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Grubhub Offers Eateries $30M In Promo Support During COVID-19

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Chicago-headquartered delivery unicorn Grubhub said it will spend $30 million to help support more than 100,000 independent restaurants and regional franchises as the coronavirus pandemic changes everyday life, the company announced on Thursday (April 2). It has raised a total of $284.1 million in more than eight funding rounds.

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Uber Launches Uber Works To Connect Workers To Gig Jobs

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The app is being tested in Chicago and will show available shifts companies are looking to fill with temporary workers. Although the startup will be a wholly-owned Uber subsidiary, Careem will continue to operate under its own brand, the news outlet reported. Uber paid $3.1 billion to take ownership.

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Peace Coffee Perfectly Times Its Pandemic-Fueled Growth

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Before the pandemic, it was a strong regional brand that combined conscious capitalism with direct-to-consumer (DTC) capabilities, with four popular retail locations, a rabid fan base and solid retail distribution for its whole-bean blends. But sometimes the pre-pandemic plans work out just fine.

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Starbucks Hits 16.3M Mobile Users, Eyes Expanded Delivery

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Overall, sales were up 3 percent, and transactions were up 1 percent in the Asia-Pacific region as a whole. Over the next several weeks, delivery services via Uber Eats are on deck to roll out in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. The brand is also forecasting net income between $2.32 As of Tuesday (Jan.

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Can Booze Help Build Better Retail Experiences?

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In some cities — Chicago, for instance — consumers can buy beer and wine from inside certain upscale grocery stores and then drink as they go about their shopping (some grocery carts offer cup holders, which, it must be said, also handle coffee). Select locations will also allow for the pickup of spirits, depending on local laws.

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Post-Toys R Us, Retailers Vie For Experiential Toy Shoppers

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Since then, the retailer has grown to serve several regions including Asia, the Middle East, Africa and North America. According to CNBC , a person with knowledge of the situation said the retailer would eye places such as Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami, noting that it would consider “some of the more profitable malls in the country.”

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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The internet “and its many apps, online reviews, and socially viral communication speeds will continue to disrupt restaurant industry traffic, revenues, brands, and survivability even more over the next decade,” Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting, told Modern Restaurant Management.

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