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Why Google Ditched Perishables

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It was less than a year ago — February, to be precise — that Google appeared as the latest player in an increasingly crowded food delivery market that was intent to make a move on grocery. Google was “taking on Amazon” (according to Recode ) by making the big move on fresh produce. The big news at the time was perishables.

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Data Dive, Supersize Edition: Warby Parker, Whole Foods And WhatsApp

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WhatsApp Looks To Bring Mobile Payments To 210 Million. Facebook’s WhatsApp seems to be working overtime to get its mobile payment services up and running nationwide in India. Currently, there are more than one billion mobile phone users in India, and the digital payments market is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2023.

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