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With Curfews Descending, Uber And Others Suspend Services

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With curfews descending on some American cities due to violent clashes between law enforcement and protesters, Uber , Lyft and DoorDash have ceased operations during the curfew hours, CNBC reports. The protests have broken out in response to the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a police officer in Minneapolis last week.

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Kristen Larson joins Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group

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She is resident in the firm’s Minneapolis office. Kristen’s practice involves consumer, small business, and treasury management products and services; digital banking; emerging payments; servicing; innovative technology; information security; operations; marketing; and complex service contracts.

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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

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West Elm, another furniture store, says it will open its first hotel next year — later than originally planned — but has locations coming in Detroit; Minneapolis; Indianapolis; Oakland, Calif.; and Portland, Maine. Unattended Retail.

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60% of U.S. Bank Transactions Are Digital, COO Says

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Bank’s transactions are now 60% digital, Chief Operating Officer Andrew Cecere said at the Goldman Sachs U.S. But that doesn’t mean the Minneapolis-based bank is giving up on branches. Financial Services Conference this week. It has around 3,000 branches and 80% of its sales activity still takes place there Read More.

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Retail Malls Look For New Innovations, Commerce And Otherwise

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According to a recent report from CNN , “Mall of America in Minneapolis, America’s largest mall, announced plans last week to open a 2,300-square-foot walk-in clinic in November with medical exam rooms, a radiology room, lab space and a pharmacy dispensary service. is still operating, but renovations will start later this year.

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SoftBank Announces $100M Fund For Minority-Led Startups

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In a widely-reported letter to employees, Marcelo Claure , SoftBank’s chief operating officer, noted that the new Opportunity Growth Fund “will be the biggest fund providing capital to black Americans and people of color.”.

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Airport Shop To Add Amazon’s Just Walk Out Tech At Newark, LaGuardia

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We’ve found that shoppers truly appreciate checkout-free retail experiences, so we’re thrilled to be working with an innovative company like OTG to bring our proven Just Walk Out technology to their airport stores,” said Dilip Kumar, vice president, physical retail and technology at Amazon. There are now 26 Go stores in operation in the U.S.