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Apple Brings Connected Fitness To The Gym With New Apple Watch Effort
January 23, 2020

With new fitness collaborations that make it simpler for Apple Watch owners to accrue rewards, purchase items and monitor workouts, Apple unveiled its “Apple Watch Connected” gym effort. The effort aids Apple in creating a whole ecosystem around the smartwatch and offering owners additional places to use...

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SoftBank-Backed Grofers Hires 4K Employees For Shopping Event
January 23, 2020

Online grocery company Grofers has contributed ₹100 crore to boost its India operations. A top official also confirmed that the company has hired 4,000 more employees to staff its nine-day shopping event, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Fairway Said To Seek Bankruptcy That Keeps Some Stores Open
January 23, 2020

Grocery chain Fairway is in bankruptcy negotiations with Village Super Market Inc. to keep some stores open as Fairway attempts to sell the company, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Jan. 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Express To Shutter 100 Stores To Save $80M Per Year
January 23, 2020

By closing 100 stores in the next two years, Express aims to save around $80 million annually over the next three years, as reported by CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Grubhub Launches ‘Ultimate’ Workflow System To Simplify Order-Ahead
January 23, 2020

With proprietary hardware and software that brings together all restaurant ordering channels into one system, Grubhub rolled out its Ultimate technology. The product is a digital workflow solution that takes the place of shouts as well as handwritten notes by linking the back- and front-...

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Virtual Gaming Grows Into A Force For Tourism And Even Atlantic City
January 22, 2020

With every passing year, it becomes harder and harder to talk about, or even think about, the global digital and mobile ecosystem without considering the place of gaming within that world. And now comes along another bit of news that further drives home that point....

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Building The Beard Trend Into A Successful eCommerce Portal 
January 22, 2020

After several decades out of favor, with the dawning of the 21st century and especially in the 2010s, beards began to make a big comeback. Big enough, in fact, that razor makers have been reporting declining sales in the last several years, citing (among other...

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How The DTC Model Is Gaining An Edge In Commerce
January 22, 2020

Don’t call it a makeover, not yet. But direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail is undergoing some significant changes, which could help strengthen DTC activities for years to come. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Delivering Caffeinated Innovation Through eCommerce
January 22, 2020

To help power through the workday, many consumers need a morning cup of coffee—or two, or three. But they often don’t a moment to brew their own beverages at home, and instead divert their time grabbing a cup of java at a café on the...