Whole Foods will slash prices on hundreds of items starting Wednesday, extending its focus beyond enticing Prime shoppers. The specialty grocer’s last major price cut for all customers was in November 2017. In the interim, it has been rolling out more perks catered to members of Amazon Prime, such as offering them an extra 10 percent […]
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The ride-hailing company Lyft went public with an IPO share price of $72 valuing the company at over $24 billion. Last year Lyft took a loss of close to $1 billion, it was a 32% increase in loss compared to the previous year. So why would a company increasingly showing a loss be valued […]
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New York Post New York City restaurants are eliminating jobs, reducing employee hours and raising prices due to the higher costs of the $15-per-hour minimum wage. A once-growing industry is contracting, according to an online survey conducted by the New York City Hospitality Alliance, an association representing restaurants in the city. Last year, “full-service restaurants recorded […]
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The Guardian US airlines were hit on Monday by system-wide computer outages related to problems with the Aerodata planning weight and balance program, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. There were delays at airports in Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Miami and Detroit. The FAA recommended people contact airlines directly for flight information and updates. […]
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By Yosef & Sarah Shidler of CJ Studios There are so many components that go into a simcha of any sort, but at the end of the day, the flowers will fade, the food will get eaten, the musicians will close out their final set, making pictures and video the only lasting keepsakes of one […]
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Image by Kate Baucherel from Pixabay Business Insider One month after Amazon announced it was cancelling its HQ2 plans in New York, the company says it’s planning an 800-employee strong expansion in Austin, Texas, the Austin Statesman reports. According to the Statesman, the employees will be focused on Amazon’s software and hardware engineering, research science […]
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CNBC Boeing previewed its software fix, cockpit alerts and additional pilot training for its 737 Max planes on Wednesday, saying the changes improve the safety of the aircraft involved in two deadly crashes since October. “We’re working with customers and regulators around the world to restore faith in our industry and also to reaffirm out […]
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Around 30 percent of tourists visiting Iceland last year flew with Wow and the collapse could trigger a 16 percent drop in tourists this year.
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By The Associated Press SEATTLE — Starbucks says it plans to test both recyclable and compostable cups over the next year. Customers in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, London and Vancouver, British Columbia, will help test the cups, which use fiber, paper and other materials in place of plastic liners. Seattle-based Starbucks was expected to […]
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JewishPress McDonald’s announced the acquisition of Israeli startup Dynamic Yield, producer of a unique personalization technology, for $300 million. The Dynamic Yield technology powers individualized experiences for more than 600 million users each month across hundreds of global brands, with a decisioning engine that uses machine learning and predictive algorithms to build valuable customer segments […]
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