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Chef’d Pushes Meal Kits Onto Store Shelves
May 09, 2018

With the recent news that Blue Apron has begun selling its meal kits in Costco, it’s perhaps unsurprising that competitors are also taking the plunge. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Shrinking The Shrinkage Problem With Biometric Network Surveillance
May 09, 2018

A guy walks into a pharmacy, does a lap and walks out without buying anything. An hour later, he walks into another location of the same chain pharmacy two miles down the road and does the same lap, again not buying anything. And in another...

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Alibaba Buys Daraz
May 08, 2018

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has acquired Daraz, Pakistan’s most popular online shopping destination, thus expanding its empire into South Asia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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American Apparel Rides Again In LA
May 08, 2018

American Apparel returns to L.A. with the opening of a new store on Melrose Avenue. In fact, the new location is part of an old location where a previous store used to stand, according to Garry Bell, VP of Corporate Marketing and Communications at American Apparel parent Gildan...

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Will Costco Cure Blue Apron’s Subscription Blues?
May 08, 2018

It’s not been easy to be Blue Apron in recent months. The meal kit company was one of the first to have the idea to send consumers pre-packaged meal kits to their front door. But the master has been surpassed by its students in many...

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Walmart Curbs Opiate Prescriptions
May 08, 2018

Walmart is changing its opioid policy following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), limiting the length of the opioid prescriptions it will fill and only accepting e-prescriptions starting in 2020, according to CNN Money reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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QSR Ordering Kiosks Evolved From A 1980s Solution For Out-Of-Stock Shoes
May 08, 2018

As a college student in the 1970s, Murray Lappe heard that his fellow students wanted to promote their organizations through a new medium. During a retreat, the students thought of having a traditional bulletin board, but Lappe had an alternate take: Why not digitize the...

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Elon Musk Plans Candy Venture
May 08, 2018

Elon Musk just might become the next Willy Wonka with his latest venture. It’s not exactly as ambitious as the hyperloop, but it does follow in the footsteps of other creative product ideas: Musk might be starting a candy company, Mashable reported. Get the Full...

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Etsy Gears Up For Q1 Earnings Amid Shift To Core eCommerce Offerings
May 08, 2018

After the company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings amid its turnaround and hit a milestone in gross merchandising sales, analysts are anticipating slightly lower earnings for Etsy’s first quarter as the online marketplace seeks to refocus on its core eCommerce offerings. Get the Full Story Complete...