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Fabletics Announces Brick-and-Mortar Expansion

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Activewear brand Fabletics , which was co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, announced plans for a retail expansion across the U.S. The company confirmed that the new locations will bring the brand’s total retail store count to 30 locations throughout the U.S.

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Restaurant Operator Blames Bankruptcy On Wage Hike

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an eatery operator with 35 restaurants, has filed for bankruptcy and is blaming the misfortune on a recent minimum wage hike in court filings, according to a report by Bloomberg. The wage increases in Portland, San Francisco and Seattle carried wage expenses to $10.6 Restaurant Unlimited Inc.,

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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

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Part of the future of retail is playing out inside hotels — and that’s happening as the wider part of the travel-and-tourism industry is undergoing its own significant disruption. One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. and Portland, Maine. Deeper Trend.

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BI Ignite 2019: Umpqua’s Go-To Platform Moving to a 24/7 Service, CEO Says

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Access to the Go-To platform is free for the Portland, Ore.-based Umpqua Bank’s Go-To human-digital live support platform is moving to a 24/7 service, Cort O'Haver, President and CEO of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, announced at Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 in Seattle on Tuesday. He said the decision had been made just that morning.

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Indochino Eyes Expansion In 2019

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Vancouver-based Indochino, which currently operates 38 showrooms , said six locations will open this year in the Northeast, including Brooklyn, N.Y.; And five additional locations will open on the West Coast, with three in California — Roseville, San Diego and San Jose — plus Portland, Oregon, and Bellevue, Washington. Greenwich, Conn.;

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For This Startup, Scale Was A Matter Of Necessity

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Well, according to Cofounder and CEO Eric Breon, scaling was a matter of necessity when Vacasa first started out because rental homes were illegal in the company’s home turf of Portland, Oregon, in all but commercial areas (which greatly limited the company’s initial reach). Italy, Spain, Belize and Chile.

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Grocery Round-Up: Amazon Fresh Opens, Whole Foods Cuts Prices And The US Grocery Sales Boom Slows Down 

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However, the store isn’t quite operating at full capacity, as COVID-related limitations have made that impossible. . Mackey said the chain has taken a long hard look at its operations to find more cost reductions. Whole Foods Promises Price Cuts. Grocery Delivery Firm Weee! Has A Big Year .