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Amazon, Whole Foods, ALDI Open Grocery Stores Despite Pandemic

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Amazon Fresh, a new physical retail concept from Amazon, is setting up shop in four locations in the Chicago market, the Chicago Tribune reported. As it stands, ALDI plans to open more than 70 retail locations by the end of 2020 as it starts a new period of growth.

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Amazon’s Great Infrastructure Expansion Rolls On — Now With A New Logistics IT Center

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“Amazon is always looking for the best and brightest software engineers to join our team,” said Dave Glick, VP of operations technology for Amazon. The commitment to education, growth of the local high-tech industry, and caliber of technical talent in Minneapolis make it an ideal place for our expansion.

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Chapter 11 Watch: Sears Watch, Restaurant Woes And Kim Kardashian’s Bodyguard

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as one of seven major retailers who could face bankruptcy over the next two years, Sears CEO Eddie Lampert apparently felt the need to write a public blog post stating that the company had no plans to shut its Kmart stores , despite rumors to the contrary. “Recent reports have suggested that Kmart will cease its operations.