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online supermarket operator Ocado have unveiled a site in a Cincinnati suburb as the site of a high-tech customer fulfillment center (CFC). The Ohio facility is a warehouse that has robotic and digital functionality, Kroger said in a press release. Kroger and U.K. giving it an entry in the U.S. with the deal.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

The needs of children are a driving force for online and mobile innovation and disruption. It’s not exactly unusual these days, of course, to find multiple eyeglass options online for both adults and children – the purchase of glasses was traditionally an expensive and friction-filled process before the spread of online sales.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

“Kroger Pay is one of the few mobile wallets that pairs loyalty and payment,” said Mary Ellen Adcock, the group VP of operations at Kroger. The program was introduced in Columbus, Ohio and will start in 10 markets before a nationwide rollout later in the year. When the card is used with Kroger Pay, rewards double.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

operates a nationwide chain of casual dining restaurants offering a diverse range of menu items. We are excited to be expanding our delivery options and combining BJ’s extensive menu with the convenience of Grubhub,” said Lon Ledwith, executive vice president of operations at BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.,

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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. He pointed to total company sales, which hit $29.7

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Macy’s announced it is hiring 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, as well as adding more employees to handle online orders. The retailer said that around 23,500 of the seasonal positions will be based in facilities that support online sales, an increase of 5,500 positions compared to 2017. Macy’s, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As reported last week, Bear Down Logistics is no longer working with Amazon, with the firm cutting hundreds of jobs in the wake of that severance, and effectively ceasing operations across five states. Postmates said its overall Delivery-as-a-Service has leapt by more than 300 percent year over year across retailers.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Retailers as dependent on a brick-and-mortar footprint as Macy’s don’t always have the luxury of fixes to pick from if their stocks experience the continuous slide that the former tentpole brand’s has. The commitment to the store-within-a-store extends, ironically, beyond the physical.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. Fashion retailer Charlotte Russe , which has over 500 stores in the U.S.,

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Wayfair Supreme Court decision continue to rattle online merchants, as three states (California, Louisiana and South Carolina) are now trying to collect eCommerce sales tax retroactively, as far back as five years. Some states are making sweeping moves, like Ohio just did by eliminating sales taxes on feminine hygiene products.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

8) that it had acquired First Billing Services , a billing processor based in Ohio that focuses on municipalities and utilities. With a nod to the government space, he said, “the areas we’ve been focusing on are traditionally not retail or restaurants.”. It initially focused on software developed for the apartment vertical.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Payments solution firm Paya said Thursday (November 1) that it has acquired Stewardship Technology, an Ohio-based PayFAC focused on nonprofits, faith-based organizations and educational enterprises. Onboarding of these small firms needs to happen in a streamlined manner, which is crucial as they seek to expand their donor base.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The slow, expensive process of handling print invoices is a barrier to smooth cash flow, and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can make their operations run smoother by tapping AR tools for digital payments, electronic invoices, automated processes and more. Getting paid in a timely manner is a problem that transcends industries.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

The new ghost kitchens will be available in Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. The operation will deliver restaurant-quality food from a menu of 80 meals. “The Such is the recent speculation emerging that while other grocery retailers have seen their sales sizzle during the pandemic, Whole Foods is fizzling.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In addition to adding the service to those seven markets, Google will also be enhancing services currently on offer in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Michigan, Wyoming, Iowa, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas and Ohio. That can’t always be other retailers’ business model.”.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Robotics and automation were areas of focus for both retailers this week as they seek to upgrade their operations in an effort to capture more consumer spend. The move comes as cities and states are passing bans on cashless retail establishments, on the argument that such retail discriminates against unbanked consumers.

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MAY 24, 2018

Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company won the auction with a bid of just under $19 million, The Boston Globe reported. “We Necco had moved its operations to a large 50-acre site after leaving its longtime plant just outside Boston in 2003. Following an auction in a U.S. bankruptcy court, Massachusetts’ New England Confectionery Co.

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JULY 13, 2018

Second-quarter net income was impacted by a $481 million one-time expense resulting from a key Supreme Court decision related to online sales, South Dakota v. The San Francisco-based bank had a total of 5,751 retail branches by the end of the second quarter, citing 114 branch consolidations during the first half. Revenue fell to $21.6

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Devising options for customers to buy online, pick up in-store (or at a 24-hour kiosk near the store) is another. But sometimes, a more creative approach in retail is needed. Welcome to Vinton County, Ohio: 414 square miles of farmland and forest, where around one-fifth of the residents are elderly and around one-fifth live in poverty.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., Redfin also said that “online views of homes currently for sale in Crystal City and Long Island City on Redfin.com have skyrocketed. 13) on its new headquarters. Citi Reaction.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

Ahold Delhaize — the food retail group that owns Food Lion, Hannaford and Stop & Shop, among others in the U.S — got a late-week boost in value after a flat trek through Wednesday. These farms have five years to alter their operations. Prices rose on Thursday morning to €20.40, rising to a week peak of €20.72. .”

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Online payment solutions company Klarna has made a move that furthers its goal to become “the world’s favorite way to buy” The Ohio-based company has gone live with SAP’s Smart Accounting for Financial Instruments , ( Smart AFI ). GAAP standards, comes as a part of SAPs Bank Analyzer 9.0 release. .

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FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The Crystal City, Virginia HQ2 plans are still underway, as are plans for a new operations hub in Nashville. The coin will not be for retail customers, and is currently being tested for internal use by institutional customers looking to move large sums of money. Has Apple come to save online journalism – or to bury it?

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MARCH 7, 2019

There is a possibly apocryphal story of Amazon’s early days (around 2001) where Founder Jeff Bezos was invited to Bentonville, Arkansas to discuss the possibility of Walmart purchasing his still young – and, at this point, struggling – online bookstore. percent of the consumer’s total retail spend as of February 2019, compared to Amazon’s 6.4

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We worked with them with loans to buy equipment and vehicles for delivery and the beginning operational cash needs of the business,” Bunnell says. Rowland with Greg Bynum, president and chief operating officer. Wrentham Co-operative Bank. The Home Savings And Loan Company of Kenton, Ohio. Marion, Ky. Photo by Steve Puppe.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

He’s also started a public policy firm recently in Ohio so that he can be a hands-on part of the solution. These statistics are important because income is a proxy for spending power, and spending power is what makes the payments, commerce and retail innovation wheel go ‘round. WHAT DO HILLBILLIES HAVE TO DO WITH PAYMENTS INNOVATION?

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