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Floating The Next Big Idea For Social Commerce

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Since the dawn of the internet in the mid-90s, there have been some genius ideas and some completely innovative business models. New companies now aim to be used as a verb by creating an innovative way to buy goods – such as: “I floated it.”. Rizvi has retained a marketing company to focus on brand awareness and customer acquisition.

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Will Hotels Win Back Customers By Cleaning Up Their Act (Literally)?

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Major hotel brands like Wyndham, Hilton, Marriott, Choice Hotels, Omni Hotels and Best Western served on an advisory board that helped draft the standards. However, major hotel brands like Four Seasons and Holiday Inn parent IHG and planning to go well beyond minimum standards.

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Digital Lending’s $1.4T Travel Payments Plan

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The family trip to Disney World, the honeymoon to Hawaii, the 25-year anniversary spent in Paris — t he big trips people take aren’t just vacations or chances to see something new, but often mark the biggest events in people’s lives. Uplift, a B2B payments platform, was created to fill that innovation gap.

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Fintech And Financial Institutions – Bridging the Gap

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But technology innovators and financial institutions have worked together for generations. Bankrate’s conversion of the Quizzle app (purchased from Quicken Loans in 2016) to Score & Report, white-labeled for use by community banks and credit unions, enables a branded and cost effective solution for quick adoption of new technology.

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Retail’s Voice-Assisted, Meatless Summer

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The world of retail is never for the faint-hearted, given its fierce competition, constant innovation and disruption – not to mention the ongoing shift to digital. The service reached this milestone after recent rollouts in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. Fulfillment Efforts.

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Making Online Pet Food More Pup- And Planet-Friendly With Crickets

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Traditional pet snacks made with beef or poultry may not always be healthy for pups or the environment, but food innovators are aiming to provide alternatives. And once consumers discover the brand, Chippin offers a website that provides an introduction to the brand and the environmental effects of protein choices.

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

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As quick-service restaurants (QSRs) look to the future, digital innovations such as self-serve kiosks and delivery are on top of mind. Buoyed by strong consumer spending and its resilience in the U.S. and abroad, companies such as McDonald’s are off to a positive start in 2018. million , higher than analyst predictions of about $229 million.

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