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College Students Seek Lower Fall Tuition As Schools Plan To Stick With Digital Classes

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Some college students are demanding lower tuition for the coming academic year because many schools are moving toward partial or complete online instruction instead of in-person classes due to the pandemic. The lazy ones just make us watch recordings from years before.”. I can’t get that from a screen.”.

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Barneys, Pier 1 And Other Iconic-But-Bankrupt Retailers Are Coming Back To Life 

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Other well-known brands have died in the physical world, but reopened under new owners as online-only storefronts. Tai Lopez , REV’s other co-founder, told NBC News that retail’s COVID-triggered downturn “created an opportunity to buy really good brands that we felt had just been victim to the times, but could be brought online.”.

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Domino’s To Launch GPS Tracking, Falls Short In US Same-Store Sales Growth

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According to reports that surfaced in June, Domino’s and Nuro were teaming up to use a custom vehicle dubbed R2 later in the year. The fleet from Nuro is said to serve certain customers in Houston who place online orders. In addition, the company continued its multi-market testing of its DOM voice order taking.

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Retail Pulse: Kohl’s To Curate Brands With Facebook; Domino’s Rolls Out eBike Tie-Up

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Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”.

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How BNPL Is Helping BlackCool Boost Brand Awareness And Availability

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It currently sells its products online and at eight pop-up retail shops, but it plans to open six boutiques, starting with an Atlanta location in December that will also offer BNPL options. The company plans to open other locations in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City and Philadelphia. .

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Staples Jumps Into Same-Day Delivery

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Staples announced on Tuesday (June 14) that it had officially launched its “Staples Rush” program that provides same-day delivery service to a handful of metropolitan areas, including parts of Boston, Dallas and Manhattan, with Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle to come.

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Happy Returns: In-Person Returns For eTail

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In a twist on contemporary retail trends toward online channels, consumers still largely prefer to return in-store. The easiest way to describe what we do,” said David Sobie, CEO of Happy Returns , “is that we’re the buy online, return to store option for retailers that don’t have stores.”. and Houston. and Houston.