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PayPal enables Instant Transfer to banks for faster cash access
PayPal is rolling out a capability that allows PayPal users to instantly transfer money sent to them via PayPal into their bank accounts, a service...
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Like Me Not: The End of Likes
How do you know a post is on fire and well on its way to becoming viral. Simple, you take a glance at the...
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How To Catch Your Audiences’ Attention in Under Six Seconds
The attention span of humans is now on the average shorter than ever before– about 8 seconds. Comical to say the least, but in...
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Evaluating the viability of AI in the workplace
It's becoming increasingly important for organizational leaders to consider the potential impact of artificial intelligence on company culture. Recent research estimates that one in...
Walmart gamifies store associate training with Spark City
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Walmart has started using Spark City, a simulation-style training game in the form of a mobile app, to assist in training its store...
Can YouTube Shopping Emulate China’s Live Shopping?
Fashion site Glossy shares how YouTube is pushing forward with video shopping in the wake of Instagram reducing its shopping features and TikTok increasing theirs with a...
Has Omnichannel Retailing Made Malls More Relevant?
A study from Coresight Research found traffic at U.S. shopping malls has strongly recovered to surpass pre-Covid levels. The research firm believes brands within malls are...
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Walmart rolls out new baby registry experience
Walmart on Thursday announced plans to upgrade its baby registry process, which will feature a chatbot to create a more personalized experience for users...
The government just blocked another razor startup from getting acquired
The Federal Trade Commission announced it would sue to block Proctor & Gamble’s purchase of razor and body care company Billie on December 8th, citing P&G’s...
What’s different about Levi’s
The brand has defined American denim since the 19th century by remaining a pioneer. Now Wall Street will have a say in its...
A new era for Amazon as Jeff Bezos hands over CEO role
In an internal letter to Amazon.com employees yesterday, Jeff Bezos announced that he will be stepping down as chief executive of the company in the third...
Inditex profits take a hit as sales soar
Spanish apparel conglomerate Inditex on Wednesday reported a fiscal year 2018 net sales increase of 3% (7% in local currencies) "to an all-time high"...
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Will Self-Checkout Ever Win Over Its Critics?
Self-checkout stations show little signs of slowing their expansion across retail, yet critics only appear to be getting louder.
In a recent article in The Atlantic,...
American Express expands small business perks as it reportedly falls under federal investigation
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Days before The Wall Street Journal reported federal investigators were looking into American Express' sales to business owners, the company introduced more incentives...
Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices ......
