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How Charitable Giving Boosts Online BNPL Sales, Customer Engagement

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When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March, Casely teamed up with Westerly, Rhode Island-based Ivory Ella , an online for-profit retail company that donates a percentage of profits to organizations, including Save the Elephants. Consumers now are socially conscious and holding brands accountable,” he said. “I

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Using Debit Cards To Bridge The Stimulus Accessibility Gap

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consumers did at least some shopping online as of April 11 — a figure that had risen to 35.7 The government is now looking to expand a pilot program that enables EBT users to spend the money online and remotely shop for groceries, which would help them avoid physical interactions that could expose them to COVID-19. percent of U.S.

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Under Armour Names Amazon Exec New CMO

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Under Armour has announced that Andy Donkin, who served as Amazon’s head of worldwide and mass brand marketing for the past four years, will serve as the sports apparel retailer’s new chief marketing officer. Prior to his time at Amazon, Donkin served as senior vice president of global marketing and media for Travelocity. percent.

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First And Ten: Disrupting The School Sports Uniform Process With Customization

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Even school sports uniforms have been dragged into the digital age, courtesy of a Rhode Island DTC company called SquadLocker. Meanwhile, the company has built partnerships with the conference ECAC Hockey, to redesign the league’s online store. We expect this to continue for the foreseeable future.

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The PayPal Recipe

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With each partnership agreement that we sign, we further expand the ubiquity and value of the PayPal brand and improve our own economics.”. These discussions are important because Apple, already with a popular mobile wallet, is about to roll out online payments, which is in direct competition with PayPal.

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23 VC-Backed Brick & Mortar Startups Changing The Face Of Main Street

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MiniLuxe is a nail and beauty lifestyle lounge with locations in Dallas, Rhode Island, Los Angeles, and Boston. The company says it is improving on the nail salon model by offering online booking tools, ethical business practices, and high-quality services at reasonable prices. Oh My Cream! Total Disclosed Funding: $6.6M.

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