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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

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The recent woes of Sears and other struggling retailers are seen as an opportunity for the online retail giant. that the company is visiting sites of now defunct retail spaces. Those cities include Birmingham, Colorado Springs, Long Island, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Tacoma and Tulsa.

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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

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This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised. Honorable Mention.

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Uber of X: greenRush is The Uber of Cannabis

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One company that’s looking to capitalize on the cannabis market is startup on-demand delivery company greenRush. One of their biggest ventures was an online platform aggregating New Years Eve parties across the globe. We are the “Amazon” of Cannabis, the largest online marketplace in the world.

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Noodles & Company CEO On Restaurants’ Post-COVID Future

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He said the Colorado-based company’s cost-per-acquisition charges, open rates for email and content engagement expenses are “all moving in the right direction.”. By contrast, he said the company’s dinner sales and average ticket sizes are both up, helped in part by online ordering and customers ordering for larger groups.

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Cable Startup Layer3 Bets Against Streaming

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Layer3 is betting big on basic and premium channel bundles, going against major players AT&T, HBO and CBS and others that have embraced online streaming via desktop and mobile apps to compete with the likes of Netflix and Hulu. and has since rolled out to Chicago.

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Accelerating Automation To Capture Consumer Spend

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Robotics and automation were areas of focus for both retailers this week as they seek to upgrade their operations in an effort to capture more consumer spend. The move comes as cities and states are passing bans on cashless retail establishments, on the argument that such retail discriminates against unbanked consumers.

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The Dawn Of A Cashless Global Economy?

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There are issues of transaction security, criminal elements, tax evasion, free flow of capital, access to goods and services and the ability to fully participate in the global economy. Now legal in 23 states, with recreational use also legal in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, marijuana is very much still a cash-based business.

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