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Ikea And What Comes Next For Printed Catalogs

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7) as the Ikea brand continues to shift itself to digital, according to published reports. The chain plans to commemorate it with a book due out next autumn. Print runs of books, newspapers and magazines have been more or less continuously on the decline as consumer preference for digitized content grows in the mobile era.

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Kobe Bryant, Virtual Cards, Self-Service Technology Top This Week’s News

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We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank Is Doing to Drive Virtual Card Adoption. Accounts payable (AP) professionals and vendors still have reservations about adopting virtual cards despite their many benefits.

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Instagram Rolls Out Native Payments

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With the new functionality, users can register a credit or debit card and make payments within the social media platform after setting up a security PIN, TechCrunch reported. Instagram had mentioned in 2017 that it would “roll out the ability to book a service with a business directly from their profile later this year.”

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Why Beauty Needs An OpenTable Platform

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It is a beauty scheduling app that enables consumers to book digital appointments with their preferred stylists, while also offering a turn-key appointment solution for hairstylists looking to build an online booking hub for their clients. It was, in her mind, like OpenTable – but for beauty appointments.

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Taking Cash-Back Rewards To The Next Level

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As perks for consumers go, cash-back offerings remain the leader of the pack when consumers are choosing credit cards. 13 percent of adults have an airline or hotel credit card, and 12 percent have a general travel rewards credit card, according to surveys by CreditCards.com and YouGov Plc. In the U.S.,

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Chinese Tourists Are Driving Global Payment And Retail Change

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At first glimpse, the Marriott move seems small — just another example of the ongoing divorce between payments and physical cards. based hospitality company signed a deal with Alibaba that enabled consumers to book Marriott hotel stays via Fliggy , the travel services platform owned by the China eCommerce giant. Last year, the U.S.-based

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Capturing The Edge With Communicative Commerce

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Consumers have been urged on by a crush of new self-help books like, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” “Living With Less: Discover The Joy of Less And Simplify Your Life” or “The Capsule Wardrobe: 1,000 Outfits from 30 Pieces” — not to mention scores of blogs on the subject. She’s often in credit card debt.

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