Not exact matches
Not yet profitable, it is deploying the $ 95 million it raised
earlier from investors like Danny Meyer and Steve Case to build powerful systems for siting and planting new stores, forging supple regional supply chains, and developing technology for
mobile ordering and cashless transactions, with which it is experimenting.
Starbucks announced
earlier in October that
Mobile Order and Pay will be introduced in the Portland area before the end of the year, and roll out nationwide in 2015.
Shares of online and
mobile food
ordering company GrubHub (GRUB) are falling in
early trading after reporting stronger than expected quarterly profit and revenue this morning.
Earlier this month the U.S. Army TACOM Contracting Center in Warren, Mich.,
ordered $ 14 million worth of robot intelligence software and spare parts for its PackBot tactical
mobile robots, made by iRobot in Bedford, Mass..
Earlier on in the week, LG introduced a new Android Qwerty slider phone, Orange leaked an Acer
mobile and the HTC Sensation XE handset became available to
order.
Earlier this month, Samsung Electronics reported high demand for their Galaxy S6 and its curved - display variant the Galaxy S6 Edge - in fact the GS6 Edge received 5 million
orders (from
mobile carriers, not final customers).
Ways to meet these challenges is to
order products
early, in case inclement weather slows delivery; offer incentives to customers to quickly reschedule missed appointments; and research ways to winterize your shop or
mobile grooming business.
Verizon's
earliest shipping date is now December 2nd, AT&T is showing 21 t0 28 days for shipping, and T -
Mobile says it could take 6 - 8 weeks before
orders start arriving.
T -
Mobile is of course participating in Samsung's promotional giveaway for those who
order early, offering a free Gear 360 camera (regularly $ 229) or an SD card and wireless charger ($ 190) when you pick up your Note 8.
And while many customers are taking to Twitter to reveal that their black iPhones
ordered from Apple are shipping
earlier than expected, T -
Mobile customers continue to keep waiting.
Meanwhile, LG is believed to be launching its G7 flagship in April after its
mobile chief
ordered for a revision of the flagship handset
earlier this week.
You can
order on four major US carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T -
Mobile, Verizon) Apple Watch won't be available until
early 2015.