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Georgia Looks At Reopening Some Businesses This Week

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp isn’t wasting time when it comes to reopening businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, aiming to reopen many types of retailers by Friday (April 24), according to the Associated Press. Kemp said he wants to reopen hair salons, bowling alleys, tattoo parlors and gyms by Friday.

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Esports Venue Coming To Mall of Georgia

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Allied Esports and Simon announced that the Mall of Georgia, located in Buford, Georgia, will host the companies’ initial esports venue, according to a press release. As the largest shopping destination in the southeastern United States, the Mall of Georgia includes more than 200 stores.

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Today In Retail: Cox Automotive Rolls Out End-To-End Retail Experience; Pinterest Debuts AR Eyeshadow Try-On Tech

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In today’s top retail news, Cox Automotive has released its Complete Retail online experience, and Pinterest is introducing an augmented reality (AR) try-on tool to help users with testing and comparing eye shadow. Cox Automotive Launches End-To-End Car Retail Experience. which is based in Georgia.

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Walmart Revamps Delivery Service With Georgia Pilot

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But the retailer is now testing a delivery service with employees at a store in Georgia, Reuters reported. A spokesperson for Walmart told Reuters that the retailer did conclude its first delivery experiment in 2018, but that the company is “encouraged by what we’re seeing” at its store in Georgia.

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Midwest Retailer Meijer Signs With Instacart For Grocery Delivery

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Online delivery platform Instacart is teaming up with regional Midwest retailer Meijer to provide same-day delivery of groceries. Customers rely on Instacart to get the groceries and goods they need from the retailers they love," Instacart President Nilam Ganenthiran said in a Thursday (Dec. 3) press release.

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Retailers Wary Of Opening As Some States Restart Economies

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Many large retail chains are wary of reopening even while some states move toward starting their economies again following closures due to COVID-19. are some of the large national chains noting they will not partake in the early phase of reopening in places like South Carolina and Georgia per The Wall Street Journal. and Macy’s Inc.

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NRF, RILA Debut Blueprint For Reopening Retail

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In a plan that frames a phased-in approach to opening retail again, the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) debuted a Blueprint for Shopping Safe. Macy’s Inc. and TGI Fridays Inc.

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