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Kroger, Walgreens Pool Resources In Retail Procurement Alliance

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Kroger and Walgreens are expanding their partnership to create a new group purchasing organization (GPO) called the Retail Procurement Alliance, which will pool resources to cut costs and advance innovation, the companies said in a press release on Wednesday (Dec.

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Walgreens And Kroger Widen Retail Partnership

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With an expansion of a retail partnership between The Kroger Co. and Walgreens Boots Alliance, a Kroger Express grocery assortment and the Kroger Pickup service will come to 35 Walgreens locations in the Knoxville, Tennessee market. They are also said to include Walgreens Boots Alliance brands Soap & Glory and No7.

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Lowe’s To Open Four Online Shopping Fulfillment Hubs

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The home improvement retailer said it would open the West Coast online shopping fulfillment center this October in Mira Loma, California. Mira Loma is the company’s second direct fulfillment center, with the first having arrived in Nashville, Tennessee in 2018. The retailer unveiled an investment of $1.7

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

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Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. But mall owners and operators are occupied with a different focus: what to do with closing anchor tenants that once filled valuable space in their malls. billion, according to news from Retail Dive.

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FedEx Joins UPS In Adding Delivery Fees Due To Volume Hike

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The Tennessee-based shipping giant will add a 30-cent surcharge to packages delivered to homes via Express and Ground, according to a post on its website. The fee applies to large retailers and manufacturers who ship 40,000 or more packages per week. It will cost more to send a FedEx package starting Monday (June 8).

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Today In Payments: Study Shows Americans’ Savings Drying Up; State AGs To Press Own Case Against Google

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The states leading the probe include Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah. It works with all platforms and operating systems and gives developers the flexibility to build software that is adaptable to the circumstances needed. Amazon Prime Day Sees Small Business Sellers Rake In $3.5B.

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Ruby Tuesday Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close 185 Locations

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Under the reorganization, the company said it plans to close 185 locations, which leaves the franchise with 236 operating restaurants. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, Ruby Tuesday has furloughed about 7,000 of its roughly 7,300 employees.

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