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Retail Pulse: IKEA To Open ‘Planning Studio’ In NYC; Pizza Hut Will Acquire QuikOrder

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Yet the move comes as IKEA has curtailed its planned new stores, having canceled planned locations in North Carolina, Arizona and Tennessee amid a shift to eCommerce. CityLab , too, reported that the company’s market research found those who live in the Big Apple continue to like to shop in stores for furniture. restaurants.

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What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments

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And some of those areas and cities — Chattanooga, Tennessee stands as a good example — are striving to become more attractive to millennials and others, with better internet a big part of such efforts.

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Sales Were Up, Foot Traffic Was Too — But Lowe’s Disappointed Investors

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housing market and the increasing transition of the millennial generation into home ownership mode. Lowe’s also plans to grow its supply chain by opening its first direct-to-consumer fulfillment center in Nashville, Tennessee. tax reform. percent.

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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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But playing and delivery methods keep changing, with Ohio of all places — no offense to the Buckeye State, home to multiple presidents and the Wright Brothers’ aerodynamic innovations — accounting for some of the latest developments. In a handful of states, including Tennessee and South Carolina, lottery tickets may only be bought with cash.”

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We analyzed 7 of the fastest-growing personal finance apps of all time to figure out the secrets to their success — here’s what we learned

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Ninety-two million millennials will soon be in what Goldman Sachs calls their “prime spending years.” Bankrate found 83% of millennials don’t think they’ll ever retire: they simply “don’t think they’ll have the money” to do so.). Much of Mint’s early success can be tied to a very simple product innovation.

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AI Will Put 10 Million Jobs At High Risk — More Than Were Eliminated By The Great Recession

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Innovation in microprocessors — particularly Nvidia’s graphic processing units (GPUs) — have played a large role. In another example, DHL’s supply chain unit will use robots developed by startup Locus Robotics at its Tennessee life sciences facility. How did we get here? The robots will focus on picking and transporting items.