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How Airport Accommodations Tap Into Mobile Technology (And Sleep)

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While new concepts such as sleeping pods and capsule hotels are coming on the scene today, Minute Suites was founded in the late 2000s with the company offering rooms with sofa beds at busy airports across the United States such as Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW).

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How Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends

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For instance, online marketplace and auction site eBay has released eBay Motors , a new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to list a car in under five minutes, according to a report by The Verge. The longstanding practice of selling automobiles is getting a change — reflecting larger trends in commerce. for both iOS and Android.

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Fast Casual Saladworks Gets Fresh With New Locations And Restaurant Tech

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Saladworks also plans to plant corporate stores in key markets in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas over the next six to 12 months. Furthermore, the corporate stores will serve as a trial run for new ideas in restaurant technology and operational flow to increase efficiency.

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Elevate To Take Another Crack At An IPO

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Online lender Elevate Credit, Inc. Conditions now are different, however, with investors looking for new issues — and the Fort Worth-based firm is ready to try and surf that demand wave. Early investors in Elevate include the venture-capital firms Sequoia Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures.

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Retail Pulse: Framebridge Opens DC Store; Starbucks Hits 30,000-Location Milestone

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Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. and Bethesda, Maryland, that will work to mirror the company’s online experience. In other brick-and-mortar news.

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Airlines Raise The Price Of Loyalty

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That includes Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport, where parking’s share of the facility’s revenue recently declined to 32.4 That’s why the airport now allows travelers to reserve specific parking spots online, as well as pay ahead through the airport’s website or mobile app.

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Battle For Pet Retail Dominance Gains Fresh Fuel

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In case you missed the breaking news earlier Tuesday (May 7), here you go: To bring in more of the consumers who pay billions of dollars a year on their pets, Walmart is rolling out an online pet pharmacy and opening additional veterinary clinics. Walmart will kick off the expansion with new clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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