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Retail Bedfellows Roundup: Walmart Feeds On The Go, Starbucks Sips Tea With AB InBev

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Instead of making the products that each brand is internationally famous for, they’ll be distilling their respective strengths to make a new drink to sweep the nation’s taste buds: ready-to-drink tea. Starbucks’ expertise and leadership in premium tea, combined with our world-class production capabilities and strong U.S.

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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition 

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Walmart is signing on to a recent trend and has announced it will be partnering with autonomous vehicle company Nuro to launch a new pilot program to test autonomous grocery delivery in the Houston market. The service carries products only; there are no onboard drivers or passengers.

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The Return Of The Celebrity-Backed Brand

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Celebrity brand endorsement is nothing new. In their hundreds of years of existence, the celebrity endorsement has become an increasingly prominent part of branding — so prominent, in fact, that by the end of the 20th century, they weren’t just endorsing products. 1 on its list of the top 10 emerging restaurant brands of 2018.

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Will Children Point The Way Forward For Wearables?

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Children are the future — that’s just a biological fact, and the theme of an old Whitney Houston song. million units shipped in 2016,” with Apple moving past Fitbit and Xiaomi for overall leadership. And when it comes to wearables, children may indeed encourage future growth, and perhaps even enable a challenge to Apple.

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