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Rent-A-Center is one step closer to going private.

In addition to considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new Amazon Go cashierless stores by 2021, Amazon made the headlines for several other stories.

Amazon is expanding its fleet of supermarkets — but this time, they are not in the United States.

A shooter opened up fire at a Rite Aid distribution center.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is setting up shop on Alibaba’s Tmall Global platform.

Fifty-six of the 100 largest warehouse leases in the first half of 2018 were signed by e-commerce and third-party logistics companies, according to CBRE.

Retailers are gearing up for the busiest time of the year but despite efforts to move inventory quickly, the current transportation capacity crunch is taking a toll.

Amazon is bolstering its fulfillment operations in California.