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Rinse Clothing Service Raises $14M To Expand To Boston, Chicago And Beyond

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Rinse has a solution for both, and thanks to a $14 million Series B funding round led by Partech, it’s taking that solution to two new cities: Boston and Chicago. None of those are tied to a mobile app. A mobile app is just a medium for the overall solution.”. The solution is simple, but that doesn’t mean it was easy.

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Sephora’s High-Tech Chicago Outpost

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Sephora is expanding its Beauty TIP Workshop store format to Chicago — with some fancy new high tech flourishes added. The beauty brand currently has similar locations in Boston, San Francisco and Toronto. How much could there possibly be to learn?

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Starbucks Hits 16.3M Mobile Users, Eyes Expanded Delivery

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This result was driven by leveraging our increased digital reach, as well as a more seamless customer onboarding experience, greater mobile-order and pay adoption, and enhanced personalization features. The company also noted that its loyalty rewards program’s enrollment reached 16.3 million — a year-over-year increase of 14 percent.

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Startup Cargo Raises $1.75M To Turn Uber, Lyft Cars Into Small Mobile Shops

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million in seed funding to place mobile shops in Uber and Lyft drivers’ vehicles. It is currently operating in New York, Chicago and Boston, but has received driver requests from 49 U.S. Passengers go to the URL, enter the vehicle code, browse the menu and check out using a credit card or a mobile payment option like Apple Pay.

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Groupon Teams Up With Redeam To Expand Worldwide Experiences

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The partnership will link Redeam’s supplier network to Groupon’s mobile redemption capabilities. The attraction and activity operators it serves include Walt Disney World, BigBus Tours, Boston Harbor Cruises, National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey and the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

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Amazon Announces Next Whole Foods Delivery Expansion

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Grocery delivery for Prime members is taking its next great leap forward as Amazon and Whole Foods have announced that Prime Now Grocery is expanding to Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and San Antonio. Consumers in Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis and San Antonio will also be able to choose from a selection of alcoholic beverages.

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Uber Sets Grubhub Value At $6B As Takeover Talks Go On

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According to PYMNTS’s Provider Rankings , which tracks mobile app markets monthly, Uber Eats and Grubhub have consistently placed in the top five, bested this month by DoorDash. Market tracker Second Measure found Uber-Grubhub would capture about 80 percent market share in New York City, 70 percent in Boston and 60 percent in Chicago.