Health

Walmart Ups Its Digital Health & Wellness Capabilities With $200M Purchase Of CareZone’s Technology
Walmart Ups Its Digital Health & Wellness Capabilities With $200M Purchase Of CareZone’s Technology
June 16, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart has reportedly paid some $200 million to buy key assets from CareZone, a Seattle-based health-technology start-up that promises to manage prescription drugs for each...

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Apple Updates Its Health Info Website And App With Sharing Option
Apple Updates Its Health Info Website And App With Sharing Option
June 09, 2020  |  Apple

Apple is doubling down on its collaboration with the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve the organization’s COVID-19 screening protocol. The Silicon...

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Lumen Aims To Boost Weight Loss Through Metabolism Measurements
Lumen Aims To Boost Weight Loss Through Metabolism Measurements
June 09, 2020  |  Retail

This year, about 45 million Americans will go on some kind of weight loss diet, and they’ll spend $33 billion doing it. However, very few...

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Saving Main Street: Running Retailers Take The Baton
Saving Main Street: Running Retailers Take The Baton
June 05, 2020  |  Retail

Terry Schalow is the executive director of the Running Industry Association (RIA). In addition to working toward its general mission of moving the sport and...

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Expect Another Year Before Sports, Entertainment Venues Reopen
Expect Another Year Before Sports, Entertainment Venues Reopen
May 07, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The spread of the coronavirus has led to a halt of Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and the National Basketball Association, and raised...

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Uber Revs Up Restart, Will Require US Drivers And Riders To Cover Faces
Uber Revs Up Restart, Will Require US Drivers And Riders To Cover Faces
May 03, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Drivers for Uber will soon be required to wear masks in several countries, including the U.S., the company said. Representatives for Uber confirmed that this...

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Google Plans Staggered Reopening Of Offices After June 1
Google Plans Staggered Reopening Of Offices After June 1
April 29, 2020  |  Google

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company’s offices would remain closed at least until June 1, according to emails sent to employees, which were seen...

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Activ(ist)wear Brand Takes Its Face Masks To Times Square
Activ(ist)wear Brand Takes Its Face Masks To Times Square
April 28, 2020  |  Retail

Not many direct-to-consumer (DTC) startups can say they broke into the U.S. market with three billboards in Times Square. But that’s exactly what a Portland,...

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Instacart Mandates Wellness Checks  As It Seeks 250,000 More Hires
Instacart Mandates Wellness Checks As It Seeks 250,000 More Hires
April 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Within a 30-day period, Instacart has hired 300,000 more people, instituted mandatory wellness checks and stepped up efforts to ensure the safety of its workforce....

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