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Restaurant Operator Blames Bankruptcy On Wage Hike

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an eatery operator with 35 restaurants, has filed for bankruptcy and is blaming the misfortune on a recent minimum wage hike in court filings, according to a report by Bloomberg. As a large employer in the Seattle metro market, for instance, the company was one of the first in the market to be forced to institute wage hikes.”.

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Verizon Buys Drone Operator

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In a press release , Verizon said Skyward, which is based in Portland, adds drone management to the Verizon IoT portfolio, making drone operations easier to manage for any size company. companies rely on Skyward to manage drone operations, improve safety and lower operating costs. According to Verizon, outside of the U.S.,

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7-Eleven Launches Beer Delivery In Select US Markets

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Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S. ” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. .” Customers can place their beer orders via the 7Now app.

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WEX Reorganizes With New Team For B2B Payments

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Aquilina previously spent almost eight years working in commercial card products at Mastercard prior to joining the Portland, Maine-based WEX. In addition, Dylan Jones will move from payments strategy operations leader to VP of operations. The new team’s focus will be on the $27 trillion domestic B2B payments market.

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For This Startup, Scale Was A Matter Of Necessity

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Well, according to Cofounder and CEO Eric Breon, scaling was a matter of necessity when Vacasa first started out because rental homes were illegal in the company’s home turf of Portland, Oregon, in all but commercial areas (which greatly limited the company’s initial reach). Italy, Spain, Belize and Chile.

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Fabletics Announces Brick-and-Mortar Expansion

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With the brand’s proprietary digital platform and 1 million-member base in place, Fabletics said it uses deep customer insights and enhanced market data to determine the most strategic locations for its retail locations. Less is more,” Dustin Netral, SVP of operations for Fabletics, said in a press release.

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Grocery Round-Up: Amazon Fresh Opens, Whole Foods Cuts Prices And The US Grocery Sales Boom Slows Down 

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However, the store isn’t quite operating at full capacity, as COVID-related limitations have made that impossible. . Mackey said the chain has taken a long hard look at its operations to find more cost reductions. Whole Foods Promises Price Cuts. Grocery Delivery Firm Weee! Has A Big Year .