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Retail Pulse: Luxury Brands Eye Airport Retail; Panera Bread Tests Dinner Menu

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Bacardi Managing Director of Global Travel Retail Vinay Golikeri said, according to the outlet, “Over half of the people, when they travel and browse stores, they’re looking for something they can’t find back home.” The company said in an announcement that the fleet from Nuro will serve some customers in Houston who make online orders.

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Where Pharmacy Giants Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, And Rite Aid Are Placing Private Market Bets

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CVS established itself both as an insurer and population health manager with its $69B acquisition of Aetna. CVS also took a corporate minority stake in Qualcomm Ventures-backed Curbside , which develops inventory management technology in 2016. In June, the pharmacy retailer participated in a $7.3M