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Cash-Strapped WeWork Turns To SoftBank For Funding

Cash-Strapped WeWork Turns To SoftBank For Funding
Cash-Strapped WeWork Turns To SoftBank For Funding
October 11, 2019  |  Investments

WeWork needs to be financed by the end of November or it will run out of money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Uber Moves Into LATAM Grocery Delivery With Cornershop Buy
Uber Moves Into LATAM Grocery Delivery With Cornershop Buy
October 11, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber announced that it’s buying a majority stake in grocery delivery company Cornershop. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Walmart Looks To Split PhonePe, Flipkart
Walmart Looks To Split PhonePe, Flipkart
October 11, 2019  |  Retail

Global retail giant Walmart has plans to spin off India’s PhonePe from Flipkart and create a separate entity, the Economic Times reported on Friday (Oct....

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Logistics Upgrades, New Leadership
Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Logistics Upgrades, New Leadership
October 11, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Most weeks the latest and greatest in the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck is the top-line news item for both Amazon and Walmart. What...

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Seeing The Future — Via Cosmic Subscription 
Seeing The Future — Via Cosmic Subscription 
October 11, 2019  |  Retail

In the last few years astrology has seen something of a cultural renaissance, particularly among millennial consumers. As recently as five years ago astrology was...

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Audi Offshoot Offers First ‘In-Car Virtual Reality Experience’
Audi Offshoot Offers First ‘In-Car Virtual Reality Experience’
October 11, 2019  |  Retail

To provide what has been described as the world’s first “in-car virtual reality experience,” Holoride has collaborated with Universal Pictures and Ford. The software firms’...

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How Technology And Market Trends Spawn Innovation
How Technology And Market Trends Spawn Innovation
October 11, 2019  |  Today In Data

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are putting a new spin on athleisure wear, inspired by the CBD-based wellness trend. In restaurant technology, cloud kitchens have emerged as a new model driven...

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Retail Pulse: The Vitamin Shoppe Opens NextGen Store; Dollar General Taps Into BOPIS
Retail Pulse: The Vitamin Shoppe Opens NextGen Store; Dollar General Taps Into BOPIS
October 11, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are creating next-generation stores that incorporate interactive features into their designs with the help of technology. The Vitamin Shoppe, for instance, reimagined a 3,185...

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Mercato Unveils Grocery Delivery Subscription Plans
Mercato Unveils Grocery Delivery Subscription Plans
October 11, 2019  |  Retail

To allow shoppers to save time and money at neighborhood grocers, eCommerce platform Mercato has rolled out Mercato Green. The membership offering lets consumers in...

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