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Aggregated Washington State News Articles
- Is Amazon's Cashierless Store a Tough Competitor of Walmart?
With its newly-opened cashierless supermarket in Seattle, Amazon is not only challenging traditional checkouts but also the American grocery bigwigs to up their game in the grocery industry.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:26:00 GMT. - Starbucks will bring Beyond Meat's sausage to its stores across Canada
The Seattle-based coffee chain said it will add a breakfast sandwich with Beyond Meat's sausage, egg and cheddar cheese to its Canadian stores' spring menu on Tuesday.
CNBC. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:43:06 GMT. - Washington state lawmakers pitch transportation budgets, warn big effects of car-tab cut are still to come
I-976, the measure to cut car-tab taxes, passed a statewide vote in November but remains on hold because of a legal challenge.
Heidi Groover. Seattle Times. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:13:44 -0800. - AAA will launch an app-based car-rental service in Seattle this spring
GIG's arrival comes just months after Lime shut down its LimePod car-rental program and ReachNow shuttered its car-rental and ride-hailing services.
Michelle Baruchman. Seattle Times. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:39:51 -0800. - Expedia Announces 500 Seattle Job Cuts, 3,000 Total
The travel company relocated its headquarters to Seattle in 2019. It now plans to slash 12 percent of its total workforce.
Associated Press. Patch. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:26:44 -0500. - Seattle's Hockey Team Will Pay For Fans To Use Public Transit
NHL Seattle said all ticketholders will be able to attend games on public transit free of cost. It will invest $6 million in the Monorail.
Lucas Combos. Patch. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:02:11 -0500. - Amazon Opens First Cashierless Grocery Store In Seattle
The store will only have employees to stock shelves and provide customer service
Marlo Safi. Daily Caller. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 23:00:35 +0000. - Car-share company departures drive AAA-backed Gig Car Share to launch in Seattle
Gig Car Share plans to roll out 250 free-floating, hybrid-electric Toyota Prius rental cars in Seattle this spring through a partnership with AAA Washington.
Paxtyn Merten. American City Business Journals. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 22:41:15 +0000. - Seattle tour operator May Zhang watches her business from China evaporate amid coronavirus
Seattle May Travel, Zhang's company, is just one of a number of Puget Sound region businesses to be sideswiped by the fallout from the global virus outbreak.
Andrew Mcintosh. American City Business Journals. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:51:17 +0000. - Amazon Opens First Cashierless Grocery Store. What Next For Whole Foods?
A larger version of the Amazon Go cashierless convenience store will open in Seattle on Tuesday, stocking fresh produce for the first time.
By Isabel Togoh, Forbes Staff. Forbes. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:23:54 +0000. - Runner crawls for TEN HOURS after breaking his leg in Washington
Joseph Oldendorf slipped on ice and broke his leg about 12 miles into his run on a remote trail in the Olympic National Forest in Washington state on Friday at about 5pm.
Daily Mail. Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:58:14 GMT. - Bernie Sanders' Seattle campaign headquarters vandalized
SEATTLE — Police are investigating after someone threw a large rock through a glass door at Bernie Sanders' Seattle presidential campaign headquarters. ...
Washington Times. Sun, 23 Feb 2020 06:59:30 -0500. - Bernie Sanders Campaign HQ in Seattle Vandalized
Police are investigating after someone threw a large rock through a glass door at Bernie Sanders' Seattle presidential campaign headquarters.
Newsmax. Sat, 22 Feb 2020 18:29:13 EDT. - Warren Leaving Nevada For Seattle Before Caucuses Tallied
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will leave Nevada before the results of the caucuses are tallied and head for Seattle, where her presidential campaign is holding a downtown rally.Her advisers told CNN that the ...
Newsmax. Sat, 22 Feb 2020 16:41:02 EDT.
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