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OYO Names Former Starbucks Executive To Board
OYO Names Former Starbucks Executive To Board
May 01, 2020  |  Retail

OYO Hotels & Homes has named Troy Alstead, who previously served as Starbucks’ COO, as an independent member of its board of directors. The executive...

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Pushed By SoftBank, Oyo Reaches For Profitability
Pushed By SoftBank, Oyo Reaches For Profitability
March 26, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Hotel chain Oyo, which became one of the largest chains by offering hotel owners guaranteed revenues for carrying the brand, will phase out that incentive...

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OYO To Lay Off 5K Workers To Cut Costs
OYO To Lay Off 5K Workers To Cut Costs
March 04, 2020  |  Retail

As it pursues profitability and aims to reduce expenditures, economy hotel firm OYO is reducing its worldwide workforce by 5,000 individuals. The newest wave of...

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India’s OYO: China Expansion Came At Great Cost
India’s OYO: China Expansion Came At Great Cost
February 17, 2020  |  Earnings

Losses widened this past year for OYO Homes & Hotels, as the SoftBank-backed company tried to expand into China, according to Reuters. The losses the...

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OYO Cuts Hotel Locations, Staffing After Quick Growth
OYO Cuts Hotel Locations, Staffing After Quick Growth
February 03, 2020  |  International

India-based hotel group OYO is slowing its ambitions to be the world’s largest chain within the next three years, following a backlash from investors and...

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Cautious Property Firms Put The Brakes On Rapid Growth
Cautious Property Firms Put The Brakes On Rapid Growth
January 29, 2020  |  Real Estate

No longer charging into market spaces (no matter the cost), many real estate startups are now slowing their growth to more carefully assess a better...

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OYO Reduces Hotel Room Count, Begins Layoffs
OYO Reduces Hotel Room Count, Begins Layoffs
January 14, 2020  |  Retail

As it encounters pressure from SoftBank, its largest investor, to cut back on operating losses, budget hospitality company OYO is quickly scaling back. The firm...

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Employees Claim OYO Uses Corrupt Practices To Boost Growth
Employees Claim OYO Uses Corrupt Practices To Boost Growth
January 03, 2020  |  International

The New York Times is reporting that OYO, a quickly growing hotel startup that aims to be the largest hotel chain in the world by...

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OYO May Not See Profits In China, India Until 2022
OYO May Not See Profits In China, India Until 2022
November 25, 2019  |  Startups

India-based OYO has filed a valuation report with India’s ministry of corporate affairs indicating that the company did not expect to turn a profit until 2022,...

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