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Kroger Teams With ClusterTruck To Serve Up ‘Ghost Kitchens’

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is launching two “ghost kitchens” in its stores in partnership with Indianapolis-based ClusterTruck , which operates delivery-only restaurants. The Kroger stores slated for the new service are in Indianapolis and greater Columbus, Ohio. The operation will deliver restaurant-quality food from a menu of 80 meals.

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Simon Property Group Looks To Raise $300 Million For Shell Company

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A SPAC, or blank-check company, has no commercial operations, but is formed to raise cash and go shopping for an existing company or companies to acquire. Indianapolis-based Simon said the IPO will offer 30 million “units” at $10.

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Amazon Announces Next Whole Foods Delivery Expansion

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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.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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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. 5G Potential.

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Coronavirus Triggers Furloughs For Over 1K Workers At Simon-Owned Malls

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The furloughs affect employees at Simon’s Indianapolis headquarters as well as at its malls and outlets nationwide, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC. Macy’s said on Monday (March 30) that it was using the “absolute minimum workforce needed to maintain basic operations.” The biggest mall owner in the U.S.

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Fabletics Announces Brick-and-Mortar Expansion

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The first opening will take place in Frisco, Texas next March, followed by Indianapolis, Indiana; Lexington, Kentucky; Schaumburg, Illinois; Boulder, Colorado; and Portland, Oregon in the second quarter of 2017. Less is more,” Dustin Netral, SVP of operations for Fabletics, said in a press release.

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B2B Financing Firm FreightRover Reportedly Impacted By Celadon Fraud Scam

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The Indianapolis-based firm, which works to accelerate B2B payments to truck operators, apparently has removed its CEO and COO — the result of a financial accounting scandal at another trucking firm where FreightRover executives had worked. The problems reportedly stem not from FreightRover, but from Celadon Group Inc.,

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