March 23, 2023
Chipotle Woos Gen Z With Investments in ESG-Focused Startups
Chipotle’s venture fund is backing startups focused on local food and sustainability, courting young consumers. Cultivate Next, the arm of the fast-casual giant that invests in emerging companies, announced Wednesday...
March 23, 2023
White House Economic Report Shifts Stance on Crypto From Neutral...
It’s increasingly looking like the fed is trying to put the crypto sector to bed. This, as a new report authored by the White House Council of Economic Advisers, devotes an...
March 23, 2023
Antitrust Chronicle® – Interlocking
Dear Readers, Minority shareholdings and interlocking directorships between competitors are, and have always been, a widespread practice in certain industries. Given that, on their face, such links may influence companies’...
March 23, 2023
Who is a Competitor Under Section 8?
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division has recently been investigating public companies for possible violations of Section 8 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 19, based on information listed...
March 20, 2023
Chick-fil-A Waters Down Rewards and Hopes Customers Stick Around
With the inflation-related devaluation of restaurant rewards points, loyalty programs are losing power. Atlanta-based quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain Chick-fil-A, which has more than 2,800 restaurants in the United States and...
March 20, 2023
Aéropostale to Launch Immersive Shopping and Perks in Metaverse
Aéropostale has partnered with MetaversePlus to offer immersive shopping, socializing and gaming in the metaverse. The first of four major phases of the fashion retailer’s presence in the metaverse will...
March 17, 2023
Tiger, SoftBank Writedowns of Private Tech Holdings Signal Chilling Effect...
Valuation of investments and companies remains an exercise in paper gains and paper losses. Nothing’s final until the investor, the VC fund or the mutual fund pulls the trigger. But...
March 17, 2023
Oportun, Katapult Drive FinTech IPO Index Down 4.1%
The past week’s been dominated by bank runs, by lifelines thrown to banks, by bank rescues. And yet, in the midst of a whipsaw week for tech stocks, there was...
March 15, 2023
Mobile Order-Ahead App Provider Ranking Delivers the Goods
Hungry for some information? You’ve come to the right place. The Provider Ranking Mobile Order-Ahead Apps is like the ultimate food court — of apps. This one gets zany, so drop the...