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Macy’s To Open New Ohio Distribution Center

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It looks like Macy’s will be doing some new building in in central Ohio, thanks to an awareness of some state tax incentives. According to reports , Macy’s will open a new regional distribution center in the Rickenbacker Airport area that is expected to create 410 jobs when it opens in Fall 2019.

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BLS Report Shows Static Retail Jobs Picture

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That’s the case with the new employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed that retail jobs held steady between January and February. Manufacturing, mining, wholesale and retail trade, and transportation and warehousing saw little change in employment for the month, the BLS said. Sometimes no news is good news.

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Kroger, Ocado Announce Two New Customer Fulfillment Centers

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Kroger and Ocado , one of the world’s largest online grocery retailers, have announced that Central Florida and the Mid-Atlantic will be the next regions for Kroger’s two newest customer fulfillment centers (CFC) in the U.S. The retailer noted that the facility could bring in over 410 new jobs. As the U.S.

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Site Visits Fuel Anticipation For Amazon’s HQ2

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According to a person with a understanding of the visits, the eCommerce retailer visited Chicago, New York City and Chicago, The Wall Street Journal reported. That could enable the retailer to keep its choice unknown ahead of an announced decision. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio.

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Is Amazon’s Delivery ‘Purge’ A Boon To Last-Mile Rivals?

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The net impact of Amazon’s decision translates to Bear Down Logistics’ facilities shutting down in Ohio, Virginia and Illinois in April — with 280 positions lost. The Seattle Times reported that a Bear Down Logistics driver in Michigan makes $15 an hour, while UPS pays about $20 an hour in the same region for the same work.

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Mall Now A Four-Letter Word For Some Operators?

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Consider Parmatown Mall, in Parma, Ohio, which has been refashioned as The Shoppes at Parma. There are 90 regional malls that have renovated in just the past four years and, as calculated by property consultancy JLL, 17 have stripped away the “mall” designation. Call them something else, then, it seems. is now Hanover Crossing.

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Huntington Now Offers Real-Time Payments For Consumers, SMBs

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Regional bank holding company Huntington is now using the RTP network, meaning it now has a new real-time payments option to help people get money nearly instantly, according to a press release. “Real-time payments is a tremendous leap forward in meeting their needs for greater speed, security and efficiency in payments,” Hastings said.

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