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Accelerating Asia Announces Startups For Fourth Early-Stage Accelerator Program
Accelerating Asia Announces Startups For Fourth Early-Stage Accelerator Program
April 13, 2021  |  Startups

Early-stage venture capital (VC) fund Accelerating Asia has announced the 11 members of its fourth 100-day, pre-Series A startup program, featuring companies based across Southeast...

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MoneyGram, Sigue Partner On Payments-As-A-Service Initiative
MoneyGram, Sigue Partner On Payments-As-A-Service Initiative
April 13, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

MoneyGram is partnering with peer-to-peer (P2P) and business-to-business (B2B) company Sigue in order to expand the latter’s scale and payout capabilities, according to a press...

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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Could Shake Consumer Confidence
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Could Shake Consumer Confidence
April 13, 2021  |  Coronavirus

One month ago, just 12 percent of the country had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. On Tuesday (April 13), NPR reported that the percentage has...

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Capriotti’s Digital Approach Boosts Fast-Casual ‘Sweet Spot’
Capriotti’s Digital Approach Boosts Fast-Casual ‘Sweet Spot’
April 13, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

After an enormously difficult 13 months, U.S. restaurants are finally starting to come back, as newly vaccinated consumers return for indoor dining, excited to reengage...

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Fast-Casual And QSR Chains Vie For Off-Premises Spending In Post-Pandemic Future
Fast-Casual And QSR Chains Vie For Off-Premises Spending In Post-Pandemic Future
April 13, 2021  |  Retail

Will curbside pickup beat our drive-thru? Or will delivery services have staying power over on-premises dining when the pandemic finally ebbs? And finally, will quick-service...

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Wells, Citi, JPM Q1 To Reflect Focus On Resilient Consumer
Wells, Citi, JPM Q1 To Reflect Focus On Resilient Consumer
April 13, 2021  |  Earnings

Every three months earnings season arrives, like clockwork. And every three months we get commentary from publicly traded firms’ management on the health of the...

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Dunkin’ Promotes Drive-Thru With CarMax Partnership
Dunkin’ Promotes Drive-Thru With CarMax Partnership
April 13, 2021  |  Retail

In the past 13 months, many quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have doubled down on drive-thru, after the channel’s success during the height of the pandemic. McDonald’s,...

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Grab’s Super-Sized SPAC IPO Underscores The Rise Of The Super App
Grab’s Super-Sized SPAC IPO Underscores The Rise Of The Super App
April 13, 2021  |  IPO

Tens of billions of dollars is a lot of validation. Grab Holdings, billed as Southeast Asia’s biggest technology platform, announced on Tuesday (April 13) that...

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GameStop Searches For More Digital-Friendly CEO
GameStop Searches For More Digital-Friendly CEO
April 12, 2021  |  Personnel

GameStop is searching for a new CEO, seeking to switch from a brick-and-mortar video game retailer into an eCommerce outlet as the times shift, Reuters...

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