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Tru Kids Teams With Candytopia For Toys R Us Adventure

PYMNTS

The play areas will open toward the end of October at Buckhead’s Lenox Marketplace in Atlanta as well as on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. It was created by Zac Hartog, events and production design expert; Jackie Sorkin, candy artist; and John Goodman, retail executive. And it had roughly 1,600 stores globally.

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As Gap Joins thredUP, Resale Continues Its Momentum

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After Nordstrom and Macy’s recently launched high-end resale retail platforms, Gap has now joined them. And lest you think it’s a bit of desperation move for struggling retailers, guess again. Instead of receiving cash they get a credit with the retail partner. Resale is becoming mainstream.

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Digital License Plates Vie For Place In Connected Car Ecosystem

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The move toward a connected car ecosystem includes the potential use of digital license plates on vehicles — an effort that has now spread to Michigan. The plates reportedly will cost Michigan drivers either $499 or $799, depending on the model; that cost does not include installation. Smart Cities Rise.

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

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Midwest retailer Meijer has signed on with the service to provide same-day delivery of groceries. Customers rely on Instacart to get the groceries and goods they need from the retailers they love," Instacart President Nilam Ganenthiran said in a Thursday (Dec. 3) press release. households and 70 percent of Canadians.

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The Hybrid Workplace is One Huge Work-In-Process for Banks

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April Clobes , CEO of Michigan State University Federal Credit Union , has made it mandatory for activities involving the “four C’s” – Coach, Collaborate, Create, Connect (culture activities) – to be done in person. Financial institutions are working hard to create schedules and events to make their office more of a destination.

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What Is Powering The Emerging Pawnaissance?

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As noted by a recent USA Today report, millennial college grads saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt who get behind on payments rapidly find themselves first pushed into the deep subprime credit zone and short on funds in case of a major financial setback. Not that Smart Financial ever refers to itself as a pawn shop.

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How community banks can help young homebuyers

Independent Banker

As house prices skyrocket, student loan debt grows and wages stagnate, many Gen Zers and millennials are watching their homebuying dreams move out of reach. Younger millennials and Gen Z buyers—those born after 1980—represent 45% of the total homebuyer market. By Beth Mattson-Teig. So how can community banks help?