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Uber Connect Expands For Holiday Package Delivery

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locations recently added for Uber Connect include Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Charleston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Connecticut, Detroit, Fort Myers-Naples, Hampton Roads, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St.

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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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Instacart Raises $271M On $7.8B Valuation

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Just last week, the company announced the national expansion of Instacart Pickup, a new grocery click-and-collect service that provides customers with broadened delivery and/or pickup options, enabling them to order via Instacart and pick up the groceries at retailers.

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Instacart Rolls Out Grocery Pickup Nationwide

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In a press release , the company said Instacart Pickup provides customers with expanded delivery and/or pickup options, enabling them to order via Instacart and pick up the groceries at retailers. “We want to make grocery shopping effortless by helping our customers get the groceries they need from the retailers they love.

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Grab Drivers Can Turn Cars Into Mini Convenience Stores

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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. For now, it is just available in Singapore, but a Grab representative said, if it’s successful, it will expand across Southeast Asia. The company aims to set up shop in 20,000 cars this year.

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Why Google Ditched Perishables

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That is a very big branch-out and rather sudden from the point of view of the program, since, currently, Google Express only operates at full-tilt capacity in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, Los Angeles and Boston. markets up and into effect in Target’s home market of Minneapolis.

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

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So reads a job posting for Target’s new Silicon Valley-based startup project that is currently hiring for 20 positions, according to reports that first appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. However, Target is not the only retailer in its segment that is taking such a strong, heavily invested swing at digital.

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