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BingoBox’s Unattended Retail Revolution
April 26, 2018

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Subway To Close 500 More US Locations
April 26, 2018

Subway is planning to close around 500 more of its U.S. sandwich shops as it focuses on expanding internationally. Last year, the restaurant chain closed more than 800 stores, with the total count of U.S. locations dropping to 25,908. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Warehouse Marketplaces Are The ‘Airbnb’ For CPG Brands
April 26, 2018

Sean Henry came to a revelation when he was working on a manufacturer’s supply chain: There was often a mismatch between warehouse capacity and demand. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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QSRs Ramp Up Mobile Order-Ahead Offerings
April 25, 2018

Consumers want their morning cup of joe, but they don’t want to wait on line. With mobile ordering at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) like The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, customers can ditch the queue. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Curing The Dinnertime Blues With Smarter AI
April 25, 2018

Managing a kitchen is not easy work — it’s a leading cause of stress for the people (mostly women, mostly mothers) who do it. The pressure is high to get a nutritionally-balanced, home-cooked meal on the table every day. According to a study out of...

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Wahlburgers Takes On The Grocery Aisle
April 25, 2018

To reach more consumers, Massachusetts-based restaurant chain Wahlburgers is taking its hamburgers to the grocery aisle. Through an agreement with beef supplier ARKK Food Co., the restaurant’s burgers will arrive in grocery stores such as Shaw’s as early as this month, The Boston Globe reported. Get...

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Toys R Us Will Create $156M Vendor Fund
April 25, 2018

To pay vendors for merchandise shipped after its bankruptcy filing in September, a lawyer for Toys R Us said the embattled retailer will create a $156 million fund. But lawyers representing the retailer’s vendors said that amount doesn’t cover the $760 million in trade claims,...

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Burger King Fuels Restaurant Brands’ First-Quarter Sales Growth
April 25, 2018

Restaurant Brands International posted strong first-quarter results, buoyed by strong sales growth at Burger King. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain reported system-wide sales growth of 11 percent, with net restaurant growth of 7 percent and comparable sales of 3.8 percent, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Schwartz...

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Meal Subscription Services Take On The School Lunch
April 24, 2018

The usual school lunch menu suspects — pizza and chicken nuggets — appeal to some students, but those options may not work for students who are vegetarian or gluten-free. As a result, “the school lunch solution doesn’t really work anymore,” Wise Apple Co-Founder and President...