Food Rocket, the San Francisco company that promises grocery delivery in the Bay Area within 15 minutes, has secured $25 million in Series A funding that it will use to expand the service in Chicago and other U.S. cities, reinforce its artificial intelligence software and...
In today’s top retail news, Alimentation Couche-Tard has scuttled an approximately $20 billion effort to buy Carrefour SA, while Ulta Beauty has reduced its corporate and field management staff amid the pandemic. Plus, the race is revving up at supermarket aisles throughout the nation to add...
After encountering strong resistance from the government of France, Alimentation Couche-Tard has scrapped an approximately $20 billion effort to buy Carrefour SA, Reuters reported. Alimentation Couche-Tard said in a statement that “preliminary discussions around a transaction” were “no longer continuing.” However, the companies opted to extend...
July 25, 2022
Ghost kitchen and restaurant technology hub Kitchen United raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to further evolve its multi-concept ordering technology platform currently being used by Burger King, Popeyes, Panera Bread, Wingstop, Brinker International and many others. The fresh infusion of capital included funding from new investors Alimentation Couche-Tard / Circle K, […]
April 26, 2022
Food Rocket, the San Francisco company that promises grocery delivery in the Bay Area within 15 minutes, has secured $25 million in Series A funding that it will use to...
January 18, 2021
After encountering strong resistance from the government of France, Alimentation Couche-Tard has scrapped an approximately $20 billion effort to buy Carrefour SA, Reuters reported. Alimentation Couche-Tard said in a statement that...
