Starbucks said Thursday that it will ensure its baristas do not have to choose between working and voting as part of a non-partisan push to increase turnout on election day despite the coronavirus pandemic. The coffee chain has long advocated for its employees and customers to exercise civic engagement and …
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The TikTok app from ByteDance Ltd. will be shown in the App Store on a smartphone on a regular photo taken in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, August 3, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart said it is partnering with Microsoft in a bid for TikTok. The retail …
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Amazon’s first Fresh Supermarket Store will open its doors this week. Amazon Amazon is opening the first location of its new chain of groceries, designed to target a different set of customers than Whole Foods retailers. The first Amazon Fresh store, in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, will …
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India’s Tata Group is reportedly looking to roll out a ‘super-app’ that will pit it against rivals, including Amazon AMZN, + 0.09% and billionaire Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries, in one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The new digital platform, which will launch in India in December …
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Text size Data from BioNTech and Pfizer were particularly promising. Jeenah Moon / Getty Images After a hiatus from a late summer break, the news of a Covid-19 vaccine is heating up again as a handful of leading programs are rapidly moving to a decisive phase. Reports from several companies …
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