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Nestle, HelloFresh Give Meal Kits Second Wind In Stay-at-Home Economy

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But as the media keeps floating the possibility of 90+ percent effective vaccines coming to the market in the not-too-distant future, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that the end – although maybe not quite near just yet – is visible on the horizon. Consolidation in the Market. An Increasingly Crowded Field .

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Penske Announces Launch Of Carsharing Unit

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Transportation company Penske Corporation announced that it is rolling out its new carsharing service in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA, this week. based call center and a local fleet operations team. Paul DeLong, who previously served as President and CEO of Car2Go North America, will be in charge of local operations. “We

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

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Part of the problem has been a competitive field, with newer players offering better options and expanding their operations. And retailers such as Kroger and Albertsons, through acquisitions of other meal-kit companies, have grown their own operations. In an attempt to stave off losses, Blue Apron has cut marketing in recent quarters.

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Airbnb Challenger WhyHotel Scores $20M For Luxury Room Rentals

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The company has properties in Seattle, Houston, Arlington and Tysons Corner, Virginia. WhyHotel said it will use the capital injection to extend into additional markets. The alternative accommodation market is a growing trend that was spearheaded by Airbnb , which has plans of going public soon.

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

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Following an assessment of our operational structure in light of this progress, we identified an opportunity to further optimize our processes by transferring a substantial portion of our production volume from our Arlington, Texas facility to our largest and most efficient facility in Linden, New Jersey.”.

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Grocery Tracker: Discount Games

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Whole Foods’ market cap was estimated at over $9.7 Costco stock was up as well for the week, hitting a high over $176 on Friday morning, with a market cap over $77 billion. and a market cap over €26 billion (over $27.6 Lidl already operates in 27 countries worldwide with around 10,000 locations to its name.

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Cities Partner With Apps To Create Their Own Ridesharing Services

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The city of Arlington, Texas, located just outside Dallas, for example, had a single bus route — and discovered that most of its riders were students at the University of Texas branch there. So, late last year, Arlington voted to end the route and replaced it with a ridesharing service in December. The Rideshare App Market.

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