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AUGUST 23, 2017

The new eCommerce fulfillment center will be located in Plainfield, Indiana, and Kohl’s expects to begin shipping Kohls.com online retail orders from the new location by the end of this month. The Plainfield facility will join existing eCommerce locations in California, Maryland, Ohio and Texas.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

28, the Limited brand filed a WARN notice with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which included a statement that “a mass layoff” — up to 248 employees — will occur and that its headquarters may be closing in New Albany, Ohio. The letter was also sent to the company’s employees.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As reported last week, Bear Down Logistics is no longer working with Amazon, with the firm cutting hundreds of jobs in the wake of that severance, and effectively ceasing operations across five states. There are another 120 workers slated to be let go in Michigan. “We

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APRIL 10, 2019

Amazon also said it has expanded its grocery pickup to Whole Foods Market in Columbus, Ohio. The recent woes of Sears and other struggling retailers are seen as an opportunity for the online retail giant. The service is now available in 30 U.S. metros, with plans to expand further this year. Sources told Yahoo!

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AUGUST 20, 2019

The needs of children are a driving force for online and mobile innovation and disruption. It’s not exactly unusual these days, of course, to find multiple eyeglass options online for both adults and children – the purchase of glasses was traditionally an expensive and friction-filled process before the spread of online sales.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

28, the Limited brand filed a WARN notice with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which included a statement that “a mass layoff” — up to 248 employees — will occur and that its headquarters may be closing in New Albany, Ohio. However, it’s not clear how long the retailer will continue to sell items online.

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MARCH 22, 2020

With the closure of nearly all casinos nationwide, the online gambling trade group iDevelopment & Economic Association (iDEA) is asking states to free up restrictions so casinos can replace some revenue lost from shutting doors — and help refill state tax coffers, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

operates a nationwide chain of casual dining restaurants offering a diverse range of menu items. We are excited to be expanding our delivery options and combining BJ’s extensive menu with the convenience of Grubhub,” said Lon Ledwith, executive vice president of operations at BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

which aims to improve productivity in its trade operations by testing modules, such as Receivable Finance and Payment Commitment (Payment Undertaking),” said the release. The company had been focused on creating online voting platforms, and had processed roughly 1.9 The] PoC was conducted between SMBC and Mitsui & Co.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

online supermarket operator Ocado have unveiled a site in a Cincinnati suburb as the site of a high-tech customer fulfillment center (CFC). The Ohio facility is a warehouse that has robotic and digital functionality, Kroger said in a press release. Kroger and U.K. with the deal.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

8) that it had acquired First Billing Services , a billing processor based in Ohio that focuses on municipalities and utilities. First Billing was founded in 2011, operating until the December 2018 transaction with Paya as the billing services affiliate of The Connor Group , a real estate investment firm. The Broader Strategy.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Macy’s announced it is hiring 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, as well as adding more employees to handle online orders. The retailer said that around 23,500 of the seasonal positions will be based in facilities that support online sales, an increase of 5,500 positions compared to 2017. Macy’s, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Payments solution firm Paya said Thursday (November 1) that it has acquired Stewardship Technology, an Ohio-based PayFAC focused on nonprofits, faith-based organizations and educational enterprises. Onboarding of these small firms needs to happen in a streamlined manner, which is crucial as they seek to expand their donor base.

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JUNE 14, 2016

As such, much of the pool of innovative tools currently being used by online and primarily omni-focused merchants is off limits to the hulking retailer, and its choice of life-saving interventions is limited to what it can do to manipulate the floorspace that it has. There’s so much we’re testing in this building,” Newton said.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Wayfair Supreme Court decision continue to rattle online merchants, as three states (California, Louisiana and South Carolina) are now trying to collect eCommerce sales tax retroactively, as far back as five years. Some states are making sweeping moves, like Ohio just did by eliminating sales taxes on feminine hygiene products.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The new ghost kitchens will be available in Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. The operation will deliver restaurant-quality food from a menu of 80 meals. Described as Amazon’s annual everything sale — it should probably not come as much of a surprise that groceries have been added to the line-up. And it's starting early.

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JULY 5, 2020

Indeed, with in-person contact between members and staff prohibited by stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, credit unions relied on online loan applications to collect information from the deluge of prospective borrowers who sought funds in the first round of PPP funding.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

As it stands, all of the retailer’s online operations and stores are currently operational. The kits are available in Kroger in places like Ohio and Kentucky as well as other brands such as Ralphs in California and King Soopers in Colorado. The offering, which is dubbed Target Circle, will make its debut in five U.S.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

New York City seems like a natural fit for the company’s second permanent store, as goop Chief Revenue Officer Kim Kreuzberger told Glossy that 12 percent of the company’s online sales come from the New York metro area (more than San Francisco and Los Angeles). to pick up online purchases via curbside services.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The slow, expensive process of handling print invoices is a barrier to smooth cash flow, and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can make their operations run smoother by tapping AR tools for digital payments, electronic invoices, automated processes and more. Getting paid in a timely manner is a problem that transcends industries.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., Redfin also said that “online views of homes currently for sale in Crystal City and Long Island City on Redfin.com have skyrocketed. 13) on its new headquarters. Citi Reaction.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In addition to adding the service to those seven markets, Google will also be enhancing services currently on offer in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Michigan, Wyoming, Iowa, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas and Ohio. First on the list is apparently getting the cooperative deal it’s worked out with Target in other U.S.

