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Square Offers Beauty Sector Online Booking, POS Tool

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The app-based tool gives salon customers the ability to book their appointments online and also issues reminders. Originally launched in 2014, Square Appointments was aimed at small businesses offering appointment-based services like salons, wellness providers and tutors.

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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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SPAC, Online Homeseller Opendoor Ready IPO In $4.8B Deal

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Opendoor , founded in 2014, focuses on letting consumers buy and sell homes online. The selling point is the ability to do away with the process of dealing with agents, finding buyers, making repairs and putting on open houses and negotiations, although critics say the homes sell for less than they're worth online. billion.

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Google, FBI, Cybersecurity Firms Shut Down Online Ad Fraud Scam

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According to a report in The Hacker News , the fake clicks were used to trick online advertisers for years and make tens of millions of dollars as a result. According to the report, 3ve (pronounced “Eve”), which is what the group called its online ad fraud campaign, was active since 2014 but could have been around for longer.

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Credit Union Satisfaction Index Survey 2Q 2014

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Mobil and online banking has the largest impact on customer experience. Quality of branch staff has the largest impact on customer satisfaction (followed by mobile/online). ' Credit union customers had just slightly greater satisfaction than bank customers. Utilization of mobile is becoming similar across all demographic catagories.

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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. The group invests in eBay. And on Feb. That never materialized. and Craigslist, Inc.

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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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