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JANUARY 30, 2017

This year, however, since both Tencent and Alibaba are looking to get more in-store (as opposed to online) use — they are trying to push Chinese consumers to use the spring festival as a reason to buy physical objects through their apps, hoping that the habit will stick. So far 250 million people have played the game.

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APRIL 17, 2018

music festival season with a $704 million bang. Times , that’s how much is spent by consumers and businesses over the course of the two-weekend Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as well as its sister event, country music festival Stagecoach, which takes place the following weekend in the same location.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2016

The interesting thing is, even with a so-called curse and a disappointing ending to every season since 1908, the Cubs’ loyal fan base has continued to make the team one of the most profitable in all of baseball. Last year, Forbes reported that the Cubs brought in $50.8 As with the entire Chicago hospitality industry, summer is booming.

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DECEMBER 9, 2017

As the holiday shopping season officially reaches the halfway mark, consumers around the world have hit the holiday wall: they’re tired of buying things for other people. We love buying gifts for others, and we do believe that giving is one of the purer joys of the holiday season. 7 and will be gone for the season as of Dec.

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