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NCR Looks To Buy ATM Operator Cardtronics For $1.7 Billion

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Retail and hospitality technology firm NCR Corporation is looking to acquire ATM operator Cardtronics for $39 per share, or about $1.7 Cardtronics, based in Houston, Texas, specializes in managing ATMS and self-service financial kiosks. 11) press release. . Other investors include Blackrock Institutional Trust and Vanguard Group.

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Walmart Focuses On Supercenters As Strategy To Take On Amazon

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To thrive in the eCommerce age as it contends with Amazon , Walmart is planning to make its supercenters the heart of a network of businesses operating together to drive profits and bring in customers, The Wall Street Journal reported. The giant stores are large operations offering 100,000 products and are approximately 180,000 square feet.

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

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Taking up 54,000 square feet on the fifth floor of a Saks store a few blocks from Barneys’ former location, the new operation will feature apparel from Fear of God and other cutting-edge clothing lines. Barneys also operates six stores and five outlets in Japan and expects to expand into South Korea and China over the next two years.

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Team USA Launches Omnichannel Strategy For Olympic Retail

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Mall operator Simon Properties, for example, has been trying out a pop-up concept called The Edit, which allows a much shorter commitment — only one to six months. But, generally speaking, the most popular cities for Fanatics’ Olympic sales are New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles.

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CVS Health Unveils Atlanta HealthHUBs; Target’s Digital Sales Rise Despite Slow Growth

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CVS Health started to test out HealthHUB locations last year in Houston to “overwhelming customer satisfaction” per the announcement. The stores are part of the retailer’s strategy to have up to 1,500 locations operating throughout the country by the conclusion of next year.

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Inside Chipotle’s Decade Of Digital-First Ordering Innovation

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The company has partnered with autonomous technology firm Nuro with plans to put driverless delivery vehicles to work in Houston, Texas, by the end of 2019. Fellow fast food chain KFC , meanwhile, is adding automation to its kitchen operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. About The Tracker.

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As a successful commercial lending specialist for more than 30 years, Jamey Smith, Houston region CEO of Citizens Bank in Kilgore, Texas, has pursued a strategy of getting an in-depth understanding of potential customers and their businesses. Jamey Smith forges complete partnerships for successful commercial lending. By Judith Sears.