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Zippin Raises $12M To Accelerate Cashierless Store Launches

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The company also recently introduced an autonomous concession stand in the Golden 1 Center, where the Sacramento Kings play NBA basketball. Zippin also said its technology will allow brands to get closer to consumers and provide a better shopping experience.

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DoorDash Dives Into Grocery Delivery Business

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San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego and California Central Coast customers can order from Smart & Final. Earlier this month, the company said it was launching digital convenience stores, branding the service DashMart. The service is launching on the West Coast and in the Midwest.

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Drink Up: 50+ Wine Tech Startups In One Market Map

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Lot18 has also partnered with companies to create special branded wines, including a Saturday Night Live-themed wine collection in December 2017. Chengwei Capital, DCM Ventures, Mandra Capital. Accel Partners, FirstMark Capital, New Enterprise Associates. Shenzhen Capital Group. Sacramento Angels.

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The Real Hunger Games: A Battle Royale In The Grocery Aisles

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The easiest possible summary is that in a post-apocalyptic future, the United States has become the Kingdom of Panem, which consists of a rich, technologically vibrant capital city ringed by 12 impoverished agrarian or industrial districts that are exploited for their resources by wealthy residents of the capitol. Weaknesses. In the U.S.,

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