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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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But playing and delivery methods keep changing, with Ohio of all places — no offense to the Buckeye State, home to multiple presidents and the Wright Brothers’ aerodynamic innovations — accounting for some of the latest developments. ” Worries about addiction also have come up with the launch of the mobile-enabled lottery cards in Ohio.

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Emerging Restaurant Delivery Services Take Hold In Small Cities

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But that’s not the case for some cities, such as Youngstown, Ohio. As Youngstown, Ohio, is near the Pennsylvanian border, the platform serves both Youngstown and a small portion of western Pennsylvania. And, when his full platform gets up and running, he plans to expand to new markets. The Grubdom Model.

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What Is Powering The Emerging Pawnaissance?

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Ohio, for example, passed an extremely limiting payday lending law that more or less changed most of the state’s payday loans into their less reviled cousin, the installment loan. And while industry complaints were myriad about Ohio House Bill 123, one of the more recurring ones was a fear of unintended consequences.

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Wendy’s Thinks Self-Serve Kiosks Can Make Fast Food Faster

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The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Wendy’s is testing out self-serve kiosks in several locations throughout central Ohio. “It gets back to millennials. “With the pressure on wages and minimum wage increasing in some places, [restaurants] are motivated,” Bob Welcher, president of Restaurant Consultants Inc.,

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Retail Pulse: DSW Expands In-Store Experiences; L Brands Plans Store Closures

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markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. DSW began working with W Nail Bar in 2017; the two companies offer salon services at Columbus, Ohio’s Easton Town Center and the Polaris Fashion Place. Austin, Texas; and Dublin, Ohio. L Brands posted net income in the fourth quarter of $1.94

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Grocery Round-Up: Digital-First Delivers For Kroger, Another Instacart Pair-Up And Hoarding Round 2

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As a result of our continued strong performance, market share growth and the expectation of sustained trends in food-at-home consumption for the remainder of our fiscal year, we are raising our full-year 2020 guidance,” said Kroger’s Chief Financial Officer Gary Millerchip. billion since March.”. "As households and 70 percent of Canadians.

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Unattended Retail Can Boost Visits To Stores

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While it’s not surprising that tech-savvy millennials may want to use kiosks, research shows customers of various age groups are seeking to use technology such as self-service kiosks in both QSR and fast-casual establishments. — $34.1 billion is the projected size of the interactive kiosk market by 2023.

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