PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The company, which operates its own eCommerce marketplace, has built its own supply chain, according to reports, and has recently expanded into the Mumbai and Pune regions, with perishables delivered the same day. The startup also began operations in UAE recently. The total raised to date comes in at $33 million. million USD.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The website is a re-branding of Middle Eastern eCommerce site Souq.com , which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, PYMNTS reported. Last year, the company converted Souq’s website in the United Arab Emirates to an Amazon-branded one, amazon.ae. Bin Salman denied the claim, saying it was rogue operators who committed the crime.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

Online marketplace and auction site eBay is looking to unload its South Korean unit, according to a report by Reuters. The unit includes one of the biggest online marketplaces in the country, called Gmarket. eBay used to also own brands like PayPal and StubHub, but sold them when their directives differed from its own.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

By 2009, A&P had shrunk in size and became a modestly sized regional chain. There was one wholesaler for every 43 mom-and-pop operations. A&P’s stated mission was to create and then use its supply chain efficiencies to be the cheapest grocery store in every local market in which it operated. A&P destroyed A&P.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

According to a report in TechCrunch profiling the startup, Flow created a platform that helps brands and retailers sell their products in multiple regions and geographies. Flow takes care of currency, local pricing, payments and shipping to provide the cheapest way for brands to get their products to merchant’s international customers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In regard to big national banks, or even regional banks, he said, that rule makes some sense. The intention is to prevent a variation of digital red-lining — wherein FIs can use known data about certain ZIP codes and regions as a proxy for screening data they are explicitly not allowed to use to exclude certain types of borrowers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

Called sMALL Surprises , the curated box of goods from several of PREIT’s mall properties is a nod to subscription-based boxes, as well as one of the first examples of a REIT acting as an online vendor. Twenty-eight percent of PREIT’s portfolio consists of local and regional tenants.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Salesforce has announced a broad expansion of its Order Management offerings, including the ability for companies to let online shoppers complete purchases without leaving social media channels. The new offerings include features tailored to address challenges brought by COVID-19, such as the need to offer curbside pickup of online orders.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

Why should merchants be the only ones who get to leverage the speed, convenience and low-friction environment of the online marketplace? The big box retailer has been investing heavily in its online marketplace, and recently invited international vendors onto its platform. As it turns out, they aren’t.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Southeast Asia’s GrabFood is the latest food delivery service to launch a ghost kitchen accommodating several restaurant brands, turning up the heat on competition, DealStreetAsia reported Tuesday (Jan. The GrabKitchen platform gives restaurant partners an opportunity to introduce different food concepts and new brands.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2017

The company has added Alexa to its Dash Wand product, making it smarter and more capable than ever – and strategically positioning itself to own the emerging online grocery market. “If As consumers continue to get more comfortable ordering food online, Amazon is positioning itself at the bleeding edge of that market shift.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

We both want to make everyday life more convenient, whether it’s how people move around town in Southeast Asia’s fast-growing urban areas, or making it easier for people to pay and be paid all over the world,” said Visa Regional President Asia Pacific Chris Clark. The company first expanded into Vietnam, then Thailand.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Wholesale clubs and Trader Joe’s themselves have proven there is a huge market for brands that don’t check all of the boxes for a standard supermarket trip. We're proud of the product mix and shopping experience we provide in our stores and online. The Placer report, which examines transactions for the seven top U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Payment processors expanding their operations into new industries and markets have their work cut out for them, however. These concerns are a focus for Global Payments, a worldwide payments processor that includes eCommerce payment processing brands eWay and Ezidebit in Australia and New Zealand. Understanding The Merchant Sector.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

As digital and mobile technology changes the automotive market, vehicle subscription and online marketplace businesses are also growing, and undergoing changes. Automotive sales are increasing going digital — and more consumers are buying more used products of all types online. Toyota’s Move. Proof of that comes from Ford.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

The grocer operates Kroger stores along with regional brands such as Fry’s, King Soopers and Harris Teeter, Cincinnati.com reported. billion in grocery sales last year in the region. Some areas where Kroger gained extra sales were places where the grocer brought additional locations online. Bartlett & Co.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Commerce.Asia, an all-in-one eCommerce and technology company, has purchased a 30 percent stake in business platform BizApp, which helps businesses and brands manage daily operations and order fulfillment, according to a report by DealstreetAsia. A large segment of Malaysia ’s population does business online.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

The Nigeria-headquartered holding company operates across the West Africa region through multiple luxury retail outlets. Polo is the only authorized retailer in the region for brands including Rolex, Hublot, Cartier, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

What brands used to guide their merchandising processes in the old paradigm requires too much manual input, hinging on data sets and models that are too general, and accruing too slowly — too much like a “fulfilling prophecy,” he noted. However, it is increasingly out of data, and out of step with modern consumer behavior and preferences.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

