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Even merchants with significant online sales often seek a brick-and-mortar presence to counteract rising delivery costs. The initial gut reaction is that it’s all going online, but sometimes, it’s cheaper to use the store as a distribution channel,” Conor Flynn, chief executive officer at Kimco Realty Corp, told the WSJ. “If

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Online delivery platform Instacart is teaming up with regional Midwest retailer Meijer to provide same-day delivery of groceries. Through our new partnership, we're bringing Meijer's incredible selection online for customers, giving Meijer customers access to everything they need from the comfort and safety of their home.".

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4) jobs report brought good news to the nation’s retail sector as it added nearly one quarter of a million jobs in August. It’s encouraging to see retailers bring back these jobs,” Sonia Lapinsky, a managing director at AlixPartners, the Michigan-based consulting firm, told the newspaper. Last Friday’s (Sept. and Costco Wholesale Corp.

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For instance, Muskegon County, Michigan is offering so-called “ recovery loans ” of up to $20,000 to local businesses with fewer than 25 employees. For example, 49 percent of consumers are shopping more online and less in stores. Similarly, 19 percent are dining out less and ordering takeout online more.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Grubhub and the Restaurant Strong Fund are aiming to help with $2 million grants for independent restaurants through the winter, according to a report from Restaurant Business Online. 21 to restaurants in Chicago, New York City, Boston and Philadelphia with five or fewer locations.

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JUNE 24, 2016

But Facebook got the jump on the news cycle this week with the big news that it was opening up Facebook Canvas for retailers and other marketers on the site, as opposed to just advertis e rs. Online to offline coming to Walmart near you, and we mean that sincerely. Online lending . A pretty clear-cut sizzle. Costco Card.

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MAY 28, 2020

As of this week, customers with SNAP in the states of Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin can now use their cards to buy groceries from the website’s services and have them delivered to the customers’ doors.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

according to data from the University of Michigan released last week. The measure of retail sales in stores, online and at restaurants was up 0.3 The consumer sentiment index increased to 100.9 this month from its last rating of 99.8, That number is close to the post-recession peak set in March 2018 at 101.4.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

There are another 120 workers slated to be let go in Michigan. “We The Seattle Times reported that a Bear Down Logistics driver in Michigan makes $15 an hour, while UPS pays about $20 an hour in the same region for the same work. Yet, in a competitive market, pay may matter.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

In Other Brick-And-Mortar News. Detroit, Michigan-based Little Caesars has stores in all 50 U.S. In other news, Macy’s plans to shutter 28 of its namesake department stores as well as one Bloomingdale’s store as part of its yearly review process. Those gains were reduced as the market opened on news of the store closings.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Fourteen percent of American workers are now unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data from CNBC. Michigan and Pennsylvania have been hit particularly hard, with one out of every five workers now jobless. ” He appointed a new official to look over the matter.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

CNBC said that fees charged to out-of-state students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor will go up by nearly $500, along with a new $50 health and safety charge. For their part, some college students have been pushing back , demanding lower tuition if classes are conducted online.

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MAY 11, 2018

Online brands continue their march into the offline world as Shopify and Warby Parker announce plans to open brick-and-mortar locations in the coming months. For Shopify, a Canadian eCommerce platform that helps artisans and other small merchants do business online, this will mark its first foray from the virtual world into the real one.

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APRIL 22, 2020

A third of online lender LendingClub ’s workers will be laid off , the company said on Tuesday, April 21. Recent numbers from CNBC have the total amount of Americans without jobs sitting at 14 percent, with Michigan and Pennsylvania taking it particularly hard, seeing one out of every five workers now out of a job.

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JULY 25, 2018

Walmart shoppers in the Phoenix area can hitch a ride in a self-driving car to pick up their online grocery orders from Walmart.com, Reuters reported. Though most testing takes place in California, those operations also are conducted in Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Michigan and Washington State.

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JUNE 23, 2016

Shortly after the Walmart Pay news was announced, Walmart SVP of Services Daniel Eckert told Karen Webster that the payment method was built to leverage a habit that its customers already know how to do really well: shop online at Walmart.com. Walmart officially launched Walmart Pay today (June 23) across 15 U.S.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

These include South Bend, Indiana-based Teachers Credit Union (TCU), which has nearly $4 billion in assets and serves more than 300,000 customers at 57 branches across Indiana and southwest Michigan. Some fear [that] if they join the online banking community, some tech-savvy fraudster will steal their information,” he said.

