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How A New Name Sparked An Unattended Retail Turnaround

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But the branding came across somewhat differently. The brand was widely accused of being culturally insensitive and appropriating the name of the very shops they were hoping to push out of business with their full-service vending machines. The Washington Post branded Bodega the most hated startup in America.

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Retail Bedfellows Roundup: Walmart Feeds On The Go, Starbucks Sips Tea With AB InBev

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. “We’re thrilled about the possibility of delivering new convenient options to our customers and about working with some transformative companies in this test,” Walmart said in a blog post. HPE is trusted by a lot of customers,” Dropbox CEO Drew Houston said in an interview with WSJ. “That helps us scale even faster.”.

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