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With Curfews Descending, Uber And Others Suspend Services

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That feature will be available June 2 in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tacoma and Seattle. But they have been able to innovate by implementing new features, as Lyft showed by rolling out a grocery delivery app.

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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

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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. Luxury fitness brand Equinox is set next month to open its first hotel in New York City, “with more on the horizon in Seattle, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa Clara, Calif.,”

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Can 5G Power Retail Drone Deliveries?

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For its part, Amazon is also experimenting with other – perhaps sexier – shipping innovations. Over the last few months, Amazon Scout has delivered thousands of smiles to customers just outside of Amazon’s headquarters in Washington state. AT&T will host four 5G experiences at the Cowboys’ Sunday, Sept.

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Popeyes Teams Up With Uber Eats As Consumers Crave Delivery

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Customers in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Miami and Washington D.C. The news is surprising given that just about six months ago, Uber Eats dominated in only three Texas cities: Houston, Austin and Dallas. To find out more about digital innovation by restaurants, read the PYMNTS’ index here.

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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.”. Brian Yarbrough, a consumer research analyst with Edward Jones, told The Washington Post.

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Rinse Clothing Service Raises $14M To Expand To Boston, Chicago And Beyond

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Rinse currently serves its home base of San Francisco as well as Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Houston, Dallas, Austin, Seattle, Miami, San Diego, Denver and New York are up next.

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Facebook’s Libra, Uber Losses, Instant Deposits Top Week’s News

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PayPal officially pulled its support of Facebook’s Libra initiative after being a no-show at the Libra Association meeting in Washington, D.C. Here is what we’ve learned from the Libra experience that may be helpful to other innovators who have large plans to change the world. Visa, Intuit Launch Instant Deposit For SMBs.

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