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COVID-19 Triggers Closure Of GM’s Car-Sharing Platform, Maven

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Halfway through the year, the company began winding down the number of cities in which it operated, shutting down in major markets like Boston, Chicago and New York City. GM said the decision came down to an evaluation of how the service was doing. Early in 2019, the head of Maven left her post.

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REPORT: The QSR’s Digital Checklist For Surviving The Long Haul

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The delivery sector is setting record revenues as dining rooms are operating at limited capacity, but this trend was in the works long before the pandemic began. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. Developments From The Order To Eat World. About The Tracker.

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Fed Names New Payments Security Leader

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Kenneth Montgomery, first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is taking up the position. The position means Montgomery will chair the Secure Payments Task Force, one of several task forces the Fed has formed to promote innovation and advancement in the industry.

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Wayfair Launches Real-Time Delivery Tracking

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Currently available in 10 retail markets — including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City and San Francisco, among others — Chain Store Age reports the new feature will “transform what is considered a time-consuming, even frustrating, process.”

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Retail Pulse: 7-Eleven Tests Cashierless Tech; Staples Debuts Connect Store Concept

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Our team is dedicated to continuing 7-Eleven’s legacy of innovation with industry-leading digital solutions. RBS had the task of application development, food retail operations and technology connectivity, while UST Global and its partners provided the artificial intelligence (AI) solution and physical infrastructure.

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GM And Lyft To Expand Rental Program

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First launched in March on a trial basis in Chicago, as of Thursday (June 23), Express Drive is also up and running in Baltimore, Boston and Washington, D.C. In return for access to a car, drivers in Chicago had to pay $99 per week, plus $0.20 In Washington, D.C., we’ve seen strong interest from drivers,” Rust said.

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Grab Drivers Can Turn Cars Into Mini Convenience Stores

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Grab is ramping up innovation in-house to scale faster as the leading O2O mobile platform in Southeast Asia. In January, it claimed to have 2,500 cars operating in New York, Chicago, Boston and Minneapolis, with 20,000 drivers in all 50 states. The company aims to set up shop in 20,000 cars this year.