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Toyota Brings Car Sharing To Hawaii

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Toyota has announced that it is offering a car share service for residents and visitors in Honolulu, Hawaii. The new mobility solution called Hui — a round-trip, station-based car share service — is operated by Servco Pacific ( Servco ), Toyota’s distributor in Hawaii.

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While Some Malls Are On The Decline, Other Malls Bring In Billions In Sales

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Yet some malls are making it big, brining in billions of dollars of sales, CNBC reported, such as the Ala Moana Center in Hawaii, Sawgrass Mills in Florida and Oakbrook Center in Illinois. Beyond Hawaii, GGP is one of the largest shopping center owners and operators in the U.S. In 2018, department stores closed in U.S.

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Why Tech Fails Can (Sometimes) Be Inconveniently Fun

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Some failures of technology are very serious. 13, 2018, an emergency alert text went out all over Hawaii telling residents and tourists that an incoming ballistic missile attack was imminent, tipping off waves of panic and terror as people scrambled for cover. Often, but not always.

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Malibu Poke Is Banking On Facial Recognition Payments

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Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are leveraging them to provide the faster, more convenient ordering experience customers crave and to trim costs associated with human cashiers (as well as operational inefficiencies). The poke bowl trend originated in Hawaii and features marinated, raw sashimi-grade fish.

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How ‘Butler Bells’ Improve Hospitality, Revenue In Restaurants, Hotels

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Our main intent is technology that increases human engagement and provides another engagement point with a person,” Kallpod COO Steven Barrow Barlow told PYMNTS.com in an interview. The device comes to the quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain after Joseph DeCola, a Houston franchise owner, spotted one while on vacation in Hawaii.)

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The Digital Evolution Of The Online Gaming Ecosystem

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states, with only Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Washington labeling DFS as illegal. The betting platform – which is managed via DraftKings, which won the competitive bid for the project – has been operating since late December, and saw a spike in activity over the weekend.

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Grocers Get Creative With Delivery

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The service operates out of two 2,000-square-foot industrial spaces and offers only 1,000 products, using artificial intelligence to determine which items to stock and in what amounts based on customer buying trends. This one will be family-owned and -operated, stocking grocery staples, produce, meat and natural and gluten-free options.