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Hubble: Contact Lens Prescriptions Go Subscription

Hubble: Contact Lens Prescriptions Go Subscription
Hubble: Contact Lens Prescriptions Go Subscription
February 11, 2020  |  Subscriptions

One might assume they could easily guess the biggest competitor for a startup focused on selling contact lenses direct to consumer (DTC) via subscription. Maybe...

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SoftBank-Backed Brandless Goes Bust
SoftBank-Backed Brandless Goes Bust
February 11, 2020  |  Retail

For its three years in operation, Brandless generated no shortage of buzz with its concept of “private label for less” and the idea that the...

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NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark
NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark
February 11, 2020  |  Unattended Retail

Consumers’ interest in unattended commerce goes far beyond candy and soda vending machines. There are 48.6 million consumers in the U.S. who would like to...

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Up For Sale: 6.25M Uber Shares Through Morgan Stanley
Up For Sale: 6.25M Uber Shares Through Morgan Stanley
February 11, 2020  |  Investments

Morgan Stanley wants to let people buy up Uber shares, according to people familiar with the subject, as they’re lining up buyers who will commit...

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Judge Throws Out Bid By Uber, Postmates To Halt Gig Worker Law
Judge Throws Out Bid By Uber, Postmates To Halt Gig Worker Law
February 11, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

A judge has rejected the request from Uber and Postmates to put a stop to a new California law that would place new restrictions on...

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Walmart Sees 2.7 Pct Bump In Sales In Mexico
Walmart Sees 2.7 Pct Bump In Sales In Mexico
February 11, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Walmart de Mexico’s sales are looking up, with a 2.7 percent increase at stores open for more than a year over the same time last...

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Antitrust, Privacy Concerns Surround Google’s Fitbit Takeover Bid
Antitrust, Privacy Concerns Surround Google’s Fitbit Takeover Bid
February 11, 2020  |  Google

Google‘s plan to buy Fitbit isn’t going as well as it had hoped, reports said. The search engine giant has been running into a wall...

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Fiat Chrysler To Debut Robot Taxis In China
Fiat Chrysler To Debut Robot Taxis In China
February 11, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Fiat Chrysler, in partnership with Chinese-based AutoX, wants to launch robo-taxis in China later this year, according to an announcement. The automobile maker, one of...

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