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Ex-Uber Jump Manager Joins Amazon's eBike Unit

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Amazon has poached former Uber manager Alex Vickers and Justin Ginsburgh , known for starting New York's Citi Bike bikeshare service, to helm its eBike delivery team, CNBC reported. The move shows Amazon potentially moving more into last-mile delivery innovations, with the bikes a possible source of deliveries.

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CBD-Infused Burger Signals Higher Level Of Fast Food Innovation

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Recess , a CBD-infused sparkling water company, has announced that it will be available on Uber Eats for delivery to customers in New York City. But the larger story here is how fast food operations are striving to stand out in a crowded field and with consumers who are increasingly becoming digital- and mobile-centric.

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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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Many municipalities are looking to help by proposing new uses for vacant retail sites, including a citywide initiative in Fairfax, Virginia called Activate Fairfax , where the Department of Economic Initiative is soliciting requests for interest in an abandoned Container Store location.

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Farmer’s Fridge On The Importance Of Digital Upgrades

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Vending machines have come a long way from their origins as coin-operated appliances that dispense sodas or candy. cities, including Chicago, Milwaukee, New York City and Philadelphia, and it plans to expand to additional locations. Targeting Convenience.

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Cashierless Stores Take Seattle Grocery Cues To Asia

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habitat by honestbee , which is an extension of a regional on-demand delivery service called honestbee, is a 60,000-square-foot space that is billed as both a grocery store and a dining destination. After starting in Singapore in 2015, the company has since broadened its operations to countries such as Japan and the Philippines.

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What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments

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That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities.

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Toronto’s Rising Digital Star

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Roughly 251,000 people are employed in this sector across the region, representing 36 percent of the country’s financial services sector employment. Innovation in the renewable energy and clean-tech industry has established Toronto as a dynamic hub of activity for the space. Putting Canadian Innovation On The Map.