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Retail Pulse: Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy; Kroger Launches New Delivery Service

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Brookstone , a specialty retailer known for massage chairs and gadgets, used to be a must-see mall retailer. malls, Brookstone is now the latest major brick-and-mortar retailer to announce that it has filed for bankruptcy protection. Both have operations online under new owners, reported The Wall Street Journal.

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Kicking The ‘Virtual’ Tires To Spur Car Sales As COVID-19 Hits Automakers

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In one example, TrueCar.com , an online auto marketplace, has forecast that March sales will be down by around 37 percent, and April sales might be down between 50 percent and 60 percent. Drive” program in place since 2013, allowing consumers to shop for cars and apply for financing online rather than on-site at the dealership.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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Restaurant owners see it as a necessary evil; consumers see it as a necessary tool. The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami.

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How QSRs Are Enhancing The Dining Experience With Digital Innovations

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Mobile ordering is available at the chain’s Denver, Boston and Houston locations, with more markets said to be in the works for this year. Nearly 65 percent of QSR managers see online/app ordering as important for future success. percent of QSR managers say kitchen automation is an important tool for a QSR’s future success.

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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

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Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. However, this isn’t the whole story.

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33 Ways Drones Will Impact Society: From Fighting War to Forecasting Weather, UAVs Change Everything

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a process which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually. In the consumer area, an early application for drones was as a recreational tool for the great outdoors. Telecommunications.

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From AT&T To Xerox: 65 Corporate Innovation Labs

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Retail/Consumer Goods. It’s open to all Googlers and boasts 3D printers, tons of tools, a CNC machine, and plenty of collaborative workspace to encourage out-of-the-box thinking. They’ve also got six foundry labs located around the world: Atlanta, Houston, Palo Alto, Plano, and Israel. Retail/Consumer Goods.