“It’s a technology company that sells pizza.” So spoke Jim Cramer — CNBC’s very excitable stock guru — on the recent power the pizza people at Domino’s have been bringing to the game. Domino’s, following solid gains posted by the the U.K.-based franchise of Domino’s Pizza,...
San Francisco-based ride hailing outfit Lyft is gearing up to bring self-driving vehicle technology to market. But, as the AP reports, the approach will differ from that seen with other companies. Lyft announced July 21 it is opening up its network and inviting companies across...
In something that felt like a throwback to the 1990s, O.J. Simpson was, once again, all over the news. This time, the news-worthy event was his parole hearing last week for the armed robbery and kidnapping of a sports memorabilia dealer in a Las Vegas hotel room more...
Summer is, for some, almost synonymous with cracking open a cold one, be that a beer, wine cooler or mixed drink. While drinking on the deck is a good deal of fun in the summer sun, going to the grocery or liquor store to keep...
Space entrepreneur Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, has purchased the X.com domain name from PayPal. Musk confirmed the purchase in a tweet thanking PayPal for enabling him to purchase the domain name back. Financial technology news site Finextra reports he has no plans for the...
Wells Fargo announced Thursday it is launching a new division combining a series of work functions from investor relations and corporate relations to public policy. The division launch comes in the wake of well-publicized scandals that have “tarnished the bank’s reputation,” according to Reuters. The shift...
It’s been a good year for self-checkouts in the retail industry. Research and consulting firm RBR Research just shared news of its findings from the Global EPOS and Self-Checkout 2017 study, which showed a 67 percent growth in self-checkouts. In 2016, there were 49,000 self-checkout (SCO)...
Breaking mobile order ahead news: it’s not just for food anymore. Walmart is now letting customers place orders on its website and pick them up at a designated Pickup Tower in select stores. The Tower holds, retrieves and dispenses online orders by scanning a barcode...
Target is looking toward apparel and home goods in an effort to bring new items to stores later this year under the umbrella of four new brands, The Wall Street Journal reports. The financial publication states that the fall debut of the new brands — Project...
