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Walmart promotes cash as AT&T continues Nashville repairs

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Tennessee retailers turned to cash acceptance as they continued to recover Monday from the Christmas Day explosion in downtown Nashville.

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High Rent Costs Hurting Retailers

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Retailers are feeling the heat from high rent costs. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal , while commercial retail rents are down, rent costs still remain higher than prerecession levels in many prime shopping areas, including Manhattan, Los Angeles and Dallas. The retailer fought the rent increase but lost.

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Retail Pulse: Madewell Teams With thredUP; Walmart Rolls Out InHome Delivery

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are joining forces with online reCommerce companies to bring pre-owned merchandise into their stores, adding to their sustainability efforts. They were to be available in some Chicago, Nashville, Austin and New York stores beginning on Oct. Beyond Madewell, other retailers have collaborated with thredUP.

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Retail Pulse: Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy; Kroger Launches New Delivery Service

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Brookstone , a specialty retailer known for massage chairs and gadgets, used to be a must-see mall retailer. malls, Brookstone is now the latest major brick-and-mortar retailer to announce that it has filed for bankruptcy protection. Both have operations online under new owners, reported The Wall Street Journal.

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Nordstrom Pilots reCommerce With ‘See You Tomorrow’ Concept

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The “See You Tomorrow” shop merchandise will come from the returned and damaged product inventory of the retailer. Kim said, according to the report, “So many Americans are already engaged with recommerce, whether it’s rental or retail.”. It works on resale for Eileen Fisher, Patagonia and other brands.

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Uber Connect Expands For Holiday Package Delivery

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Paul, Nashville, New Jersey, the New York City suburbs, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond, Portland, Salt Lake City, Seattle, St. To help keep up, UPS started imposing shipping restrictions on some large retailers. Louis, Tucson and Upstate New York. Rides declined 73 percent during the second quarter, while delivery surged 113 percent.

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Nordstrom Pilots Upscale Resale With ‘See You Tomorrow’ Concept

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The “See You Tomorrow” shop merchandise will come from the returned and damaged product inventory of the retailer. Kim said, according to the report, “So many Americans are already engaged with recommerce, whether it’s rental or retail.”. It works on resale for Eileen Fisher, Patagonia and other brands.

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