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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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Analysis
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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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…
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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…
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How Corporate Venture Capital Arms Are Outpacing Traditional VC Firms
Corporate VCs are outpacing traditional venture firms through faster decisions, strategic resources,…
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Private Equity Buyouts Are Flooding the Urgent Care Clinic Market
Private equity firms are buying up urgent care clinics at scale, reshaping…
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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…
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Senate Filibuster Reform Pressure Is Growing Inside Democratic Leadership
Pressure to reform the Senate filibuster is growing inside Democratic leadership, moving…
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How AI-Generated Campaign Ads Are Outperforming Human-Created Political Content
AI-generated political ads are outperforming human-created content with higher engagement rates and…