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The Verge
5 hours ago
- Business
- The Verge
Lime renews vows with Uber ahead of busy summer season
Lime, the shared scooter and bike company, is getting ready for another busy summer by cozying up to one of its biggest supporters, Uber. The two companies recently signed a new multiyear agreement that allows Uber to continue to feature Lime's shared bikes and scooters on its ridehail app. As part of the deal, Lime's rented bikes and scooters will continue to appear in Uber's app in the markets in which they overlap, including the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The previous agreement was set to expire later this year. 'We're pleased to extend this fruitful relationship into the future so riders can discover and quickly book Lime on the Uber platform,' said Wayne Ting, CEO of Lime, in a statement. 'Working with Uber has allowed us to reach even more people and provide more riders with shared, affordable, emissions-free transportation through one of the largest transportation platforms in the world. This deal further solidifies Lime as the go-to option for two-wheeled travel in cities.' Uber also recently announced that Lime would be included as part of its Uber One subscription members, offering 10 percent cash back on all Lime rides. Uber and Lime first came together during the height of the scooter boom in 2018, with the ridehail giant joining a $335 million round of financing led by Alphabet's venture arm, GV. That was the first time Lime's bikes and scooters became available for rent on Uber's app. During the covid pandemic, Uber threw a crucial lifeline to Lime, investing $170 million in the company in exchange for Lime acquiring Uber's Jump bike and scooter business. Today, Uber holds a 29 percent stake in Lime. And as the pandemic progressed, the deal positioned Lime to pull ahead of many of its struggling rivals. As other companies floundered, Lime scootered past all the mergers and bankruptcies, and now presents itself as the leading shared micromobility company in the world. Earlier this year, the company published its 2024 financial results, in which it touted a fourth consecutive year of over 30 percent growth, second consecutive year of positive free cash flow, and $810 million in gross bookings. And as the summer busy season approaches, Lime is setting its sight on new markets. The company recently launched in Barcelona, and later this year plans on expanding into Mexico. Its also continuing to scale its latest vehicles, the LimeBike and pedal-less LimeGlider, with launches in nearly a dozen cities over the past two months. Of the two new bikes, Lime says it plans to reach a fleet of more than 15,000 deployed vehicles globally in 2025. (The Glider is only available in North America, as the EU requires that throttle-only e-bikes be classified as mopeds.) Lime's bullishness on its business comes as the company recently hit a new record for daily ridership, surpassing 1 million rides in a single day on May 31st — and then again on June 1st. Lime says riders also recently exceeded 10 billion minutes using the platform, across more than 800 million individual trips since Lime's service began in 2017. Lime's decision to continue partnering with Uber comes as the ridehail company's main rival, Lyft, hikes the prices of its main bikeshare service, Citi Bike in New York. Lyft had been exploring a possible sale of Citi Bike, but now says it plans on expanding the service in the outer boroughs later this year. Uber says its deal with Lime helps get it closer to its goal to be a zero-emission platform by 2040. 'Lime has been an impactful partner in our efforts to make transportation easier, more affordable, and more sustainable,' Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, said in a statement. With widespread global use through Uber in over 200 cities, this next chapter is about scaling up together—and giving riders even more ways to get where they're going without owning a car.'
