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Merger, Sale Among Ingredients For Meal-Kit Maker Blue Apron

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HelloFresh surpassed Blue Apron in terms of the number of customers served in 2018. The company has plans to close a facility in Arlington, Texas, and consolidate operations in New Jersey and California facilities. In an attempt to stave off losses, Blue Apron has cut marketing in recent quarters.

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Property Owners Energize Spaces With eSports

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In addition, city officials in Arlington, Texas repurposed a portion of a convention center to create an eSports stadium that is 100,000 square feet that opened in late 2018. It also reportedly plans to roll out an eSports competition that would be held at some Los Angeles and New York malls.

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Walmart To Beef Up Its IT Staff By 2,000

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In 2018 the retailer hired 1,700, noted Bloomberg. Amazon has named Arlington, Virginia as one of its homes for its second headquarters. Bloomberg , citing comments Walmart CTO Jeremy King made in a Bloomberg TV interview, said the hiring would increase the retailer’s IT staff by more than one fourth.

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Blue Apron Sheds Customers, Eyes Brick-and-Mortar Push

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Blue Apron continues to bleed customers, but its fourth-quarter 2018 revenue beat analyst expectations, and the meal kit delivery service teased about an upcoming product launch as the company moves toward an anticipated profit this year. For the fourth quarter of 2018, Blue Apron’s loss narrowed to $23.7 million compared with $39.1

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Grocery Tracker: Discount Games

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German global discount grocery chain Lidl is reportedly gearing up to make its stateside debut this coming summer, earlier than the 2018 deadline the company had previously set. headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. But not everyone in the grocery space is looking to rely on discounts and promotions to draw in U.S.