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

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kitchens are slated to open in San Francisco , Chicago , Los Angeles , Houston and Austin, according to the release, and will offer a selection of food from TiffinLabs’ digital-first restaurant brands. The first U.S. They’re expected to begin opening by the last quarter of this year.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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Rent the Runway’s new store in San Francisco, for instance, was to include “self-service stations” that let members of its subscription service return items and borrow new ones. and SoftBank -backed robotics firm Nuro recently announced the rollout of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. In the U.S.,

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London Cements Uber Ban Over Fake Identities

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Uber was declared “not fit and proper” to operate in London — the ride-hailing company’s largest European market — and now has three weeks to appeal, according to a Monday (Nov. San Francisco, Houston and Boston have all had cases of illicit drivers, including convicted felons, Cnet reported.

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Uber Eats Sees 59 Pct Spike In European Grocery Delivery

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Stores wanting to sign on with Uber Eats doubled in March as grocery markets and convenience stores searched for new ways to serve customers duirng the lockdown. She said Uber Eats enabled the market to bring necessities to people in a way that is safe as well as convenient.

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Big Brick-And-Mortars Double Down On Same-Day Delivery

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However, of late, its expansion has been rapid, and it is now in 17 major metro markets. Best Buy has expanded its same-day delivery pilot program that launched last fall in San Francisco to 13 U.S. Kohl’s has expanded same-day delivery to Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle and Washington, D.C./Baltimore

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Retail Rents Falling From Manhattan To Los Angeles

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The worst results came from Lower Manhattan’s Broadway/Houston Street/Broome Street area, where average asking price per square foot tumbled 25 percent year on year. The board added that eight of 17 retail corridors are “experiencing their lowest price per square foot averages in at least a decade.”.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. The real estate market is enticing to more than just new homeowners or investors. Real estate market AML risks Real estate is a proven, traditional, and well-established marketplace.

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