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JUNE 1, 2017

At the 2017 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, Cicely Simpson, the organization’s executive vice president of government affairs and policy, and the Texas Restaurant Association’s vice president of marketing and innovation, Anna Tauzin, discussed the digitalization of the restaurant industry and its effect on delivery.

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APRIL 2, 2020

Chicago-headquartered delivery unicorn Grubhub said it will spend $30 million to help support more than 100,000 independent restaurants and regional franchises as the coronavirus pandemic changes everyday life, the company announced on Thursday (April 2). Grubhub is donating its services to oversee the ordering and delivery operation.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

Target and Walmart, as well as trade groups like the National Retail Federation, have reportedly long talked to the Fed about faster payments. The Fed had discussed actions that could aid in the creation of a faster payment system, such as the development of a real-time settlement service.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Chaifetz, chairman of Chicago-based Chaifetz Group. Working with all major parking operators, ParkWhiz has partnered with major brands in sports and entertainment, travel, automotive and navigation, including Ford, Ticketmaster / Live Nation, Groupon, Madison Square Garden and more.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Macy’s is no stranger to locker installations: In November, shoppers reportedly saw the lockers at a location in Chicago, and the retailer has added lockers to a few of its other stores, Crain’s Chicago Business reported. Beyond Whole Foods stores, Amazon is also installing lockers in thousands of apartment buildings across the nation.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Once we’ve been here for 10 years, we are awarded a three-month paid sabbatical,” says Emilie Johnston, chief operations officer. One just completed her CPA exam, passed a mortgage underwriter training program and ran the Chicago Marathon. “We Reasons to stay.

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MAY 16, 2019

Mastercard said the technology will first be on display at the National Restaurant Association Show being held in Chicago this weekend (May 18-21). “We It’s built on ZIVELO’s software operating system. Mastercard is also tapping ZIVELO’s experience in the self-service display industry.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Labor saving devices and minimum wage hikes from 2000 to 2008 did not result in a significant drop in the food service sector, according to DePaul University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. percent annually through 2024, in line with the national average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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APRIL 20, 2018

The app had operations in Boston, Chicago, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. With Square’s national scale and commitment to making commerce easy, we’ll be able to help buyers get food delivered from more of their favorite restaurants, while helping restaurants reach new customers and simplify their operations.”.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the National Restaurant Association’s research and knowledge group, and Peter Backman, managing partner at Peter Backman FS, explored the possibilities during a joint presentation at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago. In particular, they looked at restaurant trends in the U.S.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

26) the Chicago Fed said the latest reading of its national activity index fell to negative 0.36 The pause in shipments shows that business spending, at least on the items that help them make things or run operations, is on hold. In another data point that gives a nod to slower economic growth, on Monday (Aug.

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APRIL 13, 2017

On the delivery end, Darkstore has partnered with a spread of startups and local and national courier and major shipping companies to then ship out same-day. Darkstore already operates in San Francisco, Phoenix and New York City. Darkstore has grown its order volume 120 percent month-over-month, founder Lee Hnetinka told TechCrunch.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

For those who operate restaurants or simply enjoy them, 2020 has been a nightmare. That’s why the always resourceful restaurant sector went all-in on mobile order-ahead (MOA) and kept the nation fed while industry players looked for their next move. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.”.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

According to reports, 2nd Address said it will use the funds to improve its technology and expand into new cities beyond its existing markets in California, New York City, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Also operating in the banking technology sphere is Bud, which recently raised $20 million in Series A funding.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Tess Ousley expanded her Chicago child development center, All About Kids Learning Academy Inc., When Urban Partnership Bank in Chicago was born four years ago from the remains of a failed community development institution, its mission was revised and then revived again. “Our a child development center with three locations in Chicago.

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MARCH 18, 2019

The term “money laundering” is believed to have originated as a result of infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone’s habit of channeling criminally obtained funds through laundromats, as their cash-heavy nature made it more difficult for the right side of the law to detect such money mixed in among legitimate payments.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The Chicago-based virtual restaurant offers lunch and dinner via menus developed by Bon Appétit’s Test Kitchen editors and the restaurant group Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. One of the latest trends is the virtual restaurant, which has no physical storefront and instead exists only through third-party delivery apps.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Chicago’s Leaf Trade saw $4.5 Further, Leaf Trade plans to invest in its engineering and data science operation, the company noted. According to Cora, SMBs are underserved by traditional lenders in Brazil despite accounting for two-thirds of the nation’s GDP. Leaf Trade. after launching in Germany last year.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

There are now over 1,000 Stockwell machines spread across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago. According to the company, its future is now about building scale and creating a national presence for its vending cupboards.

