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- Regional Grocery Cooperatives Are Absorbing Failing Independent Supermarkets
- Freight Railroads Are Quietly Poaching Trucking Clients From Brokers
- Convenience Store Chains Are Absorbing Shuttered Gas Station Franchises
- Community Banks Are Quietly Exiting Small Business Agriculture Loans
- Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Quietly Consolidating Specialty Drug Distribution
IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
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Regional Grocery Cooperatives Are Absorbing Failing Independent Supermarkets
Regional grocery co-ops are converting failing independent supermarkets into member-owned stores -…
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Freight Railroads Are Quietly Poaching Trucking Clients From Brokers
Freight railroads are building direct shipper relationships that cut out trucking brokers,…
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Convenience Store Chains Are Absorbing Shuttered Gas Station Franchises
Convenience store chains are snapping up shuttered gas station properties, turning distressed…
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Community Banks Are Quietly Exiting Small Business Agriculture Loans
Community banks are quietly exiting small business agriculture loans, leaving small farm…
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Quietly Consolidating Specialty Drug Distribution
PBMs are consolidating specialty drug distribution through owned pharmacies, raising conflict-of-interest concerns…
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Dollar Stores Are Quietly Retreating From Urban Markets
Dollar General and Dollar Tree are quietly closing urban stores, retreating from…
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Retail Landlords Are Filling Vacant Anchors With Pickleball Courts
Retail landlords are converting vacant anchor spaces into pickleball facilities. Here's why…
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Corporate Bond Markets Are Quietly Crowding Out Small Business Lending
Corporate bond markets are pulling large borrowers away from banks, and the…
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Discount Brokerages Are Quietly Eating Into Full-Service Wealth Management
Discount brokerages have quietly built out sophisticated wealth management tools that are…
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Wholesale Club Chains Are Absorbing Shuttered Department Store Locations
Wholesale clubs are converting shuttered department store locations at an accelerating pace,…
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Retail Pharmacy Closures Are Leaving Rural Counties Without Prescription Access
Major pharmacy chain closures are creating prescription access gaps in rural counties,…
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Municipal Pension Funds Are Quietly Backing Private Infrastructure Deals
Municipal pension funds are directing growing capital toward private infrastructure deals, raising…
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Business
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Business
Regional Grocery Cooperatives Are Absorbing Failing Independent Supermarkets
Regional grocery co-ops are converting failing independent supermarkets into member-owned stores - a business move driven by low acquisition costs…
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News
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How Extreme Weather Events Are Accelerating Small Town Population Decline
Extreme weather events are permanently reshaping America's demographic map, forcing small-town residents to choose between rebuilding repeatedly or relocating to…
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Politics
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Politics
Senate Filibuster Reform Pressure Is Growing Inside Democratic Leadership
Pressure to reform the Senate filibuster is growing inside Democratic leadership, moving from activist margins into caucus strategy sessions and…
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Analysis
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How Corporate Mass Layoffs Are Strengthening Labor Union Membership Nationwide
Mass corporate layoffs are driving the strongest surge in union membership in decades as workers seek collective protection against job…
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MORE STORIES
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How Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Is Creating New Manufacturing Jobs
Electric vehicle battery recycling is creating thousands of manufacturing jobs as companies…
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Why Gubernatorial Candidates Are Focusing Campaign Spending on Local Radio
Gubernatorial candidates are shifting millions from digital ads to local radio, betting…
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The Unexpected Winners and Losers of Remote Learning Technology Adoption
Remote learning's global experiment revealed surprising winners like gaming platforms and unexpected…
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Why Major Retailers Are Abandoning Self-Checkout Systems for Human Cashiers
Major retailers like Target and Walmart are removing self-checkout systems due to…
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Why Campaign Finance Reform Is Uniting Unlikely Political Coalitions
Progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans unite behind campaign finance reform as anti-establishment…
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How Rising Interest Rates Are Changing Millennial Home Buying Patterns
Rising mortgage rates are forcing millennials to delay, relocate, and get creative…
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How Luxury Car Brands Are Partnering with Ride Share Companies
Luxury car brands like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi are partnering with Uber…
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Why Third Party Candidates Are Gaining Ballot Access in Previously Locked States
Third-party candidates are breaking through ballot access barriers in states that historically…
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Corporate America’s Shift from DEI Programs to Economic Mobility Initiatives
Major corporations are replacing traditional DEI programs with economic mobility initiatives focused…