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Pier 1 Plans Sale As It Goes Bankrupt

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The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer franchise said it filed for chapter 11 protection Monday in U.S. Its customers will still be able to shop with the company, both at the stores that remain open and online. Its largest shareholders are Charles Schwab Investment Management and Dimensional Fund Advisors LLP. .

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How Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends

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For instance, online marketplace and auction site eBay has released eBay Motors , a new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to list a car in under five minutes, according to a report by The Verge. The ways people search for and purchase a vehicle continue to change,” said Tom Lazenby, auto lending manager for Regions Bank.

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Fast Casual Saladworks Gets Fresh With New Locations And Restaurant Tech

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Saladworks also plans to plant corporate stores in key markets in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas over the next six to 12 months. At fast casual Saladworks, he’ll be responsible for identifying and recruiting multi-unit franchisees who want to diversify their portfolio with a new growth vehicles.

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Elevate To Take Another Crack At An IPO

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Online lender Elevate Credit, Inc. Conditions now are different, however, with investors looking for new issues — and the Fort Worth-based firm is ready to try and surf that demand wave. But Elevate managed to stay above the fray in 2016 — revenue went up by about one-third to $580 million. and On Deck Capital, Inc.

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Battle For Pet Retail Dominance Gains Fresh Fuel

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In case you missed the breaking news earlier Tuesday (May 7), here you go: To bring in more of the consumers who pay billions of dollars a year on their pets, Walmart is rolling out an online pet pharmacy and opening additional veterinary clinics. Walmart will kick off the expansion with new clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Siren Song of Enhanced Efficiency

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In yet another use for Whole Foods, Amazon announced this week it will be providing pickup and drop-off services for packages at select Whole Foods locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Instead, store managers are “empowered to take care of their customers and serve them the way they think is best.”.

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Fintech Fundings: 102 Companies Raise $2.0 Billion in July

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HQ: Fort Worth, Texas. Wallet and wealth management. Online exchange (AQUSH) for consumer loans. Online invoicing platform. Tags: Consumer, advisers, traders, investing, wealth management, trading, quants, Finovate alum. Total dollars raised YTD is $19.3 billion, double the $9.8 Alt-lender. FINO PayTech.

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