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MARCH 11, 2020

This belief is based on “the Company’s operating plan, that current working capital and expected continued inventory and capital expenditure financing is sufficient to fund operations and satisfy the Company’s obligations.”. Ontario (L.A.), Oklahoma City, and Memphis. It is only part of a stepped-up marketing effort.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Through platforms such as Slice , small pizzerias can tap into technology that allows their customers to order pizza online for pickup or delivery — just like the larger national chains. Introduced in 2014 alongside a handful of other experimental services, Uber Eats operates worldwide in 29 countries. The Whole Pie.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Today, Upstart is a profitable firm, which means it didn’t need to raise $50 million to fund operations. Which, he noted, is not to say they are averse to someday, hopefully in the not too distant future, offering their customers those products themselves. Expanding Offerings and Partners.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

The companies are testing the service in four California and Oklahoma markets, with an eye toward a national launch in 2021. Stop & Shop owner Ahold Delhaize NV announced plans earlier this week for putting more resources toward online shopping operations. Ahold intends to outfit roughly 1,100 U.S. percent of its $27.5

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

professional sports leagues such as the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Football League (NFL). Mall operator Simon Properties, for example, has been trying out a pop-up concept called The Edit, which allows a much shorter commitment — only one to six months. The Economics.

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JUNE 8, 2020

Thus, the season is already over for Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Golden State, Minnesota and New York. The National Hockey League (NHL) is committed to returning to play, but its plan for full reopening remains fluid. 1 rather than the usual October. The seeding game will determine which teams get playoff berths.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Over 80 percent of restaurant operators agree that the use of technology in a restaurant provides a competitive advantage and nearly four in 10 plan to invest more in expanding their off-premises business in 2019. Customers will place orders through counter menus and enhanced online and mobile ordering capabilities.

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JULY 19, 2018

According to the National Retail Federation , as of last year parents entered August with about 45 percent of their back-to-school shopping done. This year 17 states will have sales tax holidays of one form or another — up from 16 last year, but down from the national high of 20 states in 2010. In 2017, Americans spent $83.6

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Cohen owns a national distribution network and deals with some of the nation’s biggest retailers. The ripple effects of this new model are less activity at ports, lower revenues for the trucking industry and a prediction by the National Retail Federation that this trend of low imports will persist. But, so what?

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APRIL 12, 2016

It’s also what’s at the core of what Lawlor says USAT will launch this week at the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) OneShow in Chicago (April 13–15). And integrate promotions and loyalty and rewards programs with each purchase, any way that the vending machine operator would like to use it. “We

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JUNE 7, 2018

According to reports this week, those organizations included The Association of National Advertisers, sites operated by A&E Networks and such newspapers as the Chicago Tribune , the Los Angeles Times and the New York Daily News.

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MAY 4, 2019

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. That honor fell to Ray Kroc — who made the idea famous when he opened the first McDonald’s franchise in Chicago eight years later.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The Chicago-based startup sells salads and other meals via vending machines , and plans to double its operations in 2019 after raising $30 million in a Series C funding round. The company operates some 185 machines via which consumers buy 15,000 products daily. The latest demonstration of that shift came from Farmer’s Fridge.

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JULY 30, 2018

One of the remarkable stories of the meal-kit business has been the success of Plated , whose locally sourced, organic food business took a while to get going, but created national buzz after appearing on Shark Tank. The buzz became so powerful that the Albertsons supermarket chain decided to acquire the firm for $300 million in 2017.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Happy Returns currently has seven Return Bars operating in five major cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., In 2017, Sobie said Happy Returns is working to grow the national footprint of its Return Bars. and Houston. Happy Returns will also be growing in its existing markets.

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JULY 22, 2016

with the latest figures stating that the industry has lent $943 million in the nation to SMEs in just the first quarter of this year. based ZipBooks will help the small business accounting startup strengthen the underwriting process for its SME finance operations, reports announced on Wednesday (July 20). Alternative Lending.

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MARCH 14, 2017

Currently, Amazon hopes to take advantage of recently loosened restrictions on foreign retailers in India by expanding its online grocery venture into the nation of some 1.3 On the brick-and-mortar end, Amazon announced the opening of its tenth bookstore operation. First up, Amazon continues to grow its presence in the Indian market.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank. For more than 20 years, John has helped City National grow its niched commercial and private banking businesses with strategic technologies. The Experience Award Goes to BCU , Chicago. Kudos to blazing new trails that many institutions are taking on in 2020.

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