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Google Joins Big Tech Peers With First Brick-and-Mortar Retail Location

Google Joins Big Tech Peers With First Brick-and-Mortar Retail Location
Google Joins Big Tech Peers With First Brick-and-Mortar Retail Location
May 20, 2021  |  Retail

Another Big Tech player has unveiled plans to join the physical retail party, as Google has announced it will open its first-ever physical retail location...

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Grocery Roundup: Goodbye, Amazon Go Grocery
Grocery Roundup: Goodbye, Amazon Go Grocery
May 20, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon Go Grocery is Amazon going, going, gone. The format, which launched in early 2020 as a grocery offshoot of the Amazon Go convenience store...

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From Beds To Bird Feeders: Expanding Home Improvement Category Extends Nesting Trend
From Beds To Bird Feeders: Expanding Home Improvement Category Extends Nesting Trend
May 20, 2021  |  Retail

A spate of solid earnings reports in the home improvement and furnishings space this week has allayed fears that the red-hot nesting trend spawned by...

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IHOP Relaunching Fast-Casual Spin-off flip’d After Pandemic Delay
IHOP Relaunching Fast-Casual Spin-off flip’d After Pandemic Delay
May 20, 2021  |  ResTech

After an 18-month delay, IHOP announced that it is relaunching its fast-casual restaurant brand flip’d this summer, in what will serve largely as a takeout-oriented...

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US Lags China In Crypto Regulation As Musk’s Tweets Roil Markets Again
US Lags China In Crypto Regulation As Musk’s Tweets Roil Markets Again
May 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Let’s say it was a busy day for cryptos — a volatile day, a red letter day, one that spotlighted just how fluid the environment...

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InsurTech Super Nets $50 Million In Funding For Home Maintenance Subscriptions
InsurTech Super Nets $50 Million In Funding For Home Maintenance Subscriptions
May 19, 2021  |  Investments

InsurTech Super, which provides subscription-based care for the home, has finished a Series C round with $50 million, bringing its total funding to $80 million,...

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FinTechs Face PPP Probe Long After Emergency Business Loans Were Dispersed
FinTechs Face PPP Probe Long After Emergency Business Loans Were Dispersed
May 19, 2021  |  Loans

Long after nearly $800 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) life-line loans were rapidly dispersed to ailing businesses during the height of the pandemic, a...

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JPMorgan: Institutional Investors Ditch Bitcoin For Gold
JPMorgan: Institutional Investors Ditch Bitcoin For Gold
May 19, 2021  |  Investments

Large institutional investors are dumping bitcoin in favor of gold, analysts for J.P. Morgan Chase reported this week. The note from J.P. Morgan to its...

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