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-Mexico border (sophisticated tunnels, modified trains and rail spurs, even jalapeño cans designed to fool border inspectors), and whose main distribution points were Lost Angeles, Chicago and New York City. During the trial, prosecutors said Guzmán made some $14 billion in drug profits during a career that kicked off in 1990.

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billion acquisition of Chicago-based MB Financial Inc., The bank also wants to expand its physical retail branch footprint, according to its president and CEO, Greg Carmichael. As a result of the bank's $4.7 which closed last month, Carmichael noted in the Q1 earnings […].

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Twenty-two-year-old entrepreneurs Nick Hamburger and Zack Schreier started their first business in sixth grade, charging students at their Chicago-area school $3 for some cool Japanese soda pop that they bought for $1.25 — until the administration shut them down. Investor Daniel Lubetzky. Quevos is currently offering a $14.99

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We’re being mistreated,” Alid Alvarado, a single mom who lives in south suburban Oak Lawn, told the Chicago Tribune. Since the new payment system launched in the Chicago market Nov. As a result, the workers are boycotting lower-paying orders, as well as trying to organize the company’s network of independent contractors.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Chicago-based Northern Trust is seeking a "digital investment advice product owner" […]. When a money manager that controls $1.1 trillion decides to build a new digital product, the effort deserves attention. But what exactly does Northern Trust Corp.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Physical grocery stores are opening despite COVID-19, with Amazon , Whole Foods and ALDI making plans to cut the ribbon on new brick-and-mortar sites in Chicago and other cities. Amazon Fresh, a new physical retail concept from Amazon, is setting up shop in four locations in the Chicago market, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Crate & Barrel , the home decor retailer, is adding a full-service restaurant to its Chicago store. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune citing email comments from Crate & Barrel chief executive Neela Montgomery, the paper reported next year it will open a restaurant at its Oakbrook Center Store.

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JUNE 23, 2020

TiffinLabs opened in early 2019 and is operating some kitchens in Singapore, including digital-first restaurant brands Publico Pastabar and Hureideu – Korean Fried Chicken. “By enabling over 1,000 kitchens for delivery-focused operations globally, we are making food ordering relevant for the future, at scale. and Europe.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

At the same time, Adidas suffered an operating loss of 333 million euros ($394 million). Kasper Dan Neiweem, co-founder and principal at Avionos, a Chicago marketing company, told Business Insider that online sales for fitness wear have increased across the board. “Be billion euros ($4.3 billion) in the quarter.

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JUNE 1, 2020

With curfews descending on some American cities due to violent clashes between law enforcement and protesters, Uber , Lyft and DoorDash have ceased operations during the curfew hours, CNBC reports. Now, Uber has suspended its operations in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and parts of Minneapolis during the curfew hours for the time being.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Lime’s pre-pandemic scooter business operated in more than 100 cities worldwide, bucketed into three main categories. An example would be in Chicago where one of the things they have going on is a really big focus on the city-designated equity zone,” Ellis said. So, over half of our fleet in Chicago is deployed in these equity zones.”.

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MARCH 15, 2019

Score one for the Midwest: Verizon said this week (March 13) it will launch its 5G network in Chicago and Minneapolis on April 11. The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Foxtrot , a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. Data: 150 percent: The year-over-year growth of Foxtrot’s eCommerce operation. And Nutrimeals is taking the spirit of automation to Calgary offices with kiosks filled with fresh and prepared meals. All this, Today in Data.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The following Deep Dive explores the ways in which QSR customers’ ordering and payment habits are shifting, as well as how restaurants are changing their operations to meet consumers’ new payment demands. The Denver City Council — following similar moves in Chicago, New York City, Seattle and Washington, D.C. The Evolution Of Ordering.

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AUGUST 30, 2018

Mall operator Simon Malls , which boasts more than 300 shopping centers nationwide, launched a scalable space for brands in December called The Edit. Cosmetic firm Glossier opened a new retail store on Chicago’s West Loop on Aug. 23 that is scheduled for operation through October. Stay tuned.

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MAY 29, 2020

“Within the Uber app, you’ll be able to request this trip as you would any on-demand ride, while setting multiple stops as needed throughout your journey,” Niraj Patel, Uber’s director of rider operations, said in a statement. Hourly bookings will be available in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C.,

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MAY 14, 2020

The two food delivery giants are said to be discussing a deal that would result in the biggest restaurant food delivery operation nationwide. Uber Eats has over 100,000 restaurants on its platform, amounting to roughly 20 percent of the market. Grubhub, with about 300,000 eateries, has about 30 percent of the market.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

“We’re pleased to continue working together to explore new concepts that expand product selection to provide a better shopping experience and greater value for our customers,” Richard Ashworth, Walgreens president of operations, said in the same press release.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In a case that’s being closely, quietly observed by the eCommerce and legislative worlds, NBC Chicago reported last week that “following a $650 million settlement in a lawsuit filed against social media giant Facebook, Illinois residents who have accounts with the website can now file claims for payouts potentially ranging from $200 to $400.”

