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Farmhouse Market’s Remotely Operated, 24/7 Grocery Store

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Such locations can be critical in expanding retail options for smaller cities and towns, too, and staff-free grocery store Farmhouse Market seeks to do just that for consumers in New Prague, Minnesota. The pair ultimately designed a concept that could operate without any on-site staff to solve this quandary. “We

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Supermarkets Hoard Staples For Holidays, COVID Resurgence

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Associated Food Stores , a Salt Lake City, Utah-based cooperative that supplies supermarkets, said it has started to build what it’s calling “pandemic pallets” of sanitizing products so its warehouses will be fully stocked, Darin Peirce, vice president of Retail Operations, told WSJ. “We

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Hundreds Of Jobs Lost As Amazon Cuts Ties With Logistics Company

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The company is ceasing operations in five states after it failed to meet Amazon’s standards. Facilities in Ohio, Minnesota, Virginia and Illinois will close in April, and about 280 people will be let go. About 120 workers will lose their jobs at a location in Michigan. There’s a facility in Wisconsin whose status is unknown. “We

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“Dormant Commerce Clause” case law continues to evolve

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For example, this past August, the Eighth Circuit held that a Minnesota statute requiring out-of-state bullion dealers to obtain regulatory approval from the Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce before transacting business with Minnesota consumers in other states violated the dormant Commerce Clause. The same could be said here.

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Christopher & Banks Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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Christopher & Banks said it has filed motions with the court to seek permission to maintain its operations by paying vendors and suppliers in the usual course of operations, paying staffer wages and benefits without disruption and the utilization of cash collateral. In September, Christopher & Banks reported a 70.9

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Mall of America Skips Mortgage Payments Before June Reopening

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Research firm Trepp found that the Triple Five Group-operated shopping center missed the April and May payments for its mortgage, CNBC reported. The mall, which is located in Bloomington, Minnesota, is set to reopen its retail shops at the beginning of June. As previously reported, Gov.

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Today In Retail: Ethan Allen Projects 44.9 Pct Retail Written Orders Growth; Christopher & Banks Files For Chapter 11

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The company, which is based in Minnesota, showcases women’s apparel and accessories. 13, it operated just below 450 retail locations in 44 states. Christopher & Banks Corporation has voluntarily sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

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