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Perficient’s Bright Paths Program Welcomes 25 Women to Tech in Detroit

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Today, Perficient colleagues are excited to welcome 25 new women to the tech industry as the first Perficient Bright Paths training program kicks off at an online pop-up campus in Detroit! Perficient is proud to help #ChangeTheRatio in Detroit. BONUS: What Perficient Leadership Says About Driving STEM Education and Career Opportunities.

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Are Online Merchants The Mall’s Unlikely Salvation?

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One might imagine that mall operators nationwide take a rather jaundiced view of the internet, since online shopping has more or less killed the mall. But perhaps that is the old conventional wisdom — the emerging idea is that online retailers are giving back some of what they’ve taken away these days. “We

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Waymo Connects Riders To Phoenix Transit Systems

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Waymo announced it is partnering with Valley Metro, the Phoenix, Arizona area’s regional public transportation authority, to explore mobility solutions using self-driving technology. The end goal is to open this service to the public, to transport more people to Valley Metro transportation hubs in the Phoenix area in the future.

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Tencent Invests In Argentinian Mobile Banking Startup

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There has been a lot of interest from China toward the Latin American region, with companies like Didi Chuxing , Huawei and Baidu all looking for investments in the area. Uala offers users prepaid Mastercards, metro card refills, digital payments and bill payment services. listed MercadoLibre and online travel company Despegar.com.

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Vacancy Rate At Shopping Centers Hit 10.2 Percent In First Quarter

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Reuters , citing Reis, the real estate research firm, reported the vacancy rate in 28 of the 77 metro areas increased during the first three months of 2019. On the regional front, Reis said the vacancy rate at regional malls increased 0.3 The vacancy rate of community shopping centers in the U.S. reached 10.2 percent to 9.3

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Target Expands Same-Day Shipping In NYC

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Target has announced it is expanding its same-day shipping service through Shipt across stores in 10 regions within the greater New York City metro area.

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Amazon Advances Grocery Store Plans

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The eCommerce retailer is also reportedly eyeing grocery spaces in New Jersey, Connecticut and the New York metro region. That was compared to 16 percent growth notched in its online stores per Amazon’s earnings statement, as cited by the report. Those locations could open as soon as the end of 2019. . billion from a year prior.