Here Comes the Full Amazonification of Whole Foods
New York Times
A newly revamped store in Washington shows how thoroughly Amazon has woven itself into the grocery shopping experience.
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New Alpaca Field Study: EV, Parking & Mobility Tech
Medium
The electric vehicle (EV) boom is coming, and it may be here sooner than property managers think.
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Real-World Investing in Virtual Real Estate Trailer
CREtech
Daniel Fetner, General Partner at Alpaca Ventures, speaks to the trends and potential in the built world’s new frontier: Virtual Real Estate. Start your free 30-day trial to get full access videos like this
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CREtech Climate Cast: Culture for Climate Change featuring Natalie Teear
CREtech
Natalie Teear, Senior VP, Innovation, Sustainability & Social Impact of Hudson Pacific Properties, unpacks how they built and implemented a sustainability and socially responsible culture. Natalie also highlights the company’s 2020 corporate responsibility report, including plans to achieve the goals of net zero waste by 2025 and what went into achieving carbon neutrality last year.
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Asia Capital Real Estate (ACRE) Hires Linda J. Isaacson as Partner, Head of ESG & Impact
Real Estate Weekly
Asia Capital Real Estate (ACRE), a global real estate private equity firm, today announced it has hired Linda J. Isaacson to serve as Partner and the firm’s first-ever Head of ESG & Impact. Based in ACRE’s New York City headquarters, Isaacson will oversee and manage all Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) initiatives, and lead investment strategy for the firm’s forthcoming venture and impact capital vertical….
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VC firm Urban US rebrands to Third Sphere, doubles down on climate focus
TechCrunch
Urban US is three funds deep into an eight-year venture capital journey of focusing on climate tech. The firm originally had a built-environment focus it described as “reimagining cities for climate change.” Over the years, Urban US grew to realize that its name was hella confusing (“Nobody was able to figure out how to pronounce it, even”), and eventually decided to pull the trigger on a name change. Farewell, Urban US, hello Third Sphere.
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NavigatorCRE Expands Leadership Team to Keep Pace with Demand
NavigatorCRE
The proptech company that revolutionized the way CRE companies approach and use data, welcomed three new SVPs to scale growth [Seattle, WA, March 1, 2022]. NavigatorCRE, an industry leading data management and data visualization SaaS company, welcomed Bobby Goodman as senior vice president, head of growth, Theresa Minarik as senior vice president of global marketing and Colin Joynt as the senior vice president of platform and operations. Joynt brings to NavigatorCRE years of industry experience…
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Adam Neumann Could Return To WeWork’s Board, Which Is Without A Chairman
Bisnow
Adam Neumann, WeWork’s co-founder, who was forced out of his role as CEO in 2019, will imminently have the right to return as an observer on the company board — which is currently lacking a chairman. Neumann was a board observer following the company’s attempted IPO blowup, but was removed as part of an agreement with SoftBank to end legal disputes last year, Bloomberg reports. His return to the board hinges on SoftBank approval, which Neumann has not requested, per the publication. …
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CIO Role in Flux as Businesses Embrace Tech
Wall Street Journal
Chief information officers say their role is evolving, as cloud computing and other innovations make it easier for business leaders to deploy technology beyond the control of the IT department.
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Walmart Pushes New Delivery Services for a Post-Pandemic World
Wall Street Journal
Walmart Inc. WMT 0.61% wants to keep the e-commerce party going. The retail giant is focused on adding new ways to offer shoppers home delivery and efficiently move online inventory as the pandemic-related e-commerce surge shows signs of cooling….
