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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. Maven could still be found until recently in other cities, such as Washington, D.C. Early in 2019, the head of Maven left her post. and Toronto.

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Lyft Rolls Out Vehicle Partitions In Health Safety Program

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“Following positive feedback from drivers and riders, we’re now providing partitions to additional drivers in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Phoenix, Dallas and New York City. drivers for free, with the goal of providing 50 percent ride coverage in these markets,” the company wrote.

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Big Brick-And-Mortars Double Down On Same-Day Delivery

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Macy’s, Best Buy and Kohl’s have all recently stepped up same-day delivery options that were in testing mode to full-scale operations in some locations. However, of late, its expansion has been rapid, and it is now in 17 major metro markets. Baltimore markets.

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Starbucks Hits 16.3M Mobile Users, Eyes Expanded Delivery

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There were areas of investor concern, though, particularly the slowing growth in the Chinese market. Over the next several weeks, delivery services via Uber Eats are on deck to roll out in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. Transactions were down 2 percent, though same-store sales did tick up 1 percent.

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Retail Pulse: Amazon Grows 4-Star Footprint; Forever 21 Files For Bankruptcy

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Amazon , in one case, has added a suburban Boston location to its roster of Amazon 4-star stores, marking the fifth location of its type in the United States. The first Amazon 4-star location opened in New York City last September, followed by Lone Tree, Colorado, Berkeley, California and Seattle, Washington.

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Opportunity Knocks With Door-To-Door Resurgence

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With direct marketing hit by robocall abuse and the National Do Not Call Registry , direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands and other not-so-usual suspects are looking into and in some cases reinstating door-to-door sales. For example, “social selling” or “direct selling” is preferred by a Washington, D.C. It’s a niche market, but $28.7

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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

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From an operational and risk perspective, we’ve handled the inflows smoothly, and without comprising our credit underwriting standards.”. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment . India, the U.K.

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