Rooftop Farms in Paris, Uber’s New Office, AI in Retail, and Popeyes

Daniel Litwin
Aug 29, 2019
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Here’s what we talked about on the August 28th edition of Business Casual:

  • Dave Schupmann, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Fortis Warranty, joined Daniel and Tyler to talk about the world’s largest rooftop farm that is scheduled to be completed in Paris in 2020.
  • AI is making a splash in retail with Walmart and Target looking to get it on the action.
  • Uber is opening an office and hiring 3000 employees in Dallas, Tx. What does this mean for the company and the city of Dallas? Sergio Avedian, Senior Contributor for The Rideshare Guy, joined the show to give his thoughts.
  • You know we had to discuss the Popeyes vs Chick-fil-A battle that’s playing out on social media right now.

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