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Retail Pulse: Mattress Firm Mulls Bankruptcy; Walmart Plans Robotic Grocery Pickup

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told the Houston Chronicle that “bankruptcy for Mattress Firm would make sense, as it would allow them to reposition their real estate portfolio and close stores to become profitable.”. Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced the launch of curbside grocery pickup in Sacramento and Virginia Beach.

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Easy Ways BSA Officers Can Get Their Required Training

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Due to the heightened knowledge and expertise required for BSA officers, their training requires resources beyond reading periodicals and online articles and/or completing general staff training,” the Minneapolis Fed’s newsletter said. 5 in Richmond, Virginia Oct. 21 in Houston, Texas Nov. 16 in Chicago, Illinois Oct.

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Hurricane Florence’s Retail Punch

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Industrial production also took a big hit last September before surging in October, largely driven by Houston’s petro-chemical industry surging back online. North Carolina does not have nearly as large an industrial base as the greater Houston area, but it has enough of one that it is at least an area of concern.

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

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E-commerce sales growth is pulling ahead of total retail sales ( 17% vs. 6% for year-over-year in Q4’17), and Amazon is controlling upwards of 40% of online sales in the US, according to the US Department of Commerce and Slice Intelligence, respectively. ” — Alistair Davidson, CFO, Ikea. Its membership fee revenue grew 12.6%

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