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  • A robotics startup called ‘Robomart’ wants to replace Postmates and Instacart with self-driving grocery stores

    Business Insider – Retail

    Robomart is a self-driving, nearly full autonomous grocery store on wheels. The vehicle will drive fresh produce from the supermarket aisle to customers. Grocery chains can license the platform and the vehicles, which allows them to pocket the delivery fee instead of some on-demand delivery startup. A robot grocery called Robotmart is coming for the humble delivery worker in California. This week at the Consumer Electronics Show, a startup (of the same name) debuted a self-driving, nearly fully …

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  • Goldman Commits $250 Million in Client Money to Real Estate Firm

    NREI – National

    The Wall Street bank committed $250 million in money collected from private-wealth clients to Cadre, which operates via an internet platform. (Bloomberg)—Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein is doubling down on his claim that he runs a technology company. This time, he’s giving clients access to an online startup making commercial real estate investments. The Wall Street bank committed $250 million in money collected from private-wealth clients to Cadre, which operate…

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  • Walmart expands Scan & Go program – and it could help the chain compete with other retailers

    The News Funnel

    Walmart is expanding its “Scan & Go” service, which allows customers to bypass checkout lanes in-store, to 100 new stores, Business Insider reports. The service, which was already available in 25 stores, lets shoppers scan the barcodes of their selected items through a dedicated mobile app, and allows them to pay through the app and walk out of the store after showing their digital receipt to a Walmart employee. Walmart originally tested the technology in 2014, but consumers struggled to use…

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  • Walmart expands Scan & Go program – and it could help the chain compete with other retailers

    Business Insider – Retail

    Walmart is expanding its “Scan & Go” service, which allows customers to bypass checkout lanes in-store, to 100 new stores, Business Insider reports. The service, which was already available in 25 stores, lets shoppers scan the barcodes of their selected items through a dedicated mobile app, and allows them to pay through the app and walk out of the store after showing their digital receipt to a Walmart employee. Walmart originally tested the technology in 2014, but consumers struggled to use…

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  • Cadre raises $250 million from Goldman Sachs private wealth clients

    Crains New York – Everything Real Estate

    Cadre, the real estate firm co-founded by Ryan Williams, has received $250 million from Goldman Sachs private wealth clients, an infusion of funds that Williams told Crain's will allow the firm to double its portfolio over the next year. Williams, a Crain's 40 Under 40 in 2017, said the New York City based company would grow its holdings to about two dozen properties in the next 12 months and would likely raise further funds from Goldman high net worth clients to continue to add to its…

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  • Bitcoin has an Economic Flaw

    WAV Group Blog

    Bitcoin has an Economic Flaw by Victor Lund on January 10, 2018 But the biggest gains may be ahead. If you took economics class in college, you understand that currencies of any type have a relationship between four very important metrics: MV=PQ. M is the total amount of money supply in circulation. V is the velocity of money and the frequency that it is being circulated. P is the price level Q is the inflation adjusted index of goods and services. The economic flaw with Bitcoin is that you cann…

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  • Kushner brothers’ Cadre partners with Goldman Sachs in $250M deal

    The Real Deal – New York

    Cadre, the real estate crowdfunding startup co-founded by Jared and Joshua Kushner, is partnering with Goldman Sachs. The bank’s private wealth management clients can now invest in real estate through Cadre’s platform and have already committed $250 million, Reuters reported. Cadre buys into commercial properties and then puts small stakes up for sale on its members-only platform for wealthy, accredited investors. The firm markets itself as a cheaper, more transparent alternative to real estate …

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  • Real estate investing startup Cadre partners with Goldman Sachs

    Reuters – Business News

    NEW YORK (Reuters)- New York-based real estate investment company Cadre has partnered with Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) to allow the bank’s private wealth management clients to invest through the startup’s platform. Goldman Sachs clients have committed to investing $250 million in properties through Cadre’s platform so far, the companies said on Wednesday. The startup takes advantage of technology to make it easier and less costly for accredited individual investors- who must meet U.S. securit…

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  • Goldman clients are giving Cadre $250 million to pour into commercial real estate

    TechCrunch – All Stories

    Cadre, a three-year-old, New York-based online platform helping accredited investors delve into commercial real estate deals in what it claims is a far more transparent way, has received a big vote of confidence from Goldman Sachs. According to CEO Ryan Williams, Goldman’s private wealth clients are committing $250 million to the platform, money that will get funneled directly into a portfolio of real estate stakes assembled by Cadre. The move isn’t a complete surprise for numerous reasons, begi…

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  • StoreMatch Plays Matchmaker for Retail Landlords and Tenants

    CRETECH

    Think of it as Tinder for retail landlords and tenants. StoreMatch is a business-to-business, cloud-based platform that helps to fill vacant retail space.The magic happens only if a match is determined: information on a specific site is shared. Once the match becomes official, the retailer and the landlord are put in contact with each other to start building a life together.The StoreMatch platform removes the time and hassle of finding and leasing retail space, with no limitations to the type of…

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