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How Hotels Are Weathering A Hard Pandemic Hit

How Hotels Are Weathering A Hard Pandemic Hit
How Hotels Are Weathering A Hard Pandemic Hit
August 20, 2020  |  Travel Payments

The fact that COVID-19 has hit consumer and business travel hard is well-known, but just how hard is just now coming into focus. A new industry...

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Tight Race For Shopping Apps In Latest Provider Ranking
Tight Race For Shopping Apps In Latest Provider Ranking
August 20, 2020  |  Mobile

It’s a time of shakeups, as we know, what with COVID-19 and its attendant weirding of markets and brands. We’re tracking big changes in the...

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Target Rolls Out Grocery Pickup Nationwide As Competition Mounts
Target Rolls Out Grocery Pickup Nationwide As Competition Mounts
August 20, 2020  |  Retail

The grocery wars just got a little hotter, with Target rolling out pickup and drive-up service at 1,500 stores across the country. Get the Full...

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DoorDash Dives Into Grocery Delivery Business
DoorDash Dives Into Grocery Delivery Business
August 20, 2020  |  Delivery

Delivery powerhouse DoorDash has entered the grocery business, the company announced on Thursday (Aug. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Uber And Lyft Vow To Suspend Service Friday In California
Uber And Lyft Vow To Suspend Service Friday In California
August 20, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Unless an appeals court intervenes at the last minute, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are ready to suspend their ride-hailing services in California on...

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AMC Reopens Theaters With 15-Cent Ticket Pricing
AMC Reopens Theaters With 15-Cent Ticket Pricing
August 20, 2020  |  Retail

Another piece of pre-pandemic life came back online today, with AMC Entertainment reopening the doors to 100 movie theaters across the country that have sat...

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Airbnb Sets Global Party Ban, Occupancy Limit
Airbnb Sets Global Party Ban, Occupancy Limit
August 20, 2020  |  Retail

Airbnb customers who are planning to hold a large party at one of the online rental platform’s vacation homes are advised to make other arrangements....

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COVID-19 Makes College Fees Murkier
COVID-19 Makes College Fees Murkier
August 20, 2020  |  Economy

For college students, the subject of fees — and how to pay for them — is notoriously thorny. And now, the COVID-19 era is making...

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