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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

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One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. Deeper Trend. Sure, that might be a relatively brief stunt, but the hotel-retail trend has deeper pull than that, as documented recently by the Washington Post. according to the report. and Portland, Maine.

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Branching Out: Physical Locations Boost CUs' Digital Plans

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The pandemic has cost more than 300,000 lives in the United States alone, and it has also challenged many institutions — such as credit unions (CUs) — that were never designed to operate on a primarily remote basis. For more on these and other stories, check out the Trackers News & Trends section.

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Singapore’s TiffinLabs To Launch 1,000 Smart Kitchens For Food Delivery

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TiffinLabs opened in early 2019 and is operating some kitchens in Singapore, including digital-first restaurant brands Publico Pastabar and Hureideu – Korean Fried Chicken. The project will also use data analytics to look at food preferences and trends in various areas. Now, Tiffin Labs wants to expand to the U.S. and Europe.

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Why Health And Fitness Are Driving More Retail Change

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During a recent high-energy PYMNTS discussion with Karen Webster, Lanman talked about the value ClassPass brings to the modern health and wellness market, and the lessons the company has learned along the way — lessons that can be applied to other operators in the digital realm. Clinic Trend. One reason for all of that?

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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

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But that doesn’t mean the money doesn’t flow during the baseball playoffs – evidence of that comes from Jim McIngvale, a Houston furniture store owner known as “ Mattress Mack ,” who just put $3.5 million on the Houston Astros to win the 2019 World Series. Payments Innovation. elections.”. elections.”.

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Einride Presses The Pedal On Autonomous Delivery

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But recent news and trends strongly indicate that our eventual mechanical overlords — as evil and merciless as they may or may not turn out to be — will at least deliver our packages in a timely, cost-efficient fashion. The money will also go toward helping the company develop partnerships and joint production operations with manufacturers.

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Airbnb Challenger WhyHotel Scores $20M For Luxury Room Rentals

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The company has properties in Seattle, Houston, Arlington and Tysons Corner, Virginia. To address this, we are accelerating innovative real estate offerings for consumers and developers alike.”. The alternative accommodation market is a growing trend that was spearheaded by Airbnb , which has plans of going public soon.

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