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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. Walgreens , in one case, plans to pilot drone deliveries in Christiansburg, Virginia starting in October by partnering with Wing, a member of the Alphabet family of companies.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming with fashion resale platforms as they support the circular fashion economy. thredUP’s Resale-as-a-Service platform was built with consumers and retailers in mind,” said James Reinhart, co-founder and CEO of thredUP. The home décor retailer franchise said it filed for chapter 11 protection U.S.

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JULY 22, 2019

But we want to take a few minutes to talk about pop-up shops, and how those temporary but often lucrative retail efforts are shaping commerce — and being shaped by payments — and what could be coming next. Even so, the company has certainly not given up on physical retail. Riding Retail Trends.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

Virginia-based bank surpassed industry average score, but four US banks fall short Retail Banking Feature Feature3 Customers Community Banking.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming with logistics firms to test drones for delivery — and making progress on their experimental flights. The city was chosen as the test market because Wing already had a relationship with Virginia Tech, which is in nearby Blacksburg, to test the delivery drones in the U.S.

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JUNE 29, 2020

percent following reports of possible coronavirus infections at a West Virginia location, Bloomberg reported. The popular gym chain, like other types of retailers, had been trying to open up again following months of mandated lockdowns due to the virus. West Virginia, thus far, has not been among them.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

But the excitement — high drama — warm-up commerce run is now over, and the main event is underway as Florence — and Florence is forecast to be the worst storm of its kind to hit North Carolina in nearly 64 years — is expected to have major effects on retail sales, employment and real estate in the state for a long time after the winds stop blowing.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Ascena Retail Group Inc. The arrangement would keep the company as a going concern with a minimum of 900 retail locations, the newspaper reported. Judge Kevin Huennekens from Richmond, Virginia’s U.S. 8) he would give the go-ahead to the sale of most of the retail group’s leftover property to Sycamore Partners.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Beyond the pop-up shop, the retailer is opening a “Studio of Dreams” Super Bowl Content Studio on the same block. Between its flagship and pop-up shop, brands like Nike are incorporating mobile payments along with experiences into their new retail spaces as they head into a digital future. It makes that purchasing much easier.”

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The eCommerce retailer, which had intended to bring 25,000 jobs to the city, hasn’t acquired office space for the effort as of now, The Washington Post reported. While Virginia officials provided the company with an incentive package, the state of New York is not projected to provide final approval for another year.

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JANUARY 13, 2019

Walmart , the world’s biggest retailer, is gearing up to bring on 2,000 technology professionals during 2019 to support its operations in stores and online. Bloomberg , citing comments Walmart CTO Jeremy King made in a Bloomberg TV interview, said the hiring would increase the retailer’s IT staff by more than one fourth.

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JULY 16, 2020

As of today, it’s available in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia, Instacart said in announcing completion of the Digital Deli rollout. Publix has more than 1,200 stores, all in the Southeast, stretching from Virginia to Florida.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers have sought to reduce their retail footprint in hard times, and Mattress Firm, Inc. Now, Mattress Firm is reportedly pondering bankruptcy, and analysts say that might be a good strategy for the retailer: Peter Keith of Piper Jaffray & Co. is no exception. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News….

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JULY 23, 2020

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Ascena is currently running with roughly 95 percent of its store base opened again, helping shoppers via retail locations as well as online stores.

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JULY 26, 2019

The field of fintech companies focusing on people who live paycheck to paycheck continues to grow, with Virginia Beach-based Finfit picking up $7 million in Series B equity funding on Friday. Galaxy Investments and Bison Investments participated in the round.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. In preparation for the holiday season this year, the retailer has updated its website and also plans to have a larger array of electronics, toys and fashion products.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

McLean, Virginia-based Capital One will pay 1.0192 of its own shares for each Discover share, a 26.6% Capital One Financial Corp. agreed to buy credit-card lender Discover Financial Services in a $35 billion all-stock deal to create the largest US credit card company by loan volume. premium to the closing price on Feb. 16, the […]

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APRIL 26, 2019

In Richmond, Virginia, finance job openings grew 31.3% Demand for bankers and financial services workers appears to be waning following a wave of cutbacks at the start of the year. But a few cities are bucking the trend with double-digit growth in finance employment opportunities.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The states that approved legal sports betting were Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana, while Virginia approved casino gambling in four locations, Nebraska authorized adding casino games for its horse race tracks, and Colorado added more types and numbers of games allowed at casinos and got rid of some wagering limits.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Pharmacy retail giant Walgreens and Alphabet-owned drone company Wing have teamed up on a pilot program to deliver products to the doors of customers, according to a Sept. Walgreens continues to explore partnerships to transform and modernize our customer experience and we are proud to be the first retailer in the U.S. 19 release. .

