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Laundry-folding robot Laundroid’s Seven Dreamers has filed for bankruptcy - The Verge

04/23/19

Laundry-folding robot Laundroid’s Seven Dreamers has filed for bankruptcy  The Verge

Seven Dreamers, the Japanese company behind the laundry-folding robot Laundroid, has filed for bankruptcy. The company was backed by Panasonic and ...

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Housing developer successor must honor initial obligation - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

04/23/19

Housing developer successor must honor initial obligation  Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Housing developer successor must honor initial obligation- The 2nd District Appellate Court recently held that the successor in interest to a bankrupt developer ...

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The company behind Laundroid files for bankruptcy - TechCrunch

04/23/19

The company behind Laundroid files for bankruptcy  TechCrunch

At the end of the day, Laundroid amounted to little more than a fun show demo. The device was a bit silly and prohibitively large and expensive for most to ...

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7 now-defunct membership-only retailers that burst onto the scene before Costco or Sam's Club - Business Insider India

04/23/19

7 now-defunct membership-only retailers that burst onto the scene before Costco or Sam's Club  Business Insider India

Fedco — or the Federal Employees' Distributing Company — was the 1948 brainchild of hundreds of postal workers looking for a better place to shop. Despite ...

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7 now-defunct membership-only retailers that burst onto the scene before Costco or Sam's Club - INSIDER

04/23/19

7 now-defunct membership-only retailers that burst onto the scene before Costco or Sam's Club  INSIDER

Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's are the biggest names in the members-only warehouse business today. Here are similar ventures that are no longer around.

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7 now-defunct membership-only retailers that burst onto the scene before Costco or Sam's Club - Business Insider

04/23/19

7 now-defunct membership-only retailers that burst onto the scene before Costco or Sam's Club  Business Insider

Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's are the biggest names in the members-only warehouse business today. Here are similar ventures that are no longer around.

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7 now-defunct membership-only retailers that burst onto the scene before Costco or Sam's Club - Business Insider India

04/23/19

7 now-defunct membership-only retailers that burst onto the scene before Costco or Sam's Club  Business Insider India

Costaricky/Wikimedia CommonsThese companies were like Costco before Costco was even a thing.Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's are three ubiquitous retailers.

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Hedge-Fund Ownership Cost Sears Workers Their Jobs. Now They're Fighting Back. - The Nation

04/23/19

Hedge-Fund Ownership Cost Sears Workers Their Jobs. Now They're Fighting Back.  The Nation

Laid-off retail workers are demanding severance, labor protections—and an end to the Wall Street playbook of owning a company while hollowing it out.

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The government took single mom's $3,063 tax refund to cover her student loans. She's trying to get it back - CNBC

04/23/19

The government took single mom's $3,063 tax refund to cover her student loans. She's trying to get it back  CNBC

Tax refunds are a lifeline for many low-income people. For the increasing number of people who've fallen behind on their student loans, however, that relief ...

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The government took single mom's $3,063 tax refund to cover her student loans. She's trying to get it back - CNBC

04/23/19

The government took single mom's $3,063 tax refund to cover her student loans. She's trying to get it back  CNBC

Tax refunds are a lifeline for many low-income people. For the increasing number of people who've fallen behind on their student loans, however, that relief ...

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