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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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Locations in California, Alabama, Idaho, Georgia, Oklahoma, Nevada and Louisiana are set to shutter on Thursday, while shops in Mississippi, Texas, Florida and Utah were shuttered as of Wednesday (July 1). Their reclosures reportedly are a negative barometer of the ease with which retail operations are able to resume throughout the country.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential. T-Mobile has also said it plans to launch 5G in 30 cities.

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Grocery Tracker: 7-Eleven Eyes 10K U.S. Stores

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The company acquired 1,108 gas stations and retail convenience stores in 18 states currently operated by Sunoco. The sale includes the Stripes brand, a food-focused convenience store chain popular in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. As of today, 7-Eleven operates 8,707 stores in the U.S. The deal, worth $3.3

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Grocers Speed Up Hiring To Fill eCommerce Orders, Operate Stores

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As staffers need time away from work to tend to their children, or they become ill, supermarket companies are speeding up hiring to have workers able to fulfill eCommerce orders or operate stores. consumers to refrain from stockpiling merchandise and noted they were committed to remaining in operation, The Dallas Morning News reported.