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fromEntrepreneur
21 hours ago

DoorDash Buys $1.2B Reservation Platform to Battle OpenTable

DoorDash, OpenTable, and American Express are competing for control of restaurant customer data through acquisitions, offering restaurant owners better pricing and more platform options.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Whole Foods cofounder John Mackey explains how Walmart accidentally helped the grocery chain

John Mackey, who cofounded Whole Foods in 1980, told podcast host David Senra in an episode released last week that Walmart's move into groceries in the late '80s helped the grocery chain find awider audience. In its early years, Whole Foods served a niche market of health-conscious shoppers. Its clientele was mostly "a bunch of hippies selling food to other hippies," Mackey said, describing one venture capitalist's summation of the store.
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