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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. The $14 million of funding Rinse recently secured will not be going into the company’s tech as much as into building out its team as it looks to launch in new markets.

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

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Like other mergers, the major impetus for the two food ordering and delivery business giants to become one is the enormous amount of money that would be saved from eliminating redundant functions, such as human resources, accounting, IT, marketing, sales and office administration.

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Why Google Ditched Perishables

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It was less than a year ago — February, to be precise — that Google appeared as the latest player in an increasingly crowded food delivery market that was intent to make a move on grocery. markets up and into effect in Target’s home market of Minneapolis. The big news at the time was perishables.

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The Greatest Show On Commerce Turf

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The game will be the main event for most people, particularly for fans in Boston and Philadelphia, as both cities are known for being ever so slightly fanatical about their sports teams. [GO Offered in conjunction with Postmates, the service will be available in the 40 metro markets in which Postmates currently operates. Go Pats!

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The Greatest Show On [Commerce] Turf

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The game will be the main event for most people – particularly for fans in Boston and Philadelphia as both cities are known for being ever so slightly fanatical about their sports teams. [GO PATS!!!!]. Offered in conjunction with Postmates, the service will be available in the 40 metro markets that Postmates operates in.

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Target’s Got A Secret (Its Codename Is Goldfish)

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Being too successful at flying under the radar, at best, confuses the target market or audience and, at worst, just misses them entirely. It keeps consumers interested, because a consumer that is always guessing about the next product release is, by necessity, always thinking about the brand. It is a delicate balance, of course.

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A Deep Dive into the Distribution of the FICO Score Across the US

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Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota are almost 30 points higher than the national average, coming in at 734, 731 and 730. Paul and Boston. Nice year-round weather and a hot job market comes at a cost! MSA 1 (City) Level View. MSAs have also seen their average FICO® Scores increase since the great recession!