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Google’s new retail space, WeWork’s losses pile up, and more
Google’s new retail space, WeWork’s losses pile up, and more
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WeWork incurred $2.1 billion in losses during the first quarter of 2021, the
Financial Times reports, adding to overall losses of $3.2 billion in 2020. The co-working company suffered a series of blows in the past year, including losing a quarter of its members to remote work, shuttering unprofitable locations and shelling out $500 million in a settlement with former CEO and co-founder