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Opendoor Trims Employees And Perks

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Opendoor , the startup that operates an online platform for buying and selling homes, “is reshuffling staff and scaling back on a time-honored startup perk: free lunch,” according to a report from Bloomberg. The report went on to say that “Opendoor, most recently valued at $3.8

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Nearly 100 Pizza Huts To Test Beer Delivery

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Brands’ Pizza Hut is bringing beer delivery to approximately 100 of its restaurants in California and Arizona. The restaurant chain had begun testing the service in Phoenix back in December, Reuters reported. As restaurant operators seek to bolster sales in the face of weak traffic growth, Yum! The news comes as Yum!

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Uber Eats Teams With Costcutter In The UK

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With 28% of food and groceries now purchased online in the UK, our partnership with Uber Eats is a great way to reach new customers and demonstrates our continued commitment to helping our independent retailers thrive,” said Costcutter Marketing Director Sean Russell, according to the report. It was made available across the country on Oct.

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How Walmart Is Using Uber/Lyft To Compete With Amazon Fresh

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And so, Walmart has gotten creative, and it looks like it is about to get even more so as it pilots a program with ridesharing services Uber and Lyft to bring its own brand of online grocery delivery to the masses. As of today, online grocery shopping is a $10.9 The largest grocer in the U.S. percent annually through 2019.

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Walmart’s Allswell Goes On Tour; Target To Expand Debut Of New Loyalty Program

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Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. The four-room house, which is a mere 238 square feet, was built for the brand by Modern Tiny Living.

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Grocery Round-Up: SNAP’s Delivery Expansion, Amazon’s No Charge Pick-ups And The Store Building Binge

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According to Amazon, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a massive move to online grocery shopping, home delivery and curbside pickup. Meanwhile, in Arizona, low-cost supermarket chain ALDI has plans to add two new stores to the Phoenix area in early November. channel performance at Ipsos noted in a statement.

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Wendy’s Adds Flavor To Ghost Kitchen Movement

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Delivery services, on the whole, have grown 20 percent over the past five years, and online food delivery revenue is projected to hit $24 billion by 2023. My idea was [to] make a virtual food hall, where it has multiple brands inside, but … you order it online.

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