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Singapore’s TiffinLabs To Launch 1,000 Smart Kitchens For Food Delivery

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TiffinLabs opened in early 2019 and is operating some kitchens in Singapore, including digital-first restaurant brands Publico Pastabar and Hureideu – Korean Fried Chicken. market and assessing what needed to be done in terms of building demand and a network for supply, along with selecting the locations. and Europe.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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And some eCommerce brands are bringing the convenience of self-service technology into their brick-and-mortar stores. Rent the Runway’s new store in San Francisco, for instance, was to include “self-service stations” that let members of its subscription service return items and borrow new ones. Approximately one quarter — or 25.3

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How A New Name Sparked An Unattended Retail Turnaround

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But the branding came across somewhat differently. The brand was widely accused of being culturally insensitive and appropriating the name of the very shops they were hoping to push out of business with their full-service vending machines. The Washington Post branded Bodega the most hated startup in America.

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Float Hybrid And Building A Better Bridge Between Music And Beer

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The San Francisco–based firm trades on its ability to help its brand partners “navigate the future of emerging technologies and the digital experience” and then help those brands “design and develop interactive branded experiences for the new digital world.”

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

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For food, they want to see the brands and the products and confirm they will be fresh and quality. Amazon said in May that there are plans to expand to Chicago and San Francisco as well. Kroger released its Q2 earnings this week, and the market did not love what it saw. percent during the second quarter. percent increase.

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Rinse Clothing Service Raises $14M To Expand To Boston, Chicago And Beyond

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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. Rinse currently serves its home base of San Francisco as well as Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. We view ourselves serving the entire country.

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How Retailers Tap Into Automation For Cashierless Checkout, Fulfillment

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In April, Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced that delivery of Whole Foods items through Prime Now had been brought to nine more cities. Kroger and SoftBank -backed robotics company Nuro, for instance, announced the launch of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston in March. The share of U.S.

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