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Quick news from around the Web...

Amazon adds 2,000 jobs to Florida distribution center


Fresh & Easy to close 14 underperforming stores in Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Arizona

Natural Grocers plans to expand loyalty program nationwide and open 22 new stores in 2016

India's online retailer Snapdeal receives $500M in funding from Alibaba, Foxconn, SoftBank

Sales of fresh produce at c-stores grew 10.3% in the US in 2014, 4x rate of general produce sales 2.7%

And finally... Macy's is getting into the spirits. The department store chain is creating a private wine label to be sold in stores and restaurants. Story

 

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