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Tovala Heats Up Meal Kit Subscriptions With Steam Oven
February 13, 2018

One meal kit startup is taking on the market with a new business model. Tovala discounts a steam oven — relatively new technology for a residential kitchen — to entice consumers to sign up for a meal kit subscription service. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Weak Holiday Sales Force Barnes & Noble To Reduce Staff
February 13, 2018

After weak holiday sales, Barnes & Noble has laid off an unspecified number of experienced workers, such as lead cashiers and digital leads. The news came to many workers as they arrived for work on Monday (Feb. 12), sources familiar with the matter told CNBC....

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How Adore Me Wants To Bring The Love Back To Lingerie
February 13, 2018

Lingerie is not always an easy thing to purchase. The size ranges are limited, the prices are high and the selection is often not very diverse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Blue Apron Notches An Earnings Beat
February 13, 2018

Meal kit delivery service Blue Apron managed to cook up a Q4 earnings beat this time around, and investors liked what they saw well enough to pick up 9 percent on Tuesday (Feb. 13) after the firm managed lower-than-expected losses. According to CNBC reports, Blue Apron...

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Target Expands Same-Day Delivery, Wedding Registry
February 13, 2018

One month after Target launched home delivery through grocery delivery firm Shipt in Florida, the retailer is rolling out the service in the Twin Cities. Consumers will be able to use the delivery service starting March 1, the Star Tribune regional newspaper reported. Get the Full Story...

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Shipt, Deliv Couriers (Sort Of) Bring Back Days Of The American Milkman
February 13, 2018

In the 1700s, many families had their own cows. But as people traded their farm houses for city living — well, there wasn’t anywhere to keep farm animals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Instacart Raises $200M At $4.2B Valuation
February 13, 2018

Grocery food delivery service Instacart, which is facing intense competition from Amazon now that the eCommerce giant owns Whole Foods Market, has raised $200 million in a fresh round of funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Walgreens Moves To Take Over AmerisourceBergen
February 13, 2018

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is making a move on drug distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp.  The move is undertaken as the U.S. drugstore landscape is becoming an increasingly fraught battleground. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Staying Original In A World Full Of Imitators
February 12, 2018

When Harvard Business School grads Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna first came up with the Birchbox concept, it was so … well, out of the box that pitching it to investors was at first a series of cold emails dedicated to explaining their concept. Get the...