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Athletic Subscription Boxes Run On Curation

PYMNTS

The plethora of merchandise and accessories in the athletic market can be overwhelming for new runners. There is also a secondary item, which could be a product that is more aligned with stretching exercises, rehabilitation or general fitness, such as a jump rope. The Running Subscription Market.

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Why The Transportation Sharing Economy Isn’t Just For Cars

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If someone wanted to make a two-mile journey in San Antonio, Texas, to see the Final Four at The Alamodome, for example, the trip would be “an exercise in 25 to 35 minutes by car,” Blue Duck Scooters Co-Founder Eric Bell told PYMNTS in an interview. Blue Duck operates on an innovative model: Consumers find the scooters through a mobile app.

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Willy Street Co-op Thinks Small To Get Big Results

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Social media accounts strongly indicate that consumers are on a constant hunt for newer, fresher and more unique dining experiences — but it is almost impossible for culinary innovators to make it into the marketplace. Retail Ready is a fairly simple, “getting-to-know-you” exercise for vendors.

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This Week In Payments: MerchantE’s Sandra Blair On Amazon’s Busy Week And The Secret To Salesforce’s Success

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Blair said the launch of Amazon Halo represents a move into a market that Apple has heretofore dominated. She said the Halo offers consumers a slimmer, sleeker alternative to the Apple Watch, but all of the high-tech functionality around health monitoring (heart rate, exercise level, body-fat levels, etc.). The Rise of the SPAC.

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Fleet Feet: Running Shoe Retailer Sprints With Technology

PYMNTS

Americans are exercising through the pandemic. The company’s marketing philosophy is "hyperlocal at scale,” he said, and that concept is also reflected at a national level. Beyond email, we also have a strong presence and following on social media, with both national and local pages on all the major platforms.”.

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Worried About Digital Fraud Now? Just Wait For The Implants.

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The payment and commerce opportunities of such technology is obvious, and the wearables market is helping to guide the way toward the potential (likely?) Brain implants are developing to a point that would still seem like science fiction to many — and will almost certainly have impacts on the exercise of payments and commerce.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

8) Deposit Impact of Social Media: SVB’s customer base and followers were highly active on Twitter and other social media properties. The more active your customer base and “friends of the bank” are on social media, the shorter you can expect your deposit duration when sentiment turns negative.