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Today In Retail News: Philadelphia Mall Reopens, Ralph Lauren Cuts Workforce

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In today’s top retail news, Philadelphia Real Estate Trust reopens its newest property, Ralph Lauren cuts its workforce and Mall of America offers space to local businesses. 22) announced it has begun testing the use of drones to deliver COVID-19 test kits in North Las Vegas, with plans to expand the pilot program to Cheektowaga, N.Y.

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PetSmart Debuts 1,500th North American Store

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PetSmart has just reached a new retail milestone: It has opened its 1,500th store in North America. PetSmart is already the largest specialty pet retailer in the region, and it continues to grow. Canada-Puerto Rico-wide expansion effort in 2016 to grow the pet supply store’s retail footprint.

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Dunkin Earnings Go Light On Digital Acceleration

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Prior to Lindblad, Auerbach was senior vice president and regional chief marketing officer for Caesars Entertainment. At Caesars, Auerbach oversaw marketing for the company’s Las Vegas portfolio and digital product development, third-party distribution and strategic partnerships.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. Meanwhile, at the CES show in Las Vegas in January, companies demonstrated potential 5G use cases. 5G Potential.

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Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking

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They can then choose the regions or neighborhoods in which they are comfortable staying, and pay for their room with a credit or debit card via Stripe. The company also offers rooms for travelers enjoying events like EDC Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival and Hangout Music Festival, among others.

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Amazon Exec Questions Drone Laws At CES

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During a panel at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president of global innovation policy and communications, warned that current state laws governing drone operations would continue to pose problems for developing drone delivery systems.

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Uber of X: greenRush is The Uber of Cannabis

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It is often hard to find and search for local retailers, exacerbated by the fact that cannabis businesses are oftentimes located in undesirable areas. For the retailer, there are real technological barriers: Most retailers have limited technology experience — even the more sophisticated operators — and many do not have even basic websites.

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