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Online Lending To Small Business Increases 50 Percent Between 2015 And 2017

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Between 2015 and 2017, the amount of lending to small businesses by the five leading online lending providers increased 50 percent, according to a new report from NDP Analytics, a Washington, D.C.-based billion in 2015. The report, entitled “The Economic Benefits of Online Lending to Small Businesses and the U.S.

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Retailers Expect 26 Pct. Spike On National Returns Day

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As online shopping powers a forecasted 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9 He estimated that yearly worldwide losses from retail returns are almost $1 trillion – higher than 2015’s $600 billion. million gifts and other products back to U.S.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

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ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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India’s Nascent Pet Care Industry Gets Its First Online Retailer

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The current online market has no single leader and is split up between Walmart ’s Flipkart , Amazon.in Petpal was officially launched in 2015 and offers more than 1,000 products to some 50,000 users primarily located in the country’s three most affluent cities. “The and the 10-year-old PetsWorld platform. Launch Then Grow.

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Half Of Chicagoans To Shop Online This Holiday

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More than 50 percent of Chicagoans will do the majority of their holiday shopping online this year, according to a survey from Accenture. Year-round online deals mean that Black Friday is becoming less significant to consumers. Year-round online deals mean that Black Friday is becoming less significant to consumers.

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Online Consignment Signing On More Items Than Ever

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Secondhand apparel is getting another go-around, more than ever before, especially online. 2015, items marked “new with tags” bumped up nearly a quarter, and this January, that number is slated to pop up even more. There is apparently big business in online consignment shops. On National Returns Day , Jan. More than 1.3

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New Clearbanc Program Protects Online Merchants’ Inventory

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Since an increasing amount of BFCM shopping is comprised of online orders, Clearbanc said it’s important for eCommerce brands “to front-load inventory sourcing for the holiday season.”. Founded in 2015 by Michele Romanow, Andrew D’Souza, Ivan Gritsiniak, Charlie Feng, and Tanay Delima, Clearbanc is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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