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Quick news from around the Web...

Haggen pulls back from big expansion plan, closes 27 stores

Amazon considering public transportation as another means of delivery

Dick's Sporting Goods' e-commerce accounts for 7% of total sales in Q2

Petco files for new IPO

Home Depot's same-store sales up 7% in quarter

And finally... If each customer paid between $0.17 and $0.30 more per Big Mac, employees at McDonald's could earn a living wage, according to a new study by researchers at Purdue University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Story
 

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