The company had launched an online marketplace for 34 countries in the region last year and recently acquired a minority stake in the eCommerce solutions provider with which it collaborated on the effort. Visa is also putting focus on consumers in Africa. Find more about these stories and the rest of the latest headlines in the Report.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

21), the latest commerce operator to be on the verge of extinction in this age of digital and mobile. though they also operate under such brands as Motherhood Maternity and Pea in the Pod stores. “As Customers on Walmart.com can access styles from brands like C&C California, Butter Super Soft, Puma and BCBG.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Alibaba Group’s logistics operator is partnering with Pochta Russia and Aviastar-Tu to launch direct China-Russia cargo delivery flights, Reuters reported on Thursday (Nov. Alibaba’s Cainiao logistics operator is leasing seven cargo planes to fly every day from China to Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Krasnoyarsk.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

By being more transparent with in-store technology, brands can help dispel some of the negative connotations around ‘push marketing.’ Beacons are small, battery-operated wireless devices that transmit Bluetooth signals to nearby smartphones,” explains another recent report. “In There’s really no reason for beacons to be hidden.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

includes (from left): Christina Johantgen (head of marketing and creative), Joe York (head of product), Kelsey Cahill (summer associate), Jackie Charron (chief operating officer and executive vice president), Debbie Morin (chief financial officer), and CEO Charley Cummings. Building a bank brand with impact. Setting down roots.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

India-based eCommerce marketplace Paytm Mall wants to work more closely with regional retailers and team up with eCommerce grocery service BigBasket to compete with Flipkart and Amazon, according to recent Reuters reports. We are in the process of integrating BigBasket on our app,” said Amit Sinha, Paytm Mall’s chief operating officer.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

Google is getting into the grocery delivery market, with NBC News reporting that it is testing a same-day delivery service that will bring food and other online orders to consumers’ doorsteps. The idea behind it, noted NBC News, is for Google to make people even more reliant on the Internet so it can turn around and sell more online ads.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

As Davis noted, larger banks, including regional players, tend to have their own technology platforms — and direct integrations into their own networks — to enable mobile and contactless payments. They are not always fast followers of newly introduced products and services from their larger banking brethren who operate on a national scale.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The move paves the way for the Groupon Getaways travel business to work with more of the leading hotel brands around the globe, expand its ability to access room availability, see nightly rates and book reservations directly.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

“Combining OYO’s most advanced business model with SoftBank’s knowledge of the Japanese market, we will provide a brand new hotel experience to travellers in Japan,” Miyauchi said in a statement. Moreover, OYO Hotels Japan offers various values ??for

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

VTEX, an eCommerce company that has helped companies like Walmart sell online, has raised $140 million in a funding round led by SoftBank’s Latin American fund, according to a report by TechCrunch. Brands and retailers want reliability and the ability to test their own innovations. billion in gross merchandise value.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 8, 2022

With 100+ public banks reporting, we have more than a representative sample to see 2Q 2022 bank earnings trends and derive some operational insights on bank performance. Fees at banks dropped, primarily driven by mortgage operations, and net interest margin increased by approximately 25 basis points to 3.12%.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

s South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit (SW RCCU), in a joint operation with the Dutch police (Politie), Europol, Eurojust and the U.K.’s Everything from the way we operate as a team to the ways in which we partner with brands is built around this core value of giving to the community.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Retailers within the symbol group operate with the Costcutter, Simply Fresh, Supershop, Kwiksave and Mace banners. CSG retailers have the ability to sign up for the platform with multiple regional roadshows to take place throughout the country in the weeks to come to show the app.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Using CB Insights data, we mapped out the key emerging Asian smartphone brands challenging established players. Below, we dive deeper into these various smartphone brands and the companies that own them. Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus are smartphone brands run by the BBK Electronics Corporation , headquartered in Dongguan, China.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

PPS was created by a tie-up between six Polish banking institutions, and it’s embedded BLIK into banking apps so customers can transfer money, use ATMs and use it pay online or in stores. The next step will be to invite banks from other countries and this is why we want to concentrate our efforts right now on our region, central Europe.” .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

A convenient and seamless ordering experience from online and mobile channels is essential for restaurant customers. Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have heard the call for innovative digital ordering capabilities, with several major brands stepping up their investments in this area.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Isn’t Only for Big Brands. this seemingly high-tech format is being adopted (and adapted) by smaller, regional stores without Amazon-sized budgets. Just last July, online retailer JD.com announced plans for 5,000 small, unmanned shops using smart shelves. grocery spending occurs online, compared to the U.K.’s In the U.S.,

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