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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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But playing and delivery methods keep changing, with Ohio of all places — no offense to the Buckeye State, home to multiple presidents and the Wright Brothers’ aerodynamic innovations — accounting for some of the latest developments. But you can use a gift card or debit card – unless the specific retailer prohibits using debit.

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Boomers And Seniors Are Shifting To Digital Shopping, Too

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Millennials and Generation Z consumers get all of the attention when it comes to their changing digital habits amid the pandemic. Google the words “millennials shopping shift,” and page after page of listicles, think pieces and how-to articles appear. percent of bridge millennials and 53 percent of millennials.

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Retail Pulse: DSW Expands In-Store Experiences; L Brands Plans Store Closures

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Brick-and-mortar fashion retailers are developing in-store experiences to encourage customer loyalty. markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. Austin, Texas; and Dublin, Ohio. The retailer, which has 1,143 stores globally, closes an average of around 15 stores annually.

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Unattended Retail Can Boost Visits To Stores

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Wendy’s , for example, planned to roll out self-ordering kiosks at about 1,000 of its retail locations by the end of 2017 in an attempt to both lure younger customers and to battle long lines at peak dining hours. Kiosks have already been installed at several Wendy’s locations in central Ohio, where the company first tested the technology.

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Emerging Restaurant Delivery Services Take Hold In Small Cities

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But that’s not the case for some cities, such as Youngstown, Ohio. As Youngstown, Ohio, is near the Pennsylvanian border, the platform serves both Youngstown and a small portion of western Pennsylvania. Those hungry for takeout in many cities can choose from a variety of restaurant delivery services. The Grubdom Model.

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What Is Powering The Emerging Pawnaissance?

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Ohio, for example, passed an extremely limiting payday lending law that more or less changed most of the state’s payday loans into their less reviled cousin, the installment loan. And while industry complaints were myriad about Ohio House Bill 123, one of the more recurring ones was a fear of unintended consequences.

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Wendy’s Thinks Self-Serve Kiosks Can Make Fast Food Faster

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The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Wendy’s is testing out self-serve kiosks in several locations throughout central Ohio. “It gets back to millennials. “With the pressure on wages and minimum wage increasing in some places, [restaurants] are motivated,” Bob Welcher, president of Restaurant Consultants Inc.,

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