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Online Sports Betting Gets A Super Bowl Workout

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5), details emerged about the success and failure of the new online sports betting regime in the U.S. million worth of wages with legal New Jersey sportsbook operators, but that gambling operators lost $4.6 A clear picture of online gambling spend, losses and trends is yet to emerge, but some general data points provide detail.

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DOJ Nearing Decision On Antitrust Suit Against Google

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Supreme Court to announce a bipartisan investigation into whether the company has abused its position in the online advertising market. Google has also faced accusations of abusing its dominance of Android, its smartphone operating system. The two sides settled in 2001. Each state has launched separate probes. “I

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Coronavirus Crippling $1.7T Tourism Sector

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Previous travel industry downturns were triggered by the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the SARS pandemic in 2002 and the Iraq war in 2003. We had our ups and downs in the past, but nothing like this,” said Roberto Cassani, 58, president of the Como hotel operators’ association. percent.

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Takeout Marketplace Just Eat Makes Round Of Layoffs

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On the heels of Just Eat’s merger of customer and restaurant operation teams, Just Eat is shrinking its workforce to get rid of redundancies. Existing customer and restaurant operations teams were combined into one global unified team so the company can “…ensure our operations are set up to deliver the best possible service.”.

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Can Sports And Entertainment Really Spark Mall Revivals?

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percent with the 2001 recession and hit 9.4 Online Brands. As traditional mall merchants go under, however, some online brands are expanding into brick-and-mortar locations. In April, a UBS report showed that online shopping by the average U.S. In April, a UBS report showed that online shopping by the average U.S.

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For eCommerce Content, It’s Experiences Over Speed

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Online luxury marketplace 1stdibs stands as an example of that kind of content, along with providing — as do some other companies — a demonstration of the appeal of both digital and physical forms of content to tie consumers to a brand or ecosystem. Wayfair is among the major online retailers that see renewed value in print catalogs.

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Newegg Masters The Art Of The Pivot

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After coming out of the post-internet bubble economy of 2001 as a force in the consumer electronics category, it eventually supplemented that business with computer parts and accessories, catering to the DIY tech crowd. It’s hard to find a major eCommerce retailer that has evolved more than Newegg.

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