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GM’s Electric Vehicle Makeover Reverberates Far Beyond Detroit

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While the wisdom and strategy can be debated, there is no arguing the fact that GM’s decision to wean itself — and the world — off of fossil fuels will have tectonic effects that will be felt far beyond Detroit, and will take along for the ride scores of ancillary businesses that keep America’s love affair with the automobile rolling.

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Holiday Shipping Delays Fall Hard On Retail SMBs

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For example, investigative reporters from Detroit’s WXYZ found tractor trailers lined up around the street trying to deliver and pick up packages at the U.S. Postal Service Detroit Network Distribution Center in Allen Park. The station counted at least 50 of them trying to get into the Allen Park plant on Monday, Dec.

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Auto Sales Race Toward A New Retail Future

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Close the door and buckle up – retail automotive sales are getting an upgrade. The company also opened an engineering port in Detroit this year, choosing the city for its “wide pool of skilled tech, design and product talent, as well as its longtime automotive industry legacy.” for both iOS and Android.

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SUVs Out, Sedans In At Detroit Auto Show

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But you wouldn’t know it by looking at the lineup of this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit. High-riding, gas-guzzling, wide-bodied SUVs were more popular among U.S. and international drivers than ever in 2016. Half of the 20 new models unveiled this year were sedans, station wagons and coupes.

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Detroit Red Wings IT exec: Mobile enhances the customer experience

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If there is one reason retailers must move forward with a mobile app strategy it’s this: consumers not paying in cash spend an average of 13 percent more when it’s a mobile payment experience.

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Can 5G Power Retail Drone Deliveries?

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UPS , too, is going down the drone path – one that Amazon pioneered for retail delivery uses – and is seeking a certification to operate commercial drone flights. We can expect more such retail trends to match up and combine forces for new innovation in the coming decade. The company applied to the U.S.

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Want To Build A Retail Experience? Get An Incubator

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You’ve probably gotten the memo already, but in case you missed the message, here you go: Mere retail is boring. Mere retail is not enough. According to Foot Locker , that store has 8,500 square feet of retail space and “is home to an activation space that will host regularly scheduled events and activations for the sneaker-obsessed.”

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