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JULY 16, 2020

The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company’s strong growth amid the coronavirus crisis has been aided by its push into online and mobile ordering. The pizza chain’s earnings and revenue also came in well above the expectations of analysts surveyed by FactSet, who had predicted earnings per share of $2.24 and revenue of $915 million.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

SpartanNash is likely not familiar to those who grocery shop outside of Michigan and the upper Midwest, since that is the region to which the chain is confined. Customer who order online — whether for pickup or delivery — will receive an automated message whenever they purchase something with which a digital coupon is associated.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Online sales were up 108 percent during the quarter. In late October , Cincinnati-based Kroger announced its “Restock Kroger” program — which aims to improve shipping, distribution and the links between its online and offline businesses — would be a major boost for shareholders. “For The news comes as the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Take Holland Eats , which caters to 30,000 residents in Holland, Michigan. The app comes as the online food delivery market is booming. Going forward, Garcia wants to serve other communities in Western Michigan. His service has already received a lot of requests from towns around Holland.

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MAY 15, 2017

Sales online and in store were up a seasonally adjusted 0.4 That news comes along with data out of the University of Michigan that indicates its consumer-sentiment index rose to 97.7 Non store retailer sales — the category that includes online shopping — jumped 1.4 After a winter of sluggish performances, U.S. from March.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

More diverse communities are being served by CUs than ever before, with the state of Michigan recently approving the nation’s first LGBTQ-focused CU, Superbia Credit Union. For more on these and other CU news items, download this month’s Tracker. How Digital-First CUs Can Break The Impersonality Barrier.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

But, despite the disastrous news, there is reason for optimism in the fight against fraud. Over the past month, several providers debuted solutions to combat cyberattacks by employing new innovations and technology. To see the rest of the latest Digital Identity headlines, check out the Tracker’s news and trends section. .

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On the restaurants’ side, NYC & Company, the New York City tourism company behind the event, has lowered the barrier of entry this year, waiving the participation fee so that more restaurants can join in, according to Patch.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

.” Home Chef retail meal kits are currently available in Kroger’s Family of Stores across multiple markets, including Illinois (Mariano’s), Kentucky (Kroger), Michigan (Kroger), Ohio (Kroger, Cincinnati ) and Wisconsin (Pick ‘n Save and Metro Market).

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Wells Fargo also said it plans to complete the previously announced divestiture of 52 branches in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and parts of Wisconsin in the fourth quarter. At the same time, Wells Fargo reported 29 million active digital customers, which include both mobile and online users. In addition, the bank counted 22.5

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MAY 15, 2020

One of the few areas of growth demonstrated by the new data release was online sales , which grew by 8.4 percent in April as consumers relocated at least some of their prior consumption habits online. “We have never seen economic data like this before in history.”. Or mostly collapsed, anyway.

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JULY 13, 2017

The beauty of online grocery shopping is that you can add to your order throughout the week and at the very moment you remember that you need something,” said Cat de Merode, Peapod’s vice president of product. We love new technologies, particularly when they fit so naturally into household planning.”. In Other News….

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Diners will place orders via third-party online food delivery platforms, phone or the restaurant’s website. to do so, per news in March. The new law would require most retail outlets to accept physical currency. Based in Detroit, Michigan, Little Caesars has stores in all 50 U.S. states and 24 countries.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A new collaboration may be bringing fingerprint payment authentication online via personal computers. Tech companies Intel, Lenovo and Synaptics recently announced they are teaming up on new technology that will enable people to verify their identities for online payments by using their fingerprints. told WSJ.

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JUNE 8, 2018

In place of Lord & Taylor, the historic space will soon have a non-retail use: It will be turned over to WeWork, a New York-based workspace company. That news comes months after it was reported that Lord & Taylor would sell the building to the WeWork for $850 million.) Changing Consumer Tastes. Real Estate Opportunities.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The other two options are in store pop-ups and online collaborations. Macy’s called out its resale efforts in its most recent earnings call under the “good news” heading. And its opening on North Michigan Avenue is just the latest evidence of how much the retail marketplace has changed.”.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In April of 2017, Red Robin launched its order-ahead feature , which allowed consumers to order online and select a pick-up time at a local location. A customer who is ordering online probably isn’t in the market for a sit-down meal – and not offering them an easy way to order and go is an easy way to send them to another merchant.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

14) is and will be a day where the chimes of registers at brick-and-mortar checkouts and online signal the late stragglers toward romance and last-minute gifts. consumer sentiment for February, as measured by the University of Michigan, was higher than expected. Might the love last a bit longer than this red letter day?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Members in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan will be able to purchase medical services bundles starting next month, including telehealth consultations, free prescriptions for some generic medications and discounted dental care. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. billion to $43.6 billion for fiscal 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The company has plans to add several large and small distribution centers in southeast Michigan, but this is the first large one in the state. Mexico presently has a $50 limit on online purchases that can be imported duty-free, but talks are ongoing with the U.S. Obligatory Whole Foods Update.

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