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MARCH 18, 2019

Amazon.com’s plans to open its HQ2 in Virginia got the support of local officials who approved a financial package valued at $51 million over the weekend. The HQ2 approval by the Virginia board is seen as a victory for the eCommerce giant, which has been under scrutiny from regulators, advocacy groups and lawmakers.

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JUNE 26, 2020

As the company’s chief digital officer, Sethia and his team have built what is arguably the most valuable loyalty program in retail with more than 33 million members. It announced this week that it is piloting Fuel Loyalty at participating 7-Eleven stores in North and South Orlando, Florida; North Texas; and Woodbridge, Virginia.

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JUNE 23, 2020

At this point, the range of the fuel loyalty program is limited to the Orlando, Florida and Woodbridge, Virginia areas, along with north Texas. As 7-Eleven looks to the evolving retail environment, it is also eyeing the concept of a cashierless store.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

The retailer, which has just under 950 locations, filed for protection from creditors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Bloomberg reported. The report noted that many retailers have filed for bankruptcy before liquidating. plans to close following its second bankruptcy.

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MAY 16, 2017

The national home improvement chain partnered with Virginia Tech to develop a futuristic exosuit for its employees. “As a way to support them, we found a unique opportunity to collaborate with Virginia Tech to develop one of the first retail applications for assistive robotic exosuits.”

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JUNE 26, 2020

Arizona, Louisiana and West Virginia displayed the least relative drops in spending at eateries on the part of cardholders in comparison to the year-prior time frame. Greg Abbott , the governor, said current rules for retail and restaurant capacity could stay, but no further actions would occur so long as cases were on the rise.

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JUNE 4, 2016

Today, in McLean, Virginia, guests of the local Hilton can have their questions answered 24/7, 365 days a year by what is likely the world’s first robot concierge, Connie (named for Conrad Hilton, the patriarch of the Hilton brand), which is powered by IBM’s Watson AI. Which leaves retailers with one of two choices.

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OCTOBER 20, 2019

The pilot program is being run in Christianburg, Virginia. It’s the first time a logistics provider like FedEx will deliver via drone and also the first time a retailer has ever done so as well. . Another local company, Sugar Magnolia, is also working with Wing to bring the delivery of small items like chocolate and paper goods.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Montgomery County, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. Officials told the Post the tours in Northern Virginia happened early last week, while the Washington tours occurred in the middle of the week and Amazon workers toured locations in Montgomery County toward the end of last week. They were up in Northern Virginia Monday and Tuesday.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

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. In terms of geographies, unnamed sources say that Amazon might want an urban site.

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JANUARY 8, 2018

Lidl opened a total of 10 stores in North and South Carolina and Virginia on June 15 (one day before Amazon announced its $13.7 It also reportedly curbed plans to build in Staunton, Virginia, having deemed the market too small to be of interest. billion acquisition of organic grocer Whole Foods). jobs in the next year.

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JULY 15, 2020

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), a Virginia-based trade group that promotes consumer choice and economic freedom through public policy, has asked the National Governor’s Association to push for specific and consistent mask mandates.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

UPS imposed shipping restrictions on some large retailers such as Gap, Nike, L.L. The massive Nor'easter appears poised to impact some 47 million Americans, with heavy snow expected to blanket parts of the Northeast and freezing rain lashing parts of Central Virginia and North Carolina with ice. Hot Topic Inc., Newegg Inc.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Amazon has selected New York City and Northern Virginia as the homes for its second and third headquarters. Virginia has also pledged $195 million in infrastructure improvements, work that involves subway stations and a pedestrian bridge for people headed to Reagan National Airport.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

The company’s next headquarters is being built in Arlington, Virginia. Amazon, for its part, started working in India in 2004, but retail endeavors began in earnest in 2013. Amazon was going to build a huge new headquarters in New York, but eventually decided against it, due to local opposition and despite tax breaks.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Brink’s, which is based in Richmond, Virginia, said the transaction adds 14 new markets to its realm: the Netherlands, Malaysia , Romania, Belgium, Ireland, Kuwait, the Czech Republic, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Cyprus, Indonesia, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. and several smaller markets.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Ballard Designs opened a 12,400-square-foot prototype store in Tysons Corner, Virginia back in August. The Virginia location will serve as the model for the four new and potential future expansions. The company hopes to draw consumers into an in-person retail experience that puts an emphasis on personalized design.

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