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Amazon.com Now Owns 42 Whole Foods Market Stores In SoCal With $13.7 Billion Buy

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Online e-commerce giant Amazon.com now owns roughly 40 grocery stores in Southern California, in what is the company's biggest foray into the grocery store market to date. Amazon and Whole Foods announced Friday that Amazon is acquiring the Whole Foods Market grocery store chain, in a $13.7 billion deal. READ MORE>>.

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Google Expands Same Day Shopping Service To Los Angeles

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Google said over the weekend that it has expanded its same-day, shopping delivery service-- Google Shopping Express --into the Los Angeles market, along with a similar expansion into New York, which will allow for same day delivery from local retailers to consumers in West Los Angeles.

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Instacart Expands In Los Angeles

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On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart has expanded in Los Angeles, saying recently that it is now covering downtown Los Angeles and Culver City, and will deliver groceries from Ralphs and Costco. instacart peer marketplace delivery mobile market grocery shopping' READ MORE>>.

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SideCar Debuts Ridesharing App In LA

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SideCar's service uses your phone's GPS capability to locate people who are nearby who would be willing to give you a ride for a donation; the company said it's initially launching here in LA on in West LA, Santa Monica, Venice and Culver City, with expansion to the remainder of LA soon.

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The next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchens

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But Alphabet’s investment team is far from the only group investing in the restaurant infrastructure as a service business. If anyone is aware of the massive market potential for leveraging on-demand services, it’s Kalanick. Other deep pocketed companies have also stepped into the fray.

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SPONSOR POST: Southern California Technology Firms Are Hiring

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Slow job market? Not in Southern California's technology market! Recent job postings on the site: LAMP/Perl Developers , Los Angeles, Oversee.net. Vice President, Business Development , Los Angeles, Boingo Wireless. Online Marketing Coordinator , Huntington Beach, Freebinar.com.

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SPONSOR POST: Find jobs at socalTECH.com

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