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Pilot to Hire 10,000+ Employees in Advance of Summer Travel Season

Retail TouchPoints

In addition to the more than 750 Pilot and Flying J travel center locations across the U.S. The company is hiring across all of its business and locations, with the largest number of openings in key travel states including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

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Pilot Travel Centers to Invest $1 Billion in New Horizons Renovation Initiative

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Pilot Travel Centers ’ $1 billion New Horizons remodeling project will enhance the retailer’s stores throughout North America. As part of the three -year project, more than 400 Pilot and Flying J travel locations will receive upgrades. More than 50 site remodels are planned for this year.

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Clothing, Home Décor and Travel Purchases Expected to Soar Over Memorial Day Weekend

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Additionally, 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home, an increase of 60% over 2020, according to AAA. Electronics was the second-most-popular category, with 34% of shoppers planning to make purchases, followed by home décor at 25% in the latest sign that the home improvement boom still has legs.

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UK Consumer Spending Slows in December, Yet Entertainment and Travel Sectors Thrive

365 Retail

However, the entertainment and travel sectors saw a surge as consumers eagerly booked experiences and getaways for 2024. Travel Sector Soars The travel sector experienced robust growth, with airlines and travel agents reporting increases of 20.2% Essential spending saw a notable deceleration, climbing only 1.8%

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The Platinum Card Experience: Travel Clubs And Loyalty Programs In The Retail Landscape

RTP blog

By Mike Putman, Customer Travel Solutions If co-brand credit cards and frequent flyer programs have taught us anything, it’s that consumers love to travel and will go out of their way for exclusive travel benefits.

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Product Substitution: How Savvy Retailers and Manufacturers can Build Supply Chain Resiliency, Reduce Costs and Improve Customer Experiences

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Successful execution of product substitution depends on several key factors: delivering functional equivalence to the original product, improving product quality, ensuring price alignment, having real-time visibility into inventory management and customer behavior, and upholding customer experience standards.

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Super Bowl LVII Ads: Temu Debuts, Rakuten Time-Travels to the 1990s

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When you’ve sold millions of albums and performed at packed arenas, seeing someone else called a rock star for using HR software to improve scheduling could be a little annoying. Workday ’s approach was to literally fill the screen with rock stars , including Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Clark Jr.,

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