetSmart announced Thursday it had opened 28 new brick-and-mortar storefronts in North America during the quarter that ended Nov. Canada and Puerto Rico, and the company operates another 207 in-store PetSmart PetsHotel dog and cat boarding facilities. The 1,600 stores are located in the U.S.,

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Hurricane Florence’s Retail Punch

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Though not expected to be as damaging as the hurricane run that ripped through Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico last year, Hurricane Florence is expected to deal $700 million worth of net negative impact on the U.S. A bad one — bad enough, in fact, to be this week’s biggest fizzle. According to Planalytics, roughly $2.75

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