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Square Takes On Major ResTech Providers With New POS System

Square Takes On Major ResTech Providers With New POS System
Square Takes On Major ResTech Providers With New POS System
May 20, 2021  |  ResTech

It’s been said if you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen, a saying that would suggest Square is undaunted in its latest...

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Google Joins Big Tech Peers With First Brick-and-Mortar Retail Location
Google Joins Big Tech Peers With First Brick-and-Mortar Retail Location
May 20, 2021  |  Retail

Another Big Tech player has unveiled plans to join the physical retail party, as Google has announced it will open its first-ever physical retail location...

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Grocery Roundup: Goodbye, Amazon Go Grocery
Grocery Roundup: Goodbye, Amazon Go Grocery
May 20, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon Go Grocery is Amazon going, going, gone. The format, which launched in early 2020 as a grocery offshoot of the Amazon Go convenience store...

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From Beds To Bird Feeders: Expanding Home Improvement Category Extends Nesting Trend
From Beds To Bird Feeders: Expanding Home Improvement Category Extends Nesting Trend
May 20, 2021  |  Retail

A spate of solid earnings reports in the home improvement and furnishings space this week has allayed fears that the red-hot nesting trend spawned by...

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IHOP Relaunching Fast-Casual Spin-off flip’d After Pandemic Delay
IHOP Relaunching Fast-Casual Spin-off flip’d After Pandemic Delay
May 20, 2021  |  ResTech

After an 18-month delay, IHOP announced that it is relaunching its fast-casual restaurant brand flip’d this summer, in what will serve largely as a takeout-oriented...

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US Lags China In Crypto Regulation As Musk’s Tweets Roil Markets Again
US Lags China In Crypto Regulation As Musk’s Tweets Roil Markets Again
May 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Let’s say it was a busy day for cryptos — a volatile day, a red letter day, one that spotlighted just how fluid the environment...

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InsurTech Super Nets $50 Million In Funding For Home Maintenance Subscriptions
InsurTech Super Nets $50 Million In Funding For Home Maintenance Subscriptions
May 19, 2021  |  Investments

InsurTech Super, which provides subscription-based care for the home, has finished a Series C round with $50 million, bringing its total funding to $80 million,...

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FinTechs Face PPP Probe Long After Emergency Business Loans Were Dispersed
FinTechs Face PPP Probe Long After Emergency Business Loans Were Dispersed
May 19, 2021  |  Loans

Long after nearly $800 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) life-line loans were rapidly dispersed to ailing businesses during the height of the pandemic, a...

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