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How to keep good employees

Independent Banker

From left: Heather Kelley, Jan Button-Minton, Andrew Pyles and Ro Byrd of Eclipse Bank in Louisville, Ky., of adults have left a job to get away from a manager as a way to improve their overall life. Source: Gallup, “State of the American Manager” report. create a team-centric focus as part of the bank’s company culture.

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Why Panera Does Its Own Delivery

PYMNTS

Current CEO Blaine Hurst was the prime mover behind Panera’s first large-scale delivery test in Louisville, Kentucky, four years ago. I said, ‘Just let me finish the Louisville test. First, Hurst noted, because it gives the company maximum control on rollout: The company isn’t limited to markets where their partner provides.

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Retail Pulse: FAO Schwarz To Open New Flagship; Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery

PYMNTS

And Starbucks has a new investor : Pershing Square Capital Management, the activist hedge fund controlled by activist investor William Ackman, now has about a 1.1 Prime Now Grocery pickup, which came to market in August, is now available in eight cities, and Amazon said it has plans for continued expansion. percent stake in Starbucks.

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Retail Labor Shortage Concerns Deepening

PYMNTS

But for retailers going into the holiday season 2016, a good economy is creating yet another headwind for physical retailers who’ve spent much of the year being buffeted constantly by market pressures. Central Ohio, Memphis, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky, were all areas with reported shortages last year. ”

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Uber Of X: Truxx Is The Uber Of Moving

PYMNTS

From coordinating friends to help out to borrowing multiple vehicles, there are a multitude of moving parts that need to be managed. We sat down with Truxx’s Founder and CEO, Carlos Suarez, to learn more about what inspired him to develop this company and how Truxx is helping the middle market of moving.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

PYMNTS

The players are many — but in the last year and a half, Walmart, Amazon and Kroger have managed to pull ahead in the earliest rounds of the race in terms of the breadth and depth of their enhanced offerings for consumers. Kroger released its Q2 earnings this week, and the market did not love what it saw. percent increase.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

Hughes, Senior Vice President of Card Marketing, Discover Financial Services, Deerfield, Ill. DeBery, Senior Vice President, Internal Audit and Risk Management, Bath Savings Institution, Bath, Maine. Spradlin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Park Community Credit Union, Louisville, Ky. Christopher G. Kathleen J.

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