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Banks Waive ATM Fees For Houston Banks

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With Hurricane Harvey causing life-threatening floods in Houston, some major banks are cutting bank fees for customers as a small form of hurricane relief. Regional bank BB&T also said all its branches and offices in the greater Houston area are closed. “We

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Walgreens Set To Open Primary Care Clinics In Houston

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Walgreens and VillageMD , a leading national provider of primary healthcare, have announced a partnership to provide primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. Walgreens chief medical officer and group vice president, healthcare services and clinical programs, said in a press release.

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Walgreens Teams With VillageMD To Offer In-Store Health Clinics

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Walgreens said the move follows “a highly successful trial begun last year” with five in-store clinics in the Houston, Texas, area. markets in the next five years, with the intent to build hundreds more thereafter. To improve our healthcare system and reverse the trajectory of health spending, we must meet the needs of all patients.”.

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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. CVS rolled out three HealthHUB concept stores in Texas close to the conclusion of 2018 and grew the offering to 50 locations in four markets by the end of last year.

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Walmart Focuses On Supercenters As Strategy To Take On Amazon

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Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon said during a strategy meeting that supercenters are the focus of the company’s plan. At an investor meeting, McMillon reportedly displayed an image with eCommerce, stores, and other businesses as equal portions of a circle, serving the shopper of Walmart.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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To help meet customer expectations in the digital age, retailers have to know who their shoppers are and what they want. and SoftBank -backed robotics firm Nuro recently announced the rollout of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. In the U.S., Nuro Co-founder Dave Ferguson said in an announcement.

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Big Brick-And-Mortars Double Down On Same-Day Delivery

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As brick-and-mortar retailers continue to struggle to bring in consumers, a few are taking a page out of Amazon’s book and working instead to meet consumers where they live. However, of late, its expansion has been rapid, and it is now in 17 major metro markets. Baltimore markets. And quickly. All could use a boost.