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With Curfews Descending, Uber And Others Suspend Services

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Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tacoma and Seattle. Uber and Lyft, along with other ride-hailing apps, have seen dramatic drop-offs in their main ridesharing revenue as the pandemic necessitated people staying indoors. That feature will be available June 2 in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C.,

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Amazon Now Offers Whole Foods Two-Hour Delivery In 30 Cities

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The eCommerce giant launched a pilot program in August, using the purchase histories of Whole Foods shoppers who use their Prime memberships to suggest the same products on its main website with the bonus of free two-hour delivery. The company then quickly extended the service to almost 30 cities, including Los Angeles, Houston and Detroit.

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Einride Presses The Pedal On Autonomous Delivery

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Indeed, grocery is emerging as a main battleground for these early attempts at autonomous delivery. the grocery retailer, and Nuro, the SoftBank -backed robotics company, announced in March the launch of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. Grocery Battleground. For instance, Kroger Co., Freight Play.

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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.

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Instacart, Walmart Canada Work On Grocery Delivery Pilot

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Instacart is also now Kroger’s main delivery service, although it uses Uber and Shipt in some markets. The offering was said to debut in Houston, Louisville, Nashville and Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati. Customers will be able to access the service via Kroger’s mobile app.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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Verizon launched the world’s first commercial 5G Ultra Wideband network in October 2018 with the rollout of 5G Home broadband internet service in Houston, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Indianapolis,” the company said. 5G Potential. 5G Potential. A glimpse of the 5G future recently came from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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Five At Five: Walmart’s New Plan To Win Over NYC

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Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the main payments and commerce news of the day. As of today, the international media titan has announced an investment in True Food Kitchen, a healthy eating startup based out of Houston. There is also news about a major chain’s data breach, why U.S. Oprah Enters t he Restaurant World.