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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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Department of Justice (DOJ) is nearing the end of its antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc’s Google as it considers whether to charge the tech giant this summer, Reuters reported. Supreme Court to announce a bipartisan investigation into whether the company has abused its position in the online advertising market.

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Coronavirus Crippling $1.7T Tourism Sector

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trillion tourism industry, the biggest setback for the travel sector in almost 20 years, according to reports on Wednesday (March 4). 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. South Korea and Italy have reported over 8,000 cases combined.

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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. and Ireland, according to a report. At the same time, the company announced Graham Corfield’s appointment to chief operating officer (COO). Graham joined the business in 2011, and as U.K.

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Can Sports And Entertainment Really Spark Mall Revivals?

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That’s the thought one gets when reading news via Bloomberg , which reported “when shoppers visit the long-awaited American Dream mega-mall in New Jersey this spring, they can expect to see it crammed with stores, restaurants and entertainment activities.”. percent with the 2001 recession and hit 9.4 Online Brands. 24 were up 3.4

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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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Shake Shack On Tapping AI And Other Tools To Optimize The Customer Experience

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The QSR began as a hot dog stand in New York City’s Madison Square Park in 2001 and has since grown to become a global brand, with more than 250 locations around the world. . Shake Shack reported that its Q3 sales were down 18 percent compared to the same period last year. New York-based burger chain Shake Shack is no exception.