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JULY 13, 2018

Second-quarter net income was impacted by a $481 million one-time expense resulting from a key Supreme Court decision related to online sales, South Dakota v. Wells Fargo also announced plans to sell 52 branches in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and parts of Wisconsin to Flagstar Bancorp. Revenue fell to $21.6 The bank reported 28.9

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FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The Crystal City, Virginia HQ2 plans are still underway, as are plans for a new operations hub in Nashville. Kroger Pay is one of the few mobile wallets that pairs loyalty and payment,” said Mary Ellen Adcock, the group VP of operations at Kroger. Has Apple come to save online journalism – or to bury it?

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APRIL 15, 2019

The marketplace operators sell the data to cybercriminals who use it for identity theft, online fraud and other crimes – and the data is worth anywhere from $5 to $200. Herdman of the Northern District of Ohio. The site offers up a rich trove of information on consumers, including their fingerprints. Attorney Justin E.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

These farms have five years to alter their operations. Things are also changing at the store locations where eggs end up — largely in the form of technological innovations to compete with the small but quickly growing online grocery segment, as well as direct pressure from the threat of Amazon Go and Walmart.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Devising options for customers to buy online, pick up in-store (or at a 24-hour kiosk near the store) is another. The service operates out of two 2,000-square-foot industrial spaces and offers only 1,000 products, using artificial intelligence to determine which items to stock and in what amounts based on customer buying trends.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Robotics and automation were areas of focus for both retailers this week as they seek to upgrade their operations in an effort to capture more consumer spend. With the additions, Prime delivery is now online in 75 U.S. Amazon is advancing warehouse automation tech with a big leveling up of its autonomous cart technology. told Adweek.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Univest Bank’s loan officers typically file applications for commercial lines of credit, handled via a cloud-based operating system from nCino Inc. After a loan is funded, the account information is sent to the bank’s small-business loan operations department, where a Univest Bank staffer manually books the loan into the bank’s core system.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Combined, these 31 European startups have raised more than $21B in total funding, and operate across industries including fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Company Description: This UK-based company operates data centers in Europe and Asia. Auto1 Group now has operations in more than 30 countries. Global Switch.

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MARCH 7, 2019

There is a possibly apocryphal story of Amazon’s early days (around 2001) where Founder Jeff Bezos was invited to Bentonville, Arkansas to discuss the possibility of Walmart purchasing his still young – and, at this point, struggling – online bookstore. Customers will also be able to use the service online at Walmart.com. respectively.

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JUNE 30, 2022

We worked with them with loans to buy equipment and vehicles for delivery and the beginning operational cash needs of the business,” Bunnell says. Rowland with Greg Bynum, president and chief operating officer. Wrentham Co-operative Bank. The Home Savings And Loan Company of Kenton, Ohio. Marion, Ky. Photo by Steve Puppe.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Company Description: Operating out of Santa Monica, California, GoodRx offers a cost-saving platform for prescription drugs. Company Description: Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Roblox is an online gaming platform. Bird Rides currently operates in more than 100 locations. . Valuation: $2.8B. Total Funding: $1M.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Online payment solutions company Klarna has made a move that furthers its goal to become “the world’s favorite way to buy” The Ohio-based company has gone live with SAP’s Smart Accounting for Financial Instruments , ( Smart AFI ). GAAP standards, comes as a part of SAPs Bank Analyzer 9.0 release. .

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Blue Bottle, which has operations across SF, NY, and Tokyo, among others, can also be found on our food and beverage market map. . 1B+: Unicorn company Zhong An Insurance, a Shanghai-based internet insurance company and China’s first online-only insurer, recently received approval for its proposed $1B+ IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Online sales were up 108 percent during the quarter. In late October , Cincinnati-based Kroger announced its “Restock Kroger” program — which aims to improve shipping, distribution and the links between its online and offline businesses — would be a major boost for shareholders. He pointed to total company sales, which hit $29.7

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MAY 24, 2018

Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company won the auction with a bid of just under $19 million, The Boston Globe reported. “We Necco had moved its operations to a large 50-acre site after leaving its longtime plant just outside Boston in 2003. Following an auction in a U.S. bankruptcy court, Massachusetts’ New England Confectionery Co.

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