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UPS Takes On Postmates With eBike Trial In Seattle

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UPS is teaming up with the city of Seattle on the downtown delivery pilot project, which will use pedal-assist cargo eBikes and customized, modular trailers. The pilot will operate in the Pike Place Market and downtown Seattle area on sidewalks and in designated bike lanes.

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LimePod Car-Sharing Service Calls It Quits In Seattle

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In the second closure of a free-floating carshare in Seattle in two months, Lime has announced it is winding down LimePod. BMW’s car-sharing service, ReachNow , stopped operating in Seattle and Portland in July. Lime will continue to operate its on-demand electric scooter and bikeshare service in Seattle.

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Cashierless Stores Take Seattle Grocery Cues To Asia

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Thousands of miles from Seattle, where Amazon Go opened in January , the cashierless checkout model is taking hold in other parts of the world. While Sng would not compare his shopping experience to Amazon Go, he did note that the company was looking to expand the concept to markets outside of Singapore “in the near future.”

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Uber Eats Shuts Down In Several Markets

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In eight countries, it appears that the parent company has decided Uber Eats fails to deliver the desired market clout. The company said its goal was to become one of the top two operators in those countries, according to Reuters , but it does not see that happening. Careem is an Uber subsidiary focused primarily on the Middle East.

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Restaurant Operator Blames Bankruptcy On Wage Hike

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an eatery operator with 35 restaurants, has filed for bankruptcy and is blaming the misfortune on a recent minimum wage hike in court filings, according to a report by Bloomberg. As a large employer in the Seattle metro market, for instance, the company was one of the first in the market to be forced to institute wage hikes.”.

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Postmates To Hire More Engineers As It Expands In The Seattle Area

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The company is boosting the number of engineers it is hiring in and around the Seattle, Washington area. The delivery company has nine openings for engineers around Seattle, according to a report in GeekWire , citing job listings at Postmates. The robot relies on cameras and Lidar to get around the sidewalks.

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On-Demand Delivery Service Munchery Ceases Operations

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That came after it shut down service in Seattle, Los Angels, and New York. In May Munchery said it was planning to focus on its largest market, which was San Francisco, in an effort to become profitable. That never happened, prompting its action earlier this week.