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‘Costco For Millennials’ Attracts Big Investors

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A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. With warehouses in New Jersey, Dallas, Las Vegas and Atlanta, Boxed offers bulk-sized products similar to those found at big warehouse retailers like Costco Wholesale.

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How Much Can Technology Improve Healthcare Payments?

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Touted by observers and industry players as one of the top trends that could impact medical billing and data management for 2018, the technology is increasingly being viewed as part of the path to better efficiency in payments. No matter the technology, companies hoping to make profits in healthcare payments have a tough road.

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For Visa, She’s Next Is What’s Next

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15) that it has launched a global initiative, She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, which seeks to support the advancement of women-owned small businesses around the world through shared research, experience and technologies. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally.

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Porsche Passport Lures Younger-Than-Expected Drivers

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Klaus Zellmer, Chief Executive of Porsche North America, told CNBC that the program, which is just live in Atlanta since November, is attracting drivers who wouldn’t typically drive their cars. “We We engage people with a brand that they usually wouldn’t,” Zellmer said. “We’re

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Are Consumers Ready To Buy And Sell Homes Online?

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markets as Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth and Raleigh-Durham, and has plans for more domestic expansion in the coming 12 months. That does not mean they are all millennial consumers. Home Marketplaces. Knock operates in such U.S No matter how much tech you have, people want a hand to hold,” Black said.

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Meal Kit Providers Exit Q2 With Industry In Major Flux

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With millennials working multiple gigs, very few have enough time left to make a proper meal — if they aren’t eating out at a local restaurant. The California-based food technology firm, backed by real estate and food investor Alan True, will continue selling Chef’d meal kits in stores, but has shuttered its eCommerce business for now.

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The key challenges facing the US mobile payments market this year

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Whether it’s the development of a wide range of new mobile wallet technologies or using a smartphone to directly make an in-store payment, it’s forecast that this will be the face of many everyday payments sooner rather than later. One of the biggest buzzwords in the payments sector right now is mobile.

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