These two retailers dominate back-to-college salesAs the 2023 back-to-college shopping season draws to a close, two retailers stand out as the most popular destinations for customers. White Castle teams with Uber for in-app deliveryWhite Castle is expanding its delivery service in partnership with the white label delivery service of Uber. True Religion in big global expansion move True Religion continues to grow its brand outside its home market. Uber Eats introducing AI assistant, new payment methods The online delivery platform of Uber Technologies Inc. is trying to enhance its customer experience with several new features. Starbucks names co-CEO for its second biggest market; opens innovation center Starbucks Coffee Company continues to focus on China, naming a co-CEO for the region and opening a nearly one million sq.ft. “coffee innovation park” near Shanghai. Walmart launches mobile subscriptions; expands other app features Walmart is letting customers schedule automatic deliveries — via its app. Amazon ups hiring holiday hiring by 67%; boosts hourly pay Amazon is hiring a record number of workers for the upcoming holiday season. Mastercard forecasts holiday sales gain of 3.7%, led by electronics The upcoming holiday season will bring a “rebalancing’ across categories, channels and sectors in line with macroeconomic trends. Uber, Oracle launch joint delivery solution Uber is expanding its partnership with Oracle to streamline retailer access to its white-label online delivery platform. Instacart debuts on Nasdaq with $10 billion valuation Instacart has launched its initial public offering (IPO) for 22 million shares of class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market exchange. First Previous 160 161 162 163 164 Next Last