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Newly Funded Feather Brings Furniture Subscription To LA

Newly Funded Feather Brings Furniture Subscription To LA
Newly Funded Feather Brings Furniture Subscription To LA
May 16, 2019  |  Investments

Furniture subscription rental service Feather is using its latest round of funding to expand to Los Angeles. The company raised $12 million in a Series A...

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Can Robots Be The Future Of College Food Delivery?
Can Robots Be The Future Of College Food Delivery?
January 28, 2019  |  Retail

In an age when food delivery aggregators are making a push to attract students, universities are bringing food delivery into their dining plans with the...

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Are Vending Machines Contextual Commerce’s Next Frontier?
Are Vending Machines Contextual Commerce’s Next Frontier?
January 15, 2019  |  Unattended Retail

Everyone has a vending machine experience go awry. The bill receptor that wouldn’t take the wrinkled dollar bill, the can of Coke that got stuck...

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Senator Durbin Wants Wells Fargo To Stop Expanding Program With Colleges
Senator Durbin Wants Wells Fargo To Stop Expanding Program With Colleges
March 07, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

Wells Fargo is facing calls from lawmakers to press pause on creating more partnerships with colleges. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Government Piloting Debit Card To Rein In Student Loan Refund Spend
Government Piloting Debit Card To Rein In Student Loan Refund Spend
February 01, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The Department of Education is gearing up to roll out a pilot program in which college students’ federal financial aid surpluses will be distributed via...

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Target And Walmart Squeak Past Amazon For College Bound
Target And Walmart Squeak Past Amazon For College Bound
July 20, 2017  |  Retail

When it comes to shopping for back-to-school supplies, college students are leaning more towards Target and Walmart than Amazon for their needs, according to Retail...

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Increase In College Enrollment Means Boost For Back-To-School Shopping Season
Increase In College Enrollment Means Boost For Back-To-School Shopping Season
July 17, 2017  |  Retail

A study has found that an increase in college enrollment will give a big boost to retailers’ second-biggest shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Education Department Warns Student Loan Forgiveness Program May Not Be Valid
Education Department Warns Student Loan Forgiveness Program May Not Be Valid
April 03, 2017  |  Debt

The Department of Education warned in a legal filing last week that more than 550,000 people who signed up for a student loan forgiveness program in which...

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