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Making A Market For Water With A Caffeinated Kick

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The problem, Phocus Co-founder John Mittel discovered while staring into a vending machine while he was still in medical school at the University of Louisville, was all of the other things that one ended up drinking to gain access to the caffeine.

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Prime Now Grocery Delivery Expands Across The US

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Amazon and Whole Foods’ Prime Now is now available in Annapolis, North and Central New Jersey, Cleveland, Louisville, Pittsburgh and additional San Francisco locations, according to an announcement. And for our customers in Dayton, Louisville and Omaha, we’re thrilled to also offer the option of grocery pickup.”.

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Hilton Times Square Closure Bruises NYC Tourism Rebound

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In its Q2 earnings statement , Sunstone Properties said that “after reaching a trough in April, the Company began to see hotel demand slightly improve in May and June, most significantly in leisure travel, which benefited its hotels in drive-to leisure markets.” That is equivalent to the entire size of hotel markets in Louisville, Ky.,

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AT&T Jumps On The 5G Bandwagon

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Both companies will be beating Apple to the market since the tech giant is going to wait until 2020 to release the first iPhones featuring 5G. As of today’s announcement, we’ve installed the latest mobile 5G network equipment in areas in the 12 markets where we plan to make 5G available in 2018.”. Louisville, Ky.,

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Instacart, Walmart Canada Work On Grocery Delivery Pilot

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The goal is to have the service in 120 metropolitan markets by October, which will cover 1,600 stores. Instacart is also now Kroger’s main delivery service, although it uses Uber and Shipt in some markets. The offering was said to debut in Houston, Louisville, Nashville and Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The upcoming launches in the Midwest – in one city that is considered the capital of the region, and in another that is a growing destination for young, digitally-minded professionals, including those priced out of the Chicago housing market – represent more significant progress for the new mobile network technology. 5G Potential.

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Why Panera Does Its Own Delivery

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Current CEO Blaine Hurst was the prime mover behind Panera’s first large-scale delivery test in Louisville, Kentucky, four years ago. I said, ‘Just let me finish the Louisville test. First, Hurst noted, because it gives the company maximum control on rollout: The company isn’t limited to markets where their partner provides.