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MAY 8, 2019

A group called the Austin Blockchain Collective , for instance, is looking to establish the Texas city as a hub for blockchain innovation. Factom , whose website describes the firm as a “blockchain innovations company,” is likely the oldest such company in the region and is five years old this month, according to Harris.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

WhyHotel, a company that offers pop-up hotel rooms in recently built luxury apartments, has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round, according to a report by VentureBeat. The company has properties in Seattle, Houston, Arlington and Tysons Corner, Virginia.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Sweden-based Einride , which makes autonomous delivery vehicles, has raised $25 million in fresh capital. The company’s products have no cabs, which makes the vehicles lighter and less costly to fuel than trucks that require drivers. Currently, the company is working with two unnamed tractor-trailer makers. “By Freight Play.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Neiman Marcus Holding Company Inc. has completed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process and emerged from one of the highest-profile retail collapses since COVID-19 began, the Dallas-based company disclosed. We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”.

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JULY 9, 2019

In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles like third-party payment integrations, rewards programs and surprise-and-delight offers.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Now $600 million better capitalized, the grocery delivery service as of today (Oct. Markets included in Instacart’s larger footprint will include New Jersey, Indianapolis and Houston, among others, according to the company. It’s been a good week for Instacart.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. Last year, it closed a $1 billion venture capital round , according to news reports from Reuters. The Economics. Fanatics is hardly the only retailer to take advantage of pop-up stores.

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