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Healthy Choice QSR Sweetgreen Files For IPO

Healthy Choice QSR Sweetgreen Files For IPO
Healthy Choice QSR Sweetgreen Files For IPO
June 21, 2021  |  IPO

Health-conscious quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain Sweetgreen Inc., has filed confidentially for an initial public offering of stock (IPO), the firm said in a Monday (June...

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Google Won’t Reopen Its COVID-Shuttered UK Campus For Startups
Google Won’t Reopen Its COVID-Shuttered UK Campus For Startups
June 21, 2021  |  Google

Google is permanently closing the doors of its Google for Startups (GFS) Campus in London. That and other such campuses were shuttered due to the...

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Disneyland Swaps Annual Passes For ‘Superfan’ Memberships
Disneyland Swaps Annual Passes For ‘Superfan’ Memberships
June 21, 2021  |  Subscriptions

Disneyland is distinct from its Florida counterpart, Disney World, given the local feel of the Anaheim-based park. Annual passholders who lived in Southern California were...

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Bitcoin Drops As China’s Crypto Crackdown Continues
Bitcoin Drops As China’s Crypto Crackdown Continues
June 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

China has called together representatives from its biggest banks to reinforce a ban on providing cryptocurrency services, Bloomberg reported Monday (June 21). Get the Full...

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What US Grocers Could Learn From Alibaba’s Connected Supermarket Experience
What US Grocers Could Learn From Alibaba’s Connected Supermarket Experience
June 21, 2021  |  Retail

When it comes to integrating eCommerce into the brick-and-mortar grocery experience, China may be pulling ahead. While the United States is getting a new digitally-enabled...

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Facebook Rolls Out Live Audio Rooms, Its Competitor To Clubhouse
Facebook Rolls Out Live Audio Rooms, Its Competitor To Clubhouse
June 21, 2021  |  Facebook

Facebook today launched Live Audio Rooms, the social media giant’s competitor to audio-based Clubhouse. Facebook said, in a press release, that public figures and select...

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Fiserv, Deutsche Bank Team On Payment Acceptance For German SMBs
Fiserv, Deutsche Bank Team On Payment Acceptance For German SMBs
June 21, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Fiserv and Deutsche Bank are working together on a joint venture to provide payment acceptance and banking offerings to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in...

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Using Blockchain To Improve Cross-Border Remittances
Using Blockchain To Improve Cross-Border Remittances
June 21, 2021  |  Blockchain

Blockchain, at least to some observers, is synonymous with cryptos. And cryptos, of course, are synonymous with volatility. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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KKR Pays $625 Million For Controlling Stake In India’s Vini Cosmetics
KKR Pays $625 Million For Controlling Stake In India’s Vini Cosmetics
June 21, 2021  |  Retail

Global investment firm KKR is spending $625 million to buy a majority stake in Indian personal care and beauty products company Vini Cosmetics with the...

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