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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. increase, while the San Antonio metro, up 19.4%, ranked 12th. Those in south central Texas, which includes San Antonio, supported an estimated 211,000 jobs and contributed nearly $25.2 By Mindy Charski.

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Study: US Housing Market Slows Down As Homeowners Stay Put Longer

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homeowners’ decision to stay in their homes longer is keeping much-needed inventory off the real estate market, causing a slip in home sales. The predicament has reduced the number of homes for sale, making for a more competitive market for buyers. Homeowners age 67 to 85 are remaining homeowners longer causing a shortage of 1.6

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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

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In November, Amazon announced the expansion of grocery pickup from Whole Foods Markets through Prime Now in eight more cities. Those cities include Birmingham, Colorado Springs, Long Island, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Tacoma and Tulsa. Grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market is now available in 22 cities.

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USAA Rules Latest Net Promoter Score Survey

Bank Innovation

A study from Temkin Group released today puts San Antonio-Texas-based USAA head and shoulders above every other corporation in America in terms of Net Promoter Score. Net promoter Score is a slightly controversial metric that measures customer loyalty. A company’s NPS is supposed to correlate with revenue growth.

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7-Eleven Launches Beer Delivery In Select US Markets

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” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S. Customers can place their beer orders via the 7Now app. Worth, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami-Ft.

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eScooter Startup Lime Exits 12 Markets, Fires 14 Pct. Of Staff

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Lime is striving to reach profitability in 2020 and is laying off about 14 percent of its workforce — roughly 100 people — and ceasing operations in 12 markets, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. These market closures have an effect not just on riders, but on our whole Lime community. More global markets planned for this month.

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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. Customers can start shopping from Whole Foods Market selection from the Prime Now website or by using the app available.