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Vans Skates Into LA With Community-Driven Concept

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There’s community-based and community-driven. Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing.

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Allset Notches $8.25M To Improve Restaurant Ordering Experience

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Launched in 2015 by Co-founders Stas Matviyenko and Anna Polishchuk and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Allset works with more than 2,500 restaurants in 11 major U.S. The new funding will help the company further assist the communities they serve, as well as advance efforts to keep employees safe. We aim to be the No.

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Grocery Round-Up: Amazon Fresh Opens, Whole Foods Cuts Prices And The US Grocery Sales Boom Slows Down 

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The long-awaited first Amazon Fresh brick-and-mortar store officially opened for business in Los Angeles this week, while Whole Foods talked up falling prices. This week, the eCommerce giant gave the public open access to the shop, located in Los Angeles. has had an unbelievable and unexpectedly good year so far.

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Albertsons’ Online Sales Surge 276 Pct As Pandemic Reshapes Shopping

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“We have accelerated our digital and eCommerce strategy to adapt to market conditions. We generated strong financial performance in the first quarter, including robust cash flow and enhanced liquidity, which support our continued investment to benefit our associates, customers, communities and stockholders,” the statement continued.

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eCommerce Grocer Weee Notches Almost $50M In Funding

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The new funding will assist the startup in speeding up team building, supply chain optimizations and market growth. Weee, which was started in 2015, began as a community buying platform that received Asian spices and fresh produce, among other items. Bigbasket competes against Amazon and Flipkart in the Indian eCommerce market.

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OpenTable Feature Lets People Reserve Grocery Shopping Appts

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Right now, the new OpenTable feature is being used by seven businesses throughout San Francisco and Los Angeles — six restaurants that are acting as pop-up markets and one grocery store. The company said it was in “active talks with other national grocers/retailers.”.

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Lyft Rolls Out Vehicle Partitions In Health Safety Program

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Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Phoenix, Dallas and New York City. drivers for free, with the goal of providing 50 percent ride coverage in these markets,” the company wrote. By prioritizing the wellbeing of our drivers, our entire community gains extra peace of mind. The company said it sells them to drivers at no profit.