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OCTOBER 11, 2020

Santander Bank has announced three high-level appointments, two overseeing lending operations and another overseeing marketing, according to a press release. from Tuskegee University, an MBA from the University of Chicago and an M.S. Patrick Smith was named head of Small Business Banking. Smith holds a B.S.

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JUNE 26, 2018

Grocery delivery for Prime members is taking its next great leap forward as Amazon and Whole Foods have announced that Prime Now Grocery is expanding to Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and San Antonio. Consumers in Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis and San Antonio will also be able to choose from a selection of alcoholic beverages.

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MAY 10, 2019

Vending machine operators have become increasingly attentive to the demand for swift digital payment options, and have benefitted from significant sales growth after enabling cashless payments. However, for the 8.4 million unbanked U.S. households, retailers that enable digital payments while dropping cash are less than convenient.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

In other words, those who operate stores must convince consumers that it’s worth their time to go there to shop. And, beyond Tiffany’s, Crate & Barrel , the home decor retailer, was said to be adding a full-service restaurant to its Chicago store. You have to come to a department store for other reasons.”

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APRIL 10, 2019

Steve Kessel, who as a senior vice president helms the physical store operations for Amazon, reportedly said last month that the expansion of payment options would take place at the stores, but no timeline was available as of this writing. Other cities mulling doing the same include New York and Chicago, among others.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

The drop boxes will be in six cities — New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Washington, D.C. — Currently, the company has five locations — in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Rent the Runway announced that it is setting up drop boxes at 15 WeWork locations across the U.S.

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MAY 12, 2020

A special committee at Luckin hired Chicago-based law firm Kirkland & Ellis as counsel and FTI Consulting of Washington, D.C. Cao has served as senior vice president in charge of store operations and customer service since 2018. as the forensic accounting expert, the SEC filing said.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Chicago-based Signature Bank is rolling out a technology platform called Finrails AP to simplify B2B payments, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. percent would like to integrate ePayables with virtual cards into their broader B2B operations. Payments are facilitated using virtual Visa commercial cards, ACH and checks.

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JULY 3, 2019

Supply chain management firm E2open is expanding its operations through the acquisition of Amber Road , the companies announced on Tuesday (July 2). E2open subsidiary Chicago Merger Sub acquired Amber Road, a cloud-based global trade management software provider by buying its outstanding stock and merging, said the press release.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

The delivery sector is setting record revenues as dining rooms are operating at limited capacity, but this trend was in the works long before the pandemic began. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. Developments From The Order To Eat World.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Consumers may be converting to digital shopping methods, but physical grocery stores are still opening, with Amazon , Whole Foods and ALDI all making plans to cut the ribbon on new brick-and-mortar sites in Chicago and other major metros nationwide.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

According to a report in USA Today , Starbucks is rolling out the delivery expansion in San Francisco on Tuesday (January 22) and will extend it into Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C. Starbucks is adding more cities to its delivery network via a partnership with Uber Eats. during the next few weeks.

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JULY 8, 2020

Chicago-based GoHealth has filed to raise $750 million in an initial public offering (IPO) of its Class A common stock, according to an amendment to its registration seen by Seeking Alpha. The company is hoping to buy the LLC of the operating company and also have some money left over for future expansion plans.

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JUNE 1, 2017

At the 2017 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, Cicely Simpson, the organization’s executive vice president of government affairs and policy, and the Texas Restaurant Association’s vice president of marketing and innovation, Anna Tauzin, discussed the digitalization of the restaurant industry and its effect on delivery.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

You tap on the message and join,” he said, adding that such QSR operators as Jimmy John’s, Panera and Yogurtland are using the technology for their loyalty programs. “If If you are already a member, we link you with a new pass. When you tap to pay, your loyalty ID just comes across.

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MARCH 27, 2018

We are pleased to have reached an agreement and are excited about combining Brookfield’s access to large-scale capital and deep operating expertise across multiple real estate sectors with GGP’s portfolio of irreplaceable retail assets,” Brookfield Property Partners CEO Brian Kingston said in a statement, according to CNBC.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Chicago-based FinTech announced on Tuesday (Sept. We built our platform to simplify the payments process for owners and operators in all industries and verticals," said Daniel Muller , CEO and founder of AeroPay, in a press release. 29) that it had inked a funding deal with Continental Investors. The amount was not disclosed.

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MARCH 11, 2017

But then again, New Yorkers take pizza unusually seriously, a fact former Daily Show host — and proud New York style pizza fan — Jon Stewart proved during 3:32 minutes of pure unadulterated hatred for Chicago-style pizza. How appetizing.

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