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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.”. WhyHotel said it will use the capital injection to extend into additional markets.

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Retail Pulse: Mattress Firm Mulls Bankruptcy; Walmart Plans Robotic Grocery Pickup

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told the Houston Chronicle that “bankruptcy for Mattress Firm would make sense, as it would allow them to reposition their real estate portfolio and close stores to become profitable.”. Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced the launch of curbside grocery pickup in Sacramento and Virginia Beach. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News….

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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

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Currently, customers in New York City and San Francisco are able to leverage experienced TaskRabbit workers to assemble furniture; the service will be expanded to stores in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Boston, and more this year. Retailer Camping World , which went public in 2016, wants to be the one-stop shop for everything RV.

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