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Federal Workers Allowed To Purchase Supplies From Online Retailers

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Federal workers, through partnerships with several online retailers, will now be able to purchase equipment like desks or office supplies through an eCommerce network for the first time, The Washington Post reports. The GSA is estimated to spend around $6 billion per year on open market credit card purchases.

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Activist Investor Pushes eBay To Unload Online Classifieds

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In fact, Starboard Chairman Jeff Smith was named the “investor CEOs fear most” by Fortune in 2014. 4, eBay got a letter from Starboard amping up its pressure to bring eBay back to its core business by selling its online classified unit. percent, resulting in a market volume of $2.4 The group invests in eBay. And on Feb.

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Grocery Tracker: Food Markets’ Lag In Online Presence

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In other organic grocery news, former Sprouts Farmers Market CEO and current Chairman Doug Sanders is reportedly stepping down from his board position effective Feb. Overall, online retail in the U.S. In 2015, grocery purchases accounted for less than 2 percent of the $341 billion spent online. 20 of next year.

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Online Grocery Ordering Coming To SNAP Recipients

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Big news is in the offing for Walmart , Amazon and other chains that offer grocery ordering online – they have gotten a formal “green light” from the USDA to offer that service to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Reports indicate other retailers will join the program next month. .

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SoftBank Reportedly Tapping Into Online Used Car Trend

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Among the ongoing trends in retail is the funding for online used car platforms, and the ongoing rise of eCommerce and digital payments in Latin America. Consumers who want to sell their cars via that platform reportedly seek an online price estimate. “If The latest evidence of that comes via Japan-based SoftBank. Used Vehicle Trends.

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Venture Capitalists Wary Of Online Lenders

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With an early string of alternative lenders having a tough go of it, startups looking to raise money are having to show how they will avoid the woes of the online lenders before them. While the stocks increased on good earnings in August, CNBC noted the shares are only valued at a fraction of what they were when they went public in 2014.

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Yelp Wins Court Ruling About Negative Online Reviews

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A recent California Supreme Court decision that essentially allows a negative Yelp post to stand about a lawyer could help determine how online reviews are treated in the future. She eventually sued Bird for libel in 2013 — but not Yelp — and won a default judgement in 2014, winning $550,000 in damages. A colleague disagreed.

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