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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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Digitally native brands on the power of brick and mortar
Founders and CEOs at digital-first businesses at Shoptalk predict their business models will need to move beyond early strategies like social media marketing...
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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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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...
Report: Amazon is making its own version of AirPods for Alexa
Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reports that Amazon is working on its own version of Apple’s popular AirPods wireless headphones. The company is looking for new...
Online commerce helped boost digital ad platforms like Meta and Google
Major tech companies reported an increase in ad revenue at their most recent quarterly reports, driven by e-commerce advertisers that continued to spend on...
FAA: New drone rules address safety, provide more operational flexibility
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The FAA has released final rules for drones regarding remote identification and flying over people, paving the way for more delivery...
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Walmart launches voice-activated grocery shopping
Walmart has partnered with Google to allow customers to voice order groceries from their Google Assistant enabled devices including Google Home, iPhones and Android...
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...
Caleres to close 133 Naturalizer stores in shift to digital
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Shoe seller Caleres plans to close 133 stores under its Naturalizer women's footwear brand by the end of fiscal 2020 and pivot to a digital...
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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Black Friday’s too late this year. Is Prime Day just in...
After months of speculation around just when Amazon would go through with its annual Prime Day sale, usually held in July, it has finally landed in mid-October. That...
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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 ......
