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Amazon Advances Grocery Store Plans

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grocery stores with locations in Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. The company has inked over one dozen leases in the Los Angeles area, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. . The eCommerce retailer is also reportedly eyeing grocery spaces in New Jersey, Connecticut and the New York metro region.

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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

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Post-Toys R Us, Retailers Vie For Experiential Toy Shoppers

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Retailers are doubling down on toys amid a gap in the market left by the bankruptcy of Toys R Us. toy retailer Hamleys , for instance, is eyeing a potential New York City location for a flagship store. The atmosphere comes as brick-and-mortar retailers have to differentiate themselves from their eCommerce counterparts.

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Bringing Food Oases To Food Deserts With Innovative Pricing

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2019: Year that Everytable expanded into placing smart refrigerators in offices, schools and business in the greater Los Angeles region. Data: $200,000: Approximate amount Everytable storefronts cost to build. 2016: Year that former hedge fund manager Sam Polk started Everytable.

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New GDP Report Shows Country Sinking Into Recession

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The recession will be worse than the one we went through from 2007 to 2009,” said Sung Won Sohn, economics and business professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. This is like a really bad hurricane hitting the entire economy,” said Richard Moody, chief economist at Regions Financial Corp. percent in February.

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Retail Pulse: The Price Must Be Right

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It’s been a week of experimentation in retail, with many big names opening new types of stores to — as the saying goes — see what sticks. It seems more likely that these brands will uncover their key rather than some universal master retail key that can solve the brick-and-mortar challenge across the board.

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How Millennials Are Propelling Halloween To New Retail Heights

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Retailers are set to clean up this Halloween, as 2017 is looking to be a record-setter for consumer spending during the holiday. Halloween is no longer just for the kids and those with kids,” wrote Allison Zeller, director of research for the National Retail Federation (NRF). In fact, holiday spending is expected to hit $9.1