IKEA accelerates services drive as competition stiffens
Jessica Reznik likes IKEA's prices but not do-it-yourself. So when the Swedish furniture giant said a handyman on odd-jobs site TaskRabbit could assemble her new dresser and nightstand in her New York apartment, she jumped at the offer......»»
Toyota, SoftBank team up as push to self-drive accelerates
Toyota and SoftBank say they will team up to develop car services that rely on self-driving technology, such as hospital shuttles, as they envision a future in which fewer p.....»»
Ikea bets there"s gold in ending flat-pack blues
Swedish furnishings giant Ikea is accelerating a drive into services, including assembling your flatpack furniture for you, and maybe one day designing your home decor too......»»
Ikea bets there"s gold in building your furniture for you
Swedish furnishings giant Ikea is accelerating a drive into services, including assembling your flat-pack furniture for you, and maybe one day designing your home decor too. Julian Satterthwaite reports......»»
Stan Silverman: Stay ahead of the market and avoid being obsoleted by competition
What can be learned from products and services that were once industry standards, but were made obsolete? Guest columnist Stan Silverman answers the question......»»
Cost of UNC Health RTP hospital swells to $370M as competition heats up
Duke Health and UNC Health are again battling for the right to expand hospital services in Durham County, meaning millions more in potential costs......»»
Stellantis, Foxconn to form JV for digital cockpits, personalized connected services
Stellantis and Foxconn (Hon Hai) have signed a non-binding MoU to form Mobile Drive, a joint venture aimed at accelerating time-to-market for advanced in-car and connected-car technologies......»»
: Virgin Media and O2 $43.2 billion merger cleared by competition watchdog
The £31 billion merger between Virgin Media and O2 has been provisionally cleared by the U.K.'s competition watchdog, after it found the deal was unlikely to lead to reduced competition or higher prices for wholesale mobile services......»»
Google Docs and other Google Drive services are experiencing issues
Google Docs and other Google Drive services are experiencing issues.....»»
Services, motorcycle procession set for Suburban Motors Harley-Davidson owner Wayne Houpt
A Monday visitation including a motorcycle procession and a Tuesday funeral mass are scheduled for Wayne J. Houpt, the owner of Suburban Motors Harley-Davidson and Wayne’s Drive-In, who died March 28 at age 82......»»
Chris Collins puts his Clarence home on the market
Former Congressman Chris Collins has put his Clarence house on the market. The home at 9660 Cobblestone Drive in Clarence’s Spaulding Lake subdivision is listed with Carol Esposito of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. The asking price is.....»»
Gmail, YouTube and other Google services back online after widespread outage
The U.S. disruptions lasted about an hour and applied to all of the company’s listed services, including Google Calendar, Google Drive and Google Docs......»»
Home Protection Plans Provide Buyers and Sellers a Leg Up on the Competition
Southeast Florida brokerage champions Cinch Home Services Ben Schachter, a real estate broker and president of The Signature.....»»
Chegg upgraded at Raymond James as Chegg Services growth accelerates
See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»
McDonald"s profit misses estimates as restaurants limit services
McDonald's Corp missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday as most of its restaurants limited their services to delivery, drive-thru and take-away to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic......»»
Starbucks closes most U.S., Canada cafes, moves to drive-through
Starbucks Corp said on Friday it will close most of its company operated cafes across north America for two weeks, limiting its services to drive-throughs, to help stem the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus......»»
Regions moves to drive-thru, appointment-only branch banking services
Birmingham’s largest bank has implemented limited access to bank branches to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. Reigons Bank on March 19 will temporarily close in-person branch banking. Services will be limited to drive-thru service during re.....»»
Coronavirus is helping to drive twice as much traffic as last year to Akamai"s networks, but Akamai"s CEO says its services are "running normally" (AKAM)
Akamai's web traffic monitor that shows its networks are seeing 50% more web traffic than average. Akamai CEO Tom Leighton told Business Insider that the company has even seen double the web traffic so far in 2020 compar.....»»
First look at St. Charles" newest library
The newest branch will offer drive-thru services and flexible spaces for patrons......»»
Banks at risk of losing billions of dollars in fee-based revenues: study
Major banks are at risk of losing billions of dollars of fee-based retail revenue as they face increased regulatory pressure and growing competition from new entrants offering no-fee services, Accenture Plc said on Wednesday......»»
Banks at risk of losing billions of dollars in fee-based revenues - study
Major banks are at risk of losing billions of dollars of fee-based retail revenue as they face increased regulatory pressure and growing competition from new entrants offering no-fee services, Accenture Plc said on Wednesday......»»