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Dollar General Introduces 'popshelf' Store Concept

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As an extension of its non-consumables strategic plan, Dollar General has unveiled its new popshelf retail store concept. The Clarksville and Hendersonville communities, which are near Nashville, Tennessee, are the anticipated homes of the first two popshelf locations.

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10 Lessons From The Small Business Banking Conference

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Recently, the American Banker hosted their annual Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville, and as always, it was one of the better banking conferences of the year. Many banks expressed frustration over keeping small business banking housed within the retail bank channel. However, this was the most common structure.

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Instacart, Walmart Canada Work On Grocery Delivery Pilot

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According to a report in USA Today in August, the service was available in Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia; Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville, Tennessee; Little Rock, Arkansas, as well as other cities and regions. The offering was said to debut in Houston, Louisville, Nashville and Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Nashville, Tennessee. When Amazon came to Seattle, Washington, it changed the region through a boom in development to keep up with growth in employees and higher rent prices. Boston, Massachusetts. Chicago, Illinois. Columbus, Ohio. Dallas, Texas. Denver, Colorado. Indianapolis, Indiana. Los Angeles, California. Miami, Florida.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

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And — according to Jet — the new app will also be better customized regionally for shoppers, making use of local imagery and messages on the homepage and throughout the site. Jet will also factor in locality when deciding which products are featured in its assortment for that region. percent during the second quarter. percent increase.

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Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking

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They can then choose the regions or neighborhoods in which they are comfortable staying, and pay for their room with a credit or debit card via Stripe. The company offers rooms in markets like New York, San Francisco, Nashville, New Orleans, Chicago and Orlando. Their profiles will display a blue checkmark once they are verified.

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Physical Footprints, Grocery Gains

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s two resident retail superpowers’ race for the consumer’s whole paycheck this week. The world’s largest physical retailer, Walmart, spent much of its earnings call with analysts discussing its digital commerce victories and expansion. economics, told CNBC that she expects retail sales — excluding autos — to have risen by 0.6

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