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The 2018 Bling Ring’s Commerce Challenge

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Earlier in the week it was reported that the Los Angeles police department arrested a criminal gang composed of three teenage boys and one of their mothers in connection with a string of high-profile robberies. The trio allegedly had just robbed the home of Los Angeles Rams receiver Robert Woods. Pokora” Tota.

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High-End Retailers Block Access To Storefronts In New York

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Stateside, however, boarded up retail locations have showed up on Los Angeles’ Rodeo Drive, Washington’s 14th Street, Chicago’s Magnificent Mile and San Francisco’s Union Square. Users of social media are now putting pictures online of retail hotspots that were once busy quiet and possibly getting ready for civil unrest.

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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

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Leveraging social media, Gentle Monster started to get traction. How Banks Can Leverage: Niche markets abound in banking, and community banks are in the perfect position to create a following on a national level should they desire. These striking designs paid for themselves in media exposure.

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Bridg Closes Marketing Loop For Restaurants, Retail

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Los Angeles-based tech company Bridg is closing the loop for brick-and-mortar restaurants, and soon for retailers, by providing them with key consumer insights. Founded in 2012, Bridg began by providing its platform to leading national and regional restaurant chains in the U.S., The ads featured a coupon for $4.25

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When QSRs Think Really Outside The Box In The Innovation Race

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They’re a limited edition and are only available in Austin, Seattle, Miami, Los Angeles and New York City. With the pervasive nature of social media, there is so much pressure to appear happy and perfect. The boxes are different colors, but the meals are the same. Each has a Whopper, French fries and a drink.

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Retail’s Ups And Downs: Holiday Shopping, The Olympics And The Samsung Galaxy Note 7

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Last week, the National Retail Federation predicted that holiday sales would climb 3.6 Retail jobs were also a big winner this week, as the number of retail jobs grew by 10,000 from August to September, according to the National Retail Federation. Here are some of the other big winners and losers of the retail game at the moment.

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Apple Hopes For Digital Services Slam Dunk With NBA Deal

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According to Bloomberg , Apple and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have “announced a partnership that includes an Apple Music playlist featuring independent artists from an emerging label. Subscribers who use the service have access to about 300 top publications, including the Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal.

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