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American Dream?Miami Receives Approval From Florida Officials

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million-square-foot American Dream Miami — potentially the most expensive mall ever built — has received approval from officials in a Florida county. million square feet of retail, the new mall may have more space focused on entertainment. million square feet of retail, the new mall may have more space focused on entertainment.

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How Swap.com Kept Fraudsters From Ruining Christmas

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The pandemic drastically altered consumers’ shopping habits and retailers’ strategies for getting customers the items they needed during the 2020 holiday season. Experts predicted that online commerce over the holidays would increase 35 percent from the previous year, while brick-and-mortar retail sales were expected to decline by 4.7

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Pop-Up Retail Gets A Pop Of Fresh Energy

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But we want to take a few minutes to talk about pop-up shops, and how those temporary but often lucrative retail efforts are shaping commerce — and being shaped by payments — and what could be coming next. Even so, the company has certainly not given up on physical retail. Riding Retail Trends.

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Unbundling The Travel Bundle

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The company recently opened a gig marketplace in Miami called Uber Works to connect employers and employees using the same star-based rating system for its ridesharing app. The marketplace originally launched in Chicago two months before its Miami expansion. How AI Can Help With Consumer Onboarding Security. About the Playbook.

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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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Mckenzie, 38, of Miami Gardens, Florida; Andre M. In Arkansas, a project manager employed by a major retailer has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges for filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in PPP loans. In Florida, nine defendants have been charged in the U.S The defendants include Damion O.

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Ford, Postmates Team Up For Self-Driving Delivery Service

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“Our Postmates pilot is currently underway in Miami and Miami Beach with more than 70 businesses participating, including local favorites like Coyo Taco,” wrote Ford English in the post. The rear and passenger side lockers are different sizes, as Postmates delivers an assortment of products from all sorts of retailers.

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Nectar Sleep Beds Down With Mattress Warehouse; Starbucks Expands Delivery With Uber Eats

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In a recent trend, eCommerce mattress brands have been moving into the world of brick-and-mortar retail by opening their own stores and pop-up shops to help let customers test-drive their products in real life. The settlement allows the retailer to resolve claims that it purposely defrauded the U.S.

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