Expansion

The action of becoming larger or more extensive. Expansion is the phase of the business cycle where real GDP grows for two or more consecutive quarters, moving from a trough to a peak.

Source: investopedia.com

Uber Eats Throws Down Gauntlet, Aims For 70 Pct Of Food Delivery Market
Uber Eats Throws Down Gauntlet, Aims For 70 Pct Of Food Delivery Market
October 24, 2018  |  Delivery

Uber plans the expansion its on-demand food delivery service Uber Eats so that it covers more than 70 percent of the U.S. by the end...

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Alsea Will Operate Some Starbucks Locations In Europe
Alsea Will Operate Some Starbucks Locations In Europe
October 19, 2018  |  Retail

While Starbucks aims to streamline its operations in places that are seeing challenges with sales, the coffee chain plans to give a longtime partner the...

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Taxify CEO On Ride-Hailing’s Flexible Road From Cars To eScooters
Taxify CEO On Ride-Hailing’s Flexible Road From Cars To eScooters
September 21, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Short ride, long-term appeal? Taxify, the ride-hailing company, is branching out into eScooters in Paris (with plans for more European market rollouts), a change to...

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Nigeria’s Mobile Wallet Paga Snags $10M, Expands Cross-Border
Nigeria’s Mobile Wallet Paga Snags $10M, Expands Cross-Border
September 07, 2018  |  Investments

Nigerian digital payments startup Paga has received $10 million in funding as it prepares to expand into other countries. CEO Tayo Oviosu announced at Disrupt San Francisco,...

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Goldman Sachs’ Marcus Jumps Across The Pond
Goldman Sachs’ Marcus Jumps Across The Pond
August 24, 2018  |  Banking

Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment firm, rolled out its consumer bank Marcus in the U.K. Thursday (Aug. 23) offering what the Financial Times said...

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Unsold Food Marketplace Snags $12M
Unsold Food Marketplace Snags $12M
August 16, 2018  |  Investments

Stockholm-based Karma has raised $12 million in Series A funding, led by Swedish investment firm Kinnevik. Participants also included U.S. venture capital firm Bessemer Venture...

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Cardtronics Reports Q2 Growth Following End Of U.S. 7-Eleven Relationship
Cardtronics Reports Q2 Growth Following End Of U.S. 7-Eleven Relationship
August 03, 2018  |  Earnings

Cardtronics, the world’s largest owner of ATMs, reported strong signs of organic growth as the launch of several new agreements with U.S. and overseas banks...

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Retail Pulse: Fabletics Plans Expansion, Dunkin’ Gets New CEO
Retail Pulse: Fabletics Plans Expansion, Dunkin’ Gets New CEO
July 13, 2018  |  Retail

Fabletics is seeking aggressive growth, with the activewear retailer planning to open 75 new brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. and other countries. Such an expansion would...

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Fabletics Plans Expansion With 75 New Stores
Fabletics Plans Expansion With 75 New Stores
July 11, 2018  |  Retail

With its five years as a fashion brand, Fabletics is seeking to grow and expand its brick-and-mortar footprint. The retailer intends to open 75 stores...

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