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Lenderfit Launches SMB Lending Tech In Beta

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Reports in Insider Louisville said the Louisville-based startup launched in beta this week, according to CEO David Taliaferro. Small business lending technology company Lenderfit has rolled out its services in beta, connecting financial institutions to solutions to facilitate small business lending.

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Kroger Rolls Out New Grocery Delivery Offering

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The offering will debut in Houston, Louisville, Nashville and Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati, Chain Store Age reported. With the service, consumers can buy 4,500 private-label products from the retailer, which are not otherwise available online, along with 50,000 different grocery items and household products.

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Grubhub Spikes 10 Pct Post-CEO Stock Purchase

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the Louisville, Kentucky-based operator of KFC and Taco Bell. “We The online food delivery service also reported gross food sales of $1.5 Securities & Exchange Commission, showing that Chief Executive Officer Matthew Maloney acquired the stock. Shares were also likely helped by positive comments from one of its partners — Yum!

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Why Panera Does Its Own Delivery

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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. Digital — including online pick-up and kiosk orders — makes up 31 percent of its sales, or about $1.75 It will either work, or it won’t work.

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Kroger Same-Store Sales Miss Views As It Overhauls Stores

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In August, the company rolled out a delivery service called Kroger Ship that uses third-party carriers, which will debut in Houston, Louisville, Nashville and Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati, Chain Store Age reported at the time. The choices were informed by data from Kroger’s 84.51° customer insights division.

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Retail Pulse: Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy; Kroger Launches New Delivery Service

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Both have operations online under new owners, reported The Wall Street Journal. The offering will debut in Houston, Louisville, Nashville and Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati. . Kroger is continuing its digital push with a new delivery service dubbed Kroger Ship that uses third-party carriers.

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Retail Labor Shortage Concerns Deepening

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Online shopping is taking up more of the sales take, but that has only pushed retailers to up their staffing levels at offsite distribution centers and backroom supply areas. Central Ohio, Memphis, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky, were all areas with reported shortages last year. That is about level with last year. ”

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