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Seattle Startup Delivers Low-Income Families Discounted Local Produce

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The Seattle startup Pacific Coast Harvest , which connects local farms and home delivery, is now offering a discount program to assist low-income families, GeekWire reported Sunday (Sept. The startup recently teamed with the city of Seattle and area preschools to give low-income families the same service at a discount.

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Today In Retail: Amazon Grows Palm Biometrics In Washington State; Toyota, Lexus Take Control Of Online Buying Platforms

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In today’s top retail news, Amazon Go stores in Seattle are reportedly being equipped with Amazon One palm-reading scanners, while automotive brands are taking control of digital purchasing platforms. Amazon Expands Palm Biometrics In Seattle . percent of the market. A year ago, PYMNTS research indicates, Amazon claimed 9.5

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Report: UnitedHealth Buys Online Pharmacy Startup DivvyDose

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the world’s largest healthcare company by revenue, has purchased DivvyDose, the Illinois-based online pharmacy startup, for about $300 million, sources told CNBC. CNBC reported giant retailers and health plans are acquiring online pharmacy startups as a way to make it easier for patients to access medicines. UnitedHealth Group Inc. ,

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Uber Eats Shuts Down In Several Markets

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In eight countries, it appears that the parent company has decided Uber Eats fails to deliver the desired market clout. As a result, Uber is dropping its online food delivery business in the Czech Republic, Egypt, Honduras, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and Uruguay. Careem is an Uber subsidiary focused primarily on the Middle East.

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Amazon Joins Competitive Food Delivery Market In India

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Seattle-based Amazon is ramping up its operations in India’s growing market by launching Amazon Food, which will deliver prepared meals. Competitors include online food delivery platform Zomato and Swiggy , which raised $43 million from investors last month in a bid to expand into new businesses. PYMNTS surveyed 2,047 U.S.

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Redfin Testing Online Real Estate Bids

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Redfin , the real estate company based in Seattle, is rolling out a new program that enables home buyers to bid on properties via its website. It’s trying to bring eCommerce to the real estate market with the service. Making an offer for a home online may seem like a no-brainer as everything moves into the digital world.

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Amazon Plans To Expand Grocery Stores Across The US

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billion for Whole Foods , the online retail giant is planning to open its second automated-checkout grocery store in Seattle’s Eastside neighborhood and is hiring managers for a third store in the city’s Capitol Hill district, The Seattle Times reported. Three years after it paid $13.4 And it’s not stopping there.

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