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Martine McCutcheon reveals how she became friends with her teen idol Patrick Swayze
Martine McCutcheon has gushed about her friendship with late Hollywood star Patrick Swayze. The EastEnders icon, 49, revealed the surprising bond with the Dirty Dancing legend during a chat with her pals Rylan Clark and Scott Mills on their BBC Radio 2 podcast Pop Top 10. Confessing that she had always idolised Patrick, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2009, Martine said she just knew one day they would meet. 'I was always in love with Patrick Swayze. This is a true story and I felt in my heart, I knew I was going to know him,' she told a shocked Rylan and Scott. After the success of her 2003 role in Love Actually, Martine was offered another movie, this time playing opposite her dream co-star. 'I did Love Actually and the music career, everything happened and I was asked by my agent if I wanted to go and work and do a film with Patrick Swayze in Austria,' she revealed. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Martine spent the summer of 2006 in Vienna with Patrick shooting Jump!, a 1920s drama about the Jewish celebrity photographer Philippe Halsman, wrongly convicted of murdering his father. 'I met him. We sang She's Like The Wind together. He became a friend and he was just adorable,' she gushed. Martine also told an emotional-looking Rylan and Scott that Patrick 'was the loveliest soul in the industry I've ever met.' 'He had met his childhood sweetheart Lisa, who he danced with at her mum's dance school. I said to her "if the man I'm with looks at me the way he looks at you after all these years I will be one lucky lady."' Elsewhere in the interview, Martine was the one left in shock when Rylan revealed their surprising Love Actually connection. Martine played unlucky-in-love Natalie who ultimately found her Prince Charming in the form of David, the Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) in the film. But little did she know when her character is caught kissing David backstage at the Christmas Nativity, Rylan was there to see the whole thing. 'I was in Love Actually,' he revealed, as Martine gasped: 'Shut the front door!' Rylan confirmed: 'I was a school kid. At Hill Top, I think the school was called. I had to take four days off school and get it signed off. 'I had to learn Catch A Falling Star to sing it for the scene.' Martine asked: 'So you saw when I kissed Hugh?' with Rylan confirming that he was there for the scene. Elsewhere, Rylan is reportedly having another shot at singing and is flying to Los Angeles to record in a studio with a successful songwriter. His music career sadly faltered in its early days when his run on The X Factor ended with an early elimination during the 2012 series. But he took a break from his successful radio and TV career last month to head to California to work with music icon Diane Warren, according to The Sun. Diane has been behind a string of huge hits including I Don't Want To Miss A Thing by Aerosmith, Cher 's If I Could Turn Back Time and Rhythm Of The Night by DeBarge. Rylan now looks set to join the prestigious list of greats who have worked with Diane, from Beyonce and Taylor Swift to Britney Spears and Whitney Houston. An industry insider told The Sun of his new project: 'His first love has always been music. 'He has been writing songs for years, so when the chance for him to get into a studio with Diane came up he couldn't say no. 'He was out in Los Angeles for four days and they had a great time together.' Last year, Rylan revealed that he had been secretly writing music under a pseudonym.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Sammy Hagar: 'The best was yet to come from Van Halen'
Sammy Hagar believes "the best was yet to come" from Van Halen. The 77-year-old rocker - who was frontman of the 'Jump' band from 1985 to 1996, before returning in 2003 until 2005 - was in touch with late guitarist Eddie Van Halen before his death in October 2020, and was keen to work with him again after learning he was playing the cello and experimenting with different instruments. Speaking on Detroit's WRIF radio station, Sammy was quoted by Blabbermouth as saying when asked if he has any regrets: 'Oh, hell no. Oh, no regrets whatsoever. 'I regret that we broke up, just to see what else we could have done. I would've loved to have made another record or two with Eddie writing.' Sammy loved his songwriting partnership with Eddie. He reflected: 'Eddie and I wrote some great songs together, and I think the best stuff was yet to come; it could have been yet to come, because Eddie was really reaching out on instruments. 'Last time I talked to Eddie before he passed, I said, 'Man, what are you playing?' He said, 'Oh, man, I've really been playing a lot of cello.' And I'm going, 'Cello? Holy shit.' [Laughs] 'Play me something, dude. I'm ready to write a song with you on cello.'' The Red Rocker went on to claim that his arch-nemesis, David Lee Roth - who Sammy replaced as frontman in 1985 and had three tenures with the legendary group from 1974 to 1985, 1996, and 2006 until they disbanded in 2020 - wouldn't give Eddie the space to experiment like he did. He said: 'As artists, Eddie and I were really capable of doing a lot of stuff that he couldn't do before me because the other guy didn't want keyboards. 'And when I walked in the room with Eddie, he showed me two guitar songs when I joined, on [the] 5150 [album] – he showed me Good Enough and he showed me Summer Nights. Those are two riffs he had. And then what did he do? He went and sat down at the piano and he started playing all this stuff. 'And I'm going, Whoa. What? He starts playing the riff to Dreams. He's sitting there playing Love Walks In. He's just playing all these things on keyboards, and I'm going, 'Whoa, I had no idea he was that good of a keyboard player.' So, he really wanted to expand as a musician.' Sammy believes Eddie had only touched the surface of what he wanted to achieve musically, because he was held back by the people at the top. He concluded: 'To me, I think that's what his dream would've been. 'And it was always held back by the record companies and the people around him. I think we would've broken out of that within a year and started doing some really crazy stuff.'
