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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. Aside from booking and payments, the enhanced Square Appointments solution also enables sellers to manage inventory. .

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How can banks make online bill payments cool again?

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As the 21st century began, banks revolutionized bill payments by introducing online bill pay. Customers could finally ditch their check books and stop licking stamps. The post How can banks make online bill payments cool again? They simply had to log on, enter their biller information and make payments electronically.

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Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?

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A startup with a plan to take on Amazon in the world of digital book sales might at first seem, well, a little crazy. Books were where Amazon got its first toehold into American consumers’ lives, and the idea that an upstart could step onto their home field and snag a win is tough to believe.

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Demand For Books Surprisingly Outstrips Supply During Pandemic

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The pandemic has had something of a strange effect on the world of book publishing. Shut-down bookstores and closed classrooms initially depressed sales in the market, particularly of educational books. But that drop-off has reportedly been replaced and even surpassed by consumer demand for printed books to be read during the pandemic.

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Accounting Platform Clear Books Connects With Stripe For Payments

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In a move that lets small businesses take card payments and monitor income, accounting platform Clear Books has integrated with Stripe. The connection enables small businesses with a Clear Books account to take invoice payments by credit and debit card, according to an announcement.

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Booking Holdings CEO Says Travel Recovery Will Take Years, Not Quarters

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Booking Holdings , the world’s largest online travel company, continues to feel the weight of the pandemic, warning investors Thursday (Nov. Booking Holdings, parent company of Booking.com, Kayak, Priceline, OpenTable and other online-reservation brands, said gross bookings fell 47 percent in the third quarter from year-ago levels.

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With Millions Trapped At Home, Books Are Back, Baby!

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It may be half a world away, but the belated and successful initial public offering (IPO) of Australia’s largest online bookseller this week has sent investors and industry watchers alike scrambling to figure out exactly what the heck is going on in an industry that has seen more than its share of ups and downs in recent years.

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