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Today In Retail: FedEx Concludes ShopRunner Acquisition; Save A Lot Sells 51 Stores To Fresh Encounter

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concluded its previously announced purchase of ShopRunner, while Save A Lot unveiled the sale of 51 stores run by the company in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter. Save A Lot, the discount grocery retailer, revealed the sale of 51 stores operated by the firm in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter.

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Visa’s Authorize.Net To Provide SMBs With Offer On Super Bowl Sunday

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Visa , which is the official payment technology partner of the National Football League (NFL), will provide small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a one-day offer that will waive some of the costs connected with getting online and taking digital payments on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 7), according to a Tuesday (Feb.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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This year we expect another year of market-leading growth. Noting that existing Carvana markets grew by 84 percent, he said, “The company’s four oldest markets each more than three years old grew by 50 percent and our oldest cohort of Atlanta grew by 18 percent. New Markets. In 2019, we increased GPU by $750.

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How Mobile Apps Can Help Restaurants Make Loyalty Rewarding

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The National Restaurant Association recently reported that the industry lost $120 billion during the pandemic’s first three months and that these losses could total $240 billion by the end of the year. The Tampa, Florida-based chain was publicly held until 2017, when it was purchased by Oak Hill Capital Partners for $525 million.

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CFPB to hold Nov. 6 symposium on Dodd-Frank Section 1071

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The panel will be moderated by Grady Hedgespeth, Assistant Director in the Bureau’s Office of Small Business Lending Markets. The panel members are: Maureen Busch, Vice President, Compliance and CRA Officer, The Bank of Tampa and Bureau Community Bank Advisory Council Member. Phelan, Senior Vice President and General Manager, PayNet.

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The powerful, but quiet marketing message of the Best Banks

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The title alone may beg the question: What in the world does employee happiness have to do with marketing a bank?’. If you don’t believe ebullient bankers translate to a blossoming bottom line, consider this: Live Oak is the nation’s second leading Small Business Administration Lender. HomeBanc in Tampa, Fla.,

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Digital Coupons Evolved From Handwritten Tickets In The 1880s

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The company began reaching out to pharmacists in what could today be called targeted marketing. It was a classic new strategy,” Charlie Brown, vice president of marketing at NCH, told RetailMeNot. Loebel persuaded local merchants to invest in coupons he would mail to thousands of potential customers,” The Tampa Bay Times reported. “If

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