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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. The retailer’s 1.5 million U.S. associates can now apply for two career diplomas or one of seven bachelor’s degrees. billion to $43.6 billion for fiscal 2020.

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Retail Pulse: Mattress Firm Mulls Bankruptcy; Walmart Plans Robotic Grocery Pickup

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Brick-and-mortar retailers have sought to reduce their retail footprint in hard times, and Mattress Firm, Inc. Now, Mattress Firm is reportedly pondering bankruptcy, and analysts say that might be a good strategy for the retailer: Peter Keith of Piper Jaffray & Co. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News…. is no exception.

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Here’s How to Become More Than the Branch Next Door

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Here are a few striking initiatives that caught my attention in the last couple of months: Issue biodegradable debit cards While Mastercard will require banks to use sustainable materials in issuing new payment cards by 2028, Bank of New Hampshire has been issuing biodegradable debit cards since last August. Well, guess what?

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Mastercard And BJ’s To Offer A ‘Priceless’ Boston Experience

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New England likes to take care of its own, though, and Mastercard and BJ’s are doing what they can to make that happen. The credit card company and retail wholesaler announced on Tuesday (Aug. The prize? Maripi Jalandoni, EVP of U.S. ”

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Amazon Said To Roll Out PillPack Service To Employees

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Those analysts released a report this week that suggests the licenses would allow PillPack to ship to those various locations from its Phoenix base — whereas, previously, it was only allowed to ship drugs to Arizona and New Hampshire. suburbs will add more workers to test out Amazon pilots.

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Santander Gets Hit With Fine Due To Overdraft Practices

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According to the CFPB, the telemarketing vendor Santander contracted with deceptively marketed the overdraft service to consumers and signed them up without getting their consent. We will put a stop to any such unlawful practices that harm consumers.”.

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LL Bean Brings The Blockchain Into Outdoor Apparel

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Through a pilot this year, the retailer plans to design coats and boots with sensors which will interface with an ethereum-based platform. A New York company, Loomia , will make the circuits for the items — and hardware that utilizes near-field communication (NFC) technology to collect data. Bean might offer them discounts.