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Despite pending change in location, Cornucopia owners plan to stay true to mission
NORTHAMPTON — Cornucopia Natural Wellness Market will close its doors in Thornes Marketplace on June 30 in preparation for a move to a more sustainable location. Jade Jump and Nate Clifford, owners of the natural market that has been a mainstay in the Northampton community since 1980, are actively searching the region for a more affordable site. So far, when considering the realities of post-pandemic retail spaces, Holyoke and Easthampton are contenders, they said. 'Our mission has always been to bring good, clean, organic food to people who don't have easy access to it,' said Clifford, 'and that's part of the reason why Holyoke is so appealing.' The couple bought the natural grocery store in 2019 and, according to Jump, had 'the best year ever.' Then the pandemic hit. Cornucopia closed for three months and then reopened for curbside delivery before it was able to fully reopen as a store. According to Clifford, sales haven't been the same since then. Clifford said that, despite keeping a good profit margin and a tight expense record, sales have still been down 35% since 2019. 'The only way that we survived has been just being extremely scrappy,' said Clifford. 'Two years ago, we were like, 'This is what we need to get to in order to survive,' and we never got there. So we had to make the decision to leave before the decision was made for us.' Cornucopia is not an anomaly in downtown Northampton, though. Since 2019, it has been estimated that at least 20 local downtown businesses have closed their doors, according to local reports, altering the face of the shopping and restaurant mecca in the Valley. This total does not include local businesses that have moved to neighboring towns like Easthampton. When queried about the closures, Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra's office issued a statement, wishing the business well in its endeavors. Vince Jackson, executive director of the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce, said that, while he is heartbroken to see Cornucopia leave, he doesn't believe high rents are a problem, as some new businesses continue to open their doors. 'Commercial rents on a square-foot basis have remained stable for well over 10 years,' said Jackson, citing chamber tallies. From his perspective, Clifford had to disagree. He said that, while people are shopping less post-pandemic, commercial rents in Northampton have stayed the same as pre-pandemic times. 'Retail is fundamentally different.' he said. 'We can only go by the numbers, and the data shows that we're down nearly 35% from a foot-traffic standpoint.' To prepare for moving costs, Cornucopia is having a storewide sale and has set up a GoFundMe account. While they are able to move without the GoFundMe, Clifford said that having an extra cushion will determine how much they can do in their new space. Throughout this change, both Clifford and Jump still value the community that has been a market pillar for decades. Clifford reflected on how the care from customers got him through when his father died unexpectedly last year. 'I just got hugs and support for weeks and weeks and weeks,' he said. 'I don't think people realize how much that helped me get through it.' Jump recalled pandemic times, when they were doing curbside deliveries while she was pregnant, working up until the day she gave birth. 'I think people see and realize that we are authentic, and we genuinely care, and we genuinely love what we do, and we want to make a difference,' she said. Community has long been an integral piece of the store's ethos. Jump and Clifford often have hand-delivered orders if a customer has a mobility or health problem and is unable to come to the store. The care has been reciprocal. Jump said 98% of the response to their move announcement has been supportive, with customers stating, 'wherever you go, we will follow.' Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
After four decades, Cornucopia prepares to leave Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The city's independent health food store, Cornucopia Natural Wellness Market, is leaving town on June 30, looking for new and less expensive horizons. In a social media post Tuesday, owners Jade Jump and Nate Clifford announced that they 'have had to make the hard decision to move our location.' Jump and Clifford bought the natural grocer at the beginning of 2019, and according to Jump, had 'the best year ever.' A worldwide pandemic cut that success short, though, when the independent grocer closed for three months and reopened initially for curbside delivery. While Cornucopia has seen steady growth since reopening, Jump said it is not enough to sustain rent in Northampton or Thornes Marketplace. 'COVID changed everything,' said Jump. The couple is still passionate about their store's mission to support the local community with organic products that promote a 'healthy, socially conscious, and environmentally friendly lifestyle.' This passion, though, now requires them to reconsider a new location where the store can thrive — possibly Holyoke. While this new location is unconfirmed, Jump said they are meeting with the Holyoke Planning Board and are excited about the possibility of a new central location for many of their customers. To assist with moving expenses, Cornucopia is having an in-store moving sale and has posted a GoFundMe account, hoping to raise $150,000. Read the original article on MassLive.
