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Banks Waive ATM Fees For Houston Banks

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With Hurricane Harvey causing life-threatening floods in Houston, some major banks are cutting bank fees for customers as a small form of hurricane relief. Regional bank BB&T also said all its branches and offices in the greater Houston area are closed. “We

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The Revivals Of Malls And Unattended Retail

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Data: 2017: The year Stockwell launched. 1,000: Minimum number of Stockwell machines across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago. Its future is now about building scale and creating a national presence for its vending cupboards. All this, Today in Data. percent: Mall vacancy rate, as pegged by Regis.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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and SoftBank -backed robotics firm Nuro recently announced the rollout of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. The companies said the service will be available via two Kroger stores in the Houston area and reach customers residing in four local zip codes. In the U.S.,

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Airbnb Challenger WhyHotel Scores $20M For Luxury Room Rentals

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Since its launch in 2017, WhyHotel has been creating relationships with real estate companies and landlords to help new apartment buildings earn revenue before they’ve sold or leased the units. The company has properties in Seattle, Houston, Arlington and Tysons Corner, Virginia.

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McDonald’s Ends Exclusivity With Uber Eats, Starts DoorDash Partnership

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Uber Eats has singularly handled McDonald’s delivery since 2017 in about 64 percent of the chain’s stores in the U.S., The move to partner with DoorDash will begin on July 29 in Houston, Texas, in over 200 restaurants. and delivery has ballooned into a $3 billion business. However, Chris Kempczinski, McDonald’s U.S.

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The Fed Used Swipe Data To Assess Economic Impact Of Storms

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in 2017, the Federal Reserve turned to First Data Corp.’s And in Houston, spending tumbled by 75 percent from typical amounts. And in Houston, spending tumbled by 75 percent from typical amounts. To determine the economic impact of the big storms that hit the U.S. s swipe information for answers.

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Hooch App Raises A Glass To Raising $1.5M

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While it’ll use the money to make enhancements to the app for all users — such as a “touchless redemption” payment process for drinks — the startup has plans to raise even more in a Series A in early 2017, targeting $4 million–$5 million in the round. Hooch said its looking to expand to 35 cities by the end of 2017.

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