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
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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