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In February, Uber alleged in a lawsuit that DoorDash uses “coercive” practices such as threatening restaurants with multimillion-dollar penalties, or demoting restaurants’ positions on the DoorDash app if they didn’t agree to exclusive or near-exclusive use of its white-label delivery offering.

"The events get either more exclusive or more expensive, and just trying to convince people online through email to hire you is becoming harder and harder."

But some young L.A. partygoers are tired of corporate-feeling clubs and exclusive or ticketed events.

Access to exclusive or “pre-released” models such as those in the outgoing cartons seized by Nike can be as lucrative as insider trading.

Specific projects under the partnership have not yet been announced, but the pact is not exclusive or structured like a typical first-look deal.