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Thursday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
How e-commerce is disrupting the health and personal care industry
At $300 billion a year in sales, health and personal care is the second-largest retail category in the US behind groceries. However, like the grocery industry, e-commerce has yet to really disrupt the American drug store. But more consumers are beginning to shop online for products that they'd typically go to a drug store to purchase. More at Business Insider.
Embry-Riddle’s Johnson to retire
What John Johnson calls “the pinnacle of his career” will soon come to an end. The president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University announced Tuesday that he will retire after nearly 10 years in the job. More at the Daytona Beach News Journal and Embry-Riddle.
Filly breaks all-time OBS sales record: $1.9 million
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A filly sold for $1.9 million Wednesday to set the all-time, highest-priced record for a horse sold at the Ocala Breeders' Sales. But the Tapit filly almost didn't make it to the sale as the owner wanted to race her himself. More at the Ocala Star-Banner.
McDonald’s tests new customized burger concept in Orlando
A McDonald’s restaurant in east Orlando is bringing a new burger experience to Central Florida’s fast food scene. McDonald’s customers control their orders by choosing their favorite toppings on an interactive kiosk inside the restaurant. More at the Orlando Business Journal.
First bookstore dedicated to self-published authors opens in Florida
Frustrated by a lack of opportunity to display and sell their work, self-published children’s author and illustrator Patti Brassard Jefferson and history author Timothy Jacobs decided to create a bookstore of their own, Gulf Coast Bookstore, and to only sell books by indie authors. More at the Publisher's Weekly.
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