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6 lessons Apple retail taught the industry in 2001

Computerworld Vertical IT

Apple opened its first Apple retail stores 20 years ago on May 19, 2001 — and soon became one of the most successful retailers in the world — at least, it was in the time before COVID-19. What Apple did with retail. The Apple stores offer an amazing new way to buy a computer,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.

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Healthcare payments giant Cotiviti to acquire data interoperability company Edifecs

GeekWire

Edifecs launched in 1996 as a data processing company and turned its focus to healthcare in 2001. It also sells data management and recovery audit services to the retail industry. -based health software company Edifecs announced has agreed to be acquired by Cotiviti , a Utah-based healthcare giant backed by private equity firms.

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Tech Moves: Leafly names CEO; early Amazon exec departs; Microsoft vet named DocuSign CTO; ex-Vicis CEO lands new gig; more

GeekWire

Former Amazon Books VP Jennifer Cast stands inside Amazon’s first physical retail location in Seattle. Cast initially joined Amazon in 1996 as the 25th employee, and departed in 2001 after a stint as vice president of books, music, video and digital. GeekWire File Photo).

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GI Partners Buys LA Telecom Hub One Wilshire » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

One Wilshire is an iconic 30-story, 663,000 square feet building housing data center, office, storage and retail space with a five-level subterranean parking garage. That sale price represents a nice return for Hines, which bought One Wilshire in 2007 for $287 million from the Carlyle Group. Longtime Partners in Sector.

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Expedia Group hires top execs from Apple and Verizon as part of leadership structure overhaul

GeekWire

Travel Partners Group President Cyril Ranque; President and Marketing co-lead Adam Jay; and Retail Product and Technology President Tucker Moodey “will all depart at different timeframes over the next several months,” Expedia said in a statement. As part of the leadership overhaul, several key executives are leaving the company.

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Wizards of the Coast’s ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance’ video game debuts June 22

GeekWire

Despite the lack of a number in its name, it’s technically the third game in a series that began with the 2001 spin-off Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance. Dark Alliance is also running off of some back-to-basics concepts. Developed in Bothell, Wash.

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Tech Moves: Expedia board director Skip Battle resigns; Madrona promotions; Vacasa’s new CFO

GeekWire

Seattle startup Joe Coffee, a mobile order and rewards app for independent coffee retailers, appointed former Lyft Regional Director for the Southeast Sam Bond as its COO. Joan Palmiter Bajorek joined New York-based conversational AI startup NLX as head of user research.

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