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Walgreens Set To Open Primary Care Clinics In Houston

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Walgreens and VillageMD , a leading national provider of primary healthcare, have announced a partnership to provide primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. VillageMD has a strong track record nationally of improving outcomes and reducing the cost of healthcare through their transformative primary care model.

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How BNPL Is Helping BlackCool Boost Brand Awareness And Availability

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a lifestyle brand that offers apparel, accessories and fragrances as well as spirits and hand-rolled cigars. Registering And Extending Brand Appeal . Williform said he conceived BlackCool as a brand inspired by the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s that brings about a positive change for Black culture.

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How CUs Can Leverage Loyalty Programs To Boost Their Brands And Retain Members

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CUs that find innovative ways to engage their members and provide more value are more likely to appeal to wider member bases, according to Krista Thompson , director of channel strategy and integration at Houston-based TDECU , which has over $3.7 billion in assets, more than 343,000 members, 33 branches and four back-office service centers.

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Retail Pulse: Luxury Brands Eye Airport Retail; Panera Bread Tests Dinner Menu

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Airports are providing luxury brands with access to consumers with extra time on their hands who want to buy unique and unusual items they can’t find near their residences. shopping malls are on the decline, are also becoming locations where brands are innovating with products. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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The Return Of The Celebrity-Backed Brand

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Celebrity brand endorsement is nothing new. In their hundreds of years of existence, the celebrity endorsement has become an increasingly prominent part of branding — so prominent, in fact, that by the end of the 20th century, they weren’t just endorsing products. 1 on its list of the top 10 emerging restaurant brands of 2018.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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And some eCommerce brands are bringing the convenience of self-service technology into their brick-and-mortar stores. and SoftBank -backed robotics firm Nuro recently announced the rollout of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. In the U.S., Nuro Co-founder Dave Ferguson said in an announcement.

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eCommerce Shift Helps Fuel Strong Sales At Pier 1 Imports, Dressbarn

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Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) , the incubator that relaunched Pier 1 Imports and Dressbarn in 2020, noted that the migration to eCommerce in addition to trends such as the “quest for comfort at home” fueled formidable sales at the two brands, according to an announcement. And like Jeff Bezos did, they start with low-risk items.

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