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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Big Payments Upgrades, New Reviews And A Second Life For An Old Brand

September 20, 2019
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Retail Pulse: Walgreens To Test Drone Deliveries; Walmart To Relaunch Scoop
Retail // September 20, 2019

Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. Walgreens, in one case, plans to pilot drone deliveries in Christiansburg, Virginia starting in October by partnering with Wing, a member of the Alphabet family...

Walmart Gives New Life To Scoop Brand With Relaunch
Retail // September 17, 2019

To build itself as a larger destination for fashion, Walmart has obtained the rights to the Scoop name and is bringing back the brand. The company is relaunching the Scoop NYC brand in some of its brick-and-mortar locations and on its website, CNBC reported. “We’ve...

Activate Capital Leads Carpool Startup Scoop’s $60M Raise
Investments // August 14, 2019

Corporate carpooling startup Scoop raised $60 million, bringing its total funding to $106 million since its 2015 launch, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday (Aug. 14). The funding round was led by Activate Capital with participation from Goldman Sachs, NGP Capital, Total Group, BNP Capital and others....

sweetFrog: The Sweeter Side Of Innovation
Retail // May 09, 2017

Most people did not consider 2009 an ideal time to start any kind of small business — the credit markets had more or less squeezed shut, a staggering number of Americans found themselves on the unemployment rolls and the economy seemed like it might be...

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Walmart Gives New Life To Scoop Brand With Relaunch

September 17, 2019
To build itself as a larger destination for fashion, Walmart has obtained the rights to the Scoop name and is bringing back the brand. The company is relaunching the Scoop NYC brand in some of its brick-and-mortar locations and on its website, CNBC reported. “We’ve been focused on establishing Walmart as a destination for fashion […]

Activate Capital Leads Carpool Startup Scoop’s $60M Raise

August 14, 2019
Corporate carpooling startup Scoop raised $60 million, bringing its total funding to $106 million since its 2015 launch, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday (Aug. 14). The funding round was led by...

Scoop Launches Carpooling Rideshare In Seattle

March 22, 2017
Seattle residents have a new way to get to and from work now that Scoop has officially launched its carpooling service in the city. According to GeekWire, Scoop is a...