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Giving The Gift Of Michigan With Curated Boxes

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It’s all “nice, local, Michigan-made food products,” Founder Cory Wright told PYMNTS in an interview. When people try a crazy recipe for a hot sauce that uses locally grown peppers or other high-end ingredients and put it next to a regular national brand, “it doesn’t even compare,” Wright said.

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Michigan Passes Self-Driving Regulations

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9), Michigan became the first state in the union to pass statewide, comprehensive self-driving vehicle regulations that allow autonomous vehicles to drive … well, autonomously. As of now, only motor vehicle manufacturers can operate self-driving car networks in Michigan. On Friday of last week (Dec.

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For Retailers, Love In The Air, And At The Register

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For retailers, perhaps especially those luxury goods sellers weathering the storm of the coronavirus, Friday (Feb. For retailers, perhaps especially those luxury goods sellers weathering the storm of the coronavirus, Friday (Feb. percent of the retailer’s annual sales. billion, up nicely from $20.7 In data released Friday, U.S.

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Want To Build A Retail Experience? Get An Incubator

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You’ve probably gotten the memo already, but in case you missed the message, here you go: Mere retail is boring. Mere retail is not enough. According to Foot Locker , that store has 8,500 square feet of retail space and “is home to an activation space that will host regularly scheduled events and activations for the sneaker-obsessed.”

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Extra Federal Benefits Ease Layoff Decisions For Employers

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Other companies such as Macy’s , the Ohio-based national retailer and Steelcase, the Michigan office furniture company, have cited the generous stimulus unemployment benefits as they furlough staff while the coronavirus pandemic rages. Equinox is not alone. “It made that part of the decision more palatable.”.

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NRF Asks Government To Give Notice Before Ordering Store Closures

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Things are getting a bit testy in retail land. The world’s largest retail trade group sent a letter on Monday (March 16) to the National Governors Association and the U.S. Conference of Mayors stating its subtle displeasure about retailers finding out about mandatory store closures in the press.

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Industry Slant // Bo Berg Talks Giant Schnauzers, DJing, Financial Services

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In 1993, a guy from the University of Michigan came up with something called Mosaic, which was a browser. I eventually got headhunted to work for City National Bank in Los Angeles. MM: So, you started at City National Bank, and was the bank online before you got there? MM: You played a variety of roles at City National Bank.

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