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Giving The Gift Of Michigan With Curated Boxes

PYMNTS

It’s all “nice, local, Michigan-made food products,” Founder Cory Wright told PYMNTS in an interview. The big draw, Wright said, is that someone has to have some type of allegiance to Michigan. Overall, Wright said, the company’s mission is simple: to make it as easy as possible for people to give the gift of Michigan.

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Want To Build A Retail Experience? Get An Incubator

PYMNTS

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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Retail Pulse: Walgreens To Test Drone Deliveries; Walmart To Relaunch Scoop

PYMNTS

Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. From Amazon to Uber and Walgreens, retailers and eCommerce platforms are tapping into drones to expand their omnichannel offerings by providing consumers with easy access to their favorite products.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s

PYMNTS

Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. said in the announcement about the offering, “Walmart aims to be the market leader in providing retail workers a path to careers in growing fields like healthcare.

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How savings app Plinqit wants to help banks

Bank Innovation

Plinqit was developed by Ann Arbor-based startup HT Mobile Apps (HTMA), which confirmed on Monday that it added Bank Michigan […].

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Grocery Roundup: New Amazon Fresh Store, SpartanNash Puts Incentives In ‘Fast Lane,' Walmart On Autonomous Delivery

PYMNTS

It’s been a busy time in the grocery world this week, with digital innovation at the core of the headlines in the industry. The news comes as the first Amazon Fresh opened , with the eCommerce retailer providing access to the general public to the Los Angeles store in September.

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MSUFCU chatbots equal to 21 FT employees, $735,000 estimated salaries

BankInovation

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union saves 2,000 employees hours each month via its AI-driven, internal chatbot Gene. based credit union launched its internal bot Gene through its innovation lab, which was stood up in 2021, Ami Iceman-Haueter, chief research and digital experience officer at MSUFCU, said Friday at the […]