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Amazon Grocery Delivery Expands To 3 New Cities

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As of today, according to an announcement from Amazon , three more cities are joining the Prime Now grocery delivery lineup: Denver, Sacramento and San Diego. A selection of alcohol is also available for delivery to customers in Sacramento and San Diego. Those who need a rushed delivery can elect to pay a $7.99

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Report: Amazon Slows Alexa Staff Hiring To Improve Margin

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Amazon has put some hiring on hold in its Alexa operation amid the pandemic, Bloomberg reported, citing two unnamed sources. The six targeted cities include New York, Phoenix, San Diego, Detroit, Dallas and Denver and will be a part of an investment in excess of $1.4

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Fabletics Announces Brick-and-Mortar Expansion

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Activewear brand Fabletics , which was co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, announced plans for a retail expansion across the U.S. The company confirmed that the new locations will bring the brand’s total retail store count to 30 locations throughout the U.S.

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Jack In The Box Gives Up Qdoba For $305M

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The decision comes a few months after the San Diego-based chain announced it was considering a sale as one of the “strategic options” open for the Mexican fast food brand. The brand has since grown to 700 locations in 47 states, with sales on the order of $820 million annually. “We Jack In The Box’s stock rose 2.7

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Indochino Eyes Expansion In 2019

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Indochino , the digitally-native made-to-measure menswear brand, has plans to expand in 2019. Vancouver-based Indochino, which currently operates 38 showrooms , said six locations will open this year in the Northeast, including Brooklyn, N.Y.; Greenwich, Conn.; Manhasset, N.Y.; and Paramus, N.J.; Brooklyn will launch first on Jan.

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Virtual Reality Gains Traction In Retail

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Location-based virtual reality (VR) startup The Void is partnering with mall operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) to open 25 new entertainment outposts in the U.S. Four temporary pop-ups have opened and are opening in New York, San Diego, San Francisco and in the Las Angeles suburb Santa Anita, CNBC reports.

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Uber Eats Testing Service That Allows Users To Book Culinary Classes

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What we want to be as a company is the operating system for your daily life,” he said at the time. The service was tested in San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas and Austin, and it was made available across the country on Oct. head of restaurant brand marketing, said at the time.

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