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Retail Pulse: Kohl’s To Curate Brands With Facebook; Domino’s Rolls Out eBike Tie-Up

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Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”.

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Logistics Startup Darkstore Scores $1.4M Seed

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A young logistics startup that gives eCommerce brands same-day delivery capabilities just scored a major chunk of venture funding. Brands without local inventory can use Darkstore’s storage space to ship same-day. The startup reportedly charges brands 3 percent per item that leaves a Darkstore storage space, up to a maximum of $20.

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Google Testing Same-Day Delivery In San Francisco

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NBC News reported that national, regional and local merchants are testing Google Shopping Express with big-name retailers including Target and Walgreens. The couriers aren’t Google employees, but they will be driving Google-branded vehicles and wearing uniforms that will be issued by Google, noted the report.

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QSRs Battle For US Sales With Online Delivery And Payments

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Taco Bell is living más as it pulls ahead of Burger King as the fourth-largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand with new delivery options and, yes, nacho fries. The company has recently seen positive momentum and improved operating performance, and delivery is projected to accelerate future growth. But McDonald ’s Corp.

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Under Armour Wants To ‘Reinvent’ Baltimore, But Not Everyone’s Feeling It

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What I really want to do is build the biggest brand on the planet,” Plank recently told Bloomberg. “I When the park was rejected by local voters, Allen suddenly controlled a very valuable piece of property in the middle of downtown Seattle. He now owns a LOT of land in Seattle, and several of the major league sports teams in the area.

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When QSRs Think Really Outside The Box In The Innovation Race

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The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. The concept was invented by a Guatemalan McDonald’s franchise operator, Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño, in the mid-70s.

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The Lebron Effect On Payments

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According to reports, store number two will also be in Seattle, about a mile from the first location. Amazon said it is “excited to bring Amazon Go to 920 5th Avenue in Seattle” for those who couldn’t quite travel that last mile. was cleared for launch, and coming soon. The store will open in Fall 2018.

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