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Amazon Launches Job Training Program In Seattle

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The initiative will also bring five new eateries to Seattle, which will serve as the training location for those enrolled in the program and help people in entry-level foodservice jobs attain the skills needed to earn a higher income. Poverty and income inequality are growing in Seattle.

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WeWork Makes Its Pitch As An Innovation Enabler

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The innovation economy requires more than caffeine and collaboration for fuel. WeWork also wants to make a bigger name for itself as an enabler of innovation. Innovation Program. Coffee Meets Bagel has recently set up operations in Seattle — its first office outside San Francisco — and used WeWork space for that.

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11 Startups Show Their Latest and Greatest at INV Fintech Demo Day

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Eleven startups participated in the Demovation challenge at the Bank Innovation Ignite conference in Seattle earlier this month. These startups, diverse in focus, comprised a wide range of the fintech ecosystem, including payments, security and blockchain.

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The Helpful Robots Of Automated Retail

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The incredible story of innovation now going on in self-service and UR is thoroughly documented in the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS. Call it trend or phenomenon, cashierless operations are popping up back by influential money. Amazon Go’ Cashless. Now, it’s downright fun.

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Retail Pulse: Kohl’s To Curate Brands With Facebook; Domino’s Rolls Out eBike Tie-Up

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The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”. The shop was to be located in The Market @ Macy’s in various cities such as Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale and Seattle.

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Are Robots Last-Mile Delivery’s Future?

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FedEx Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Brie Carere said in an announcement for the technology, “The FedEx SameDay Bot is an innovation designed to change the face of local delivery and help retailers efficiently address their customers’ rising expectations.”

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Grocery Deliverer Shipt Adds Alcohol

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Come July 27, customers in the Orlando area will be eligible to get their drink on courtesy of Shipt and partnering retailer ABC Fine Wine & Spirits , which operates 150 locations across Florida. It’s a partnership that’s been a long time in the making for Shipt, said Community Manager Anne Adams. “As

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