Wellness

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Walmart Ups Its Digital Health & Wellness Capabilities With $200M Purchase Of CareZone’s Technology
Walmart Ups Its Digital Health & Wellness Capabilities With $200M Purchase Of CareZone’s Technology
June 16, 2020  |  Partnerships

Walmart has reportedly paid some $200 million to buy key assets from CareZone, a Seattle-based health-technology start-up that promises to manage prescription drugs for each...

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Lumen Aims To Boost Weight Loss Through Metabolism Measurements
Lumen Aims To Boost Weight Loss Through Metabolism Measurements
June 09, 2020  |  Retail

This year, about 45 million Americans will go on some kind of weight loss diet, and they’ll spend $33 billion doing it. However, very few...

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Activ(ist)wear Brand Takes Its Face Masks To Times Square
Activ(ist)wear Brand Takes Its Face Masks To Times Square
April 28, 2020  |  Retail

Not many direct-to-consumer (DTC) startups can say they broke into the U.S. market with three billboards in Times Square. But that’s exactly what a Portland,...

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Instacart Mandates Wellness Checks  As It Seeks 250,000 More Hires
Instacart Mandates Wellness Checks As It Seeks 250,000 More Hires
April 23, 2020  |  Economy

Within a 30-day period, Instacart has hired 300,000 more people, instituted mandatory wellness checks and stepped up efforts to ensure the safety of its workforce....

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Skincare Startup Fights The Good Fight For Its Future
Skincare Startup Fights The Good Fight For Its Future
April 16, 2020  |  Retail

Hundreds of retailers – both direct-to-consumer (DTC) and traditional – have lent their expertise and capital to helping the world recover from the devastation of...

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Amazon CEO Bezos Seeks COVID-19 Testing For Staff
Amazon CEO Bezos Seeks COVID-19 Testing For Staff
April 16, 2020  |  Retail

With the first move toward a system of checks on workers around the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the eCommerce retailer is creating COVID-19...

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Telehealth Service Puts A Retail Spin On Its Business Model
Telehealth Service Puts A Retail Spin On Its Business Model
April 10, 2020  |  Retail

The rapidly evolving telehealth category has a new business model. Fruit Street – a virtual one-stop-shop digital diabetes prevention program (DPP) – has partnered with...

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