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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

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a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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Instacart, Publix Team On Digital ‘Pub Sub’ Offering

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As of today, it’s available in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia, Instacart said in announcing completion of the Digital Deli rollout. Said Brous, “We’re excited to gift our most loyal customers an exclusive piece of wearable Pub Sub pride!”.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s

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Members in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan will be able to purchase medical services bundles starting next month, including telehealth consultations, free prescriptions for some generic medications and discounted dental care. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. billion to $43.6 billion for fiscal 2020.

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New Fashion Startup Bets Its Future On Off-Price Luxury

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Fast fashion already claimed a victim this week as Lucky Brand filed for bankruptcy, and H&M announced it was shuttering 170 stores across the globe due to the pandemic-driven digital shift. “We We have increased our customer base online, and many of our customers — in-store customers — are now multichannel customers.”.

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Today In Payments: Study Shows Americans’ Savings Drying Up; State AGs To Press Own Case Against Google

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The states leading the probe include Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah. billion in sales during Prime Day on Amazon’s online marketplace, as eCommerce activity surges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the tech giant reported. Third-party sellers generated over $3.5

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IKEA Cancels Planned Stores Amid Focus On eCommerce

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growth, IKEA is reining in its brick-and-mortar expansion efforts: The furniture retailer cancelled planned stores in North Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona. They have found that in a number of established markets, they are really behind the curve in terms of online,” said GlobalData Retail Analyst Neil Saunders told USA Today.

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Amazon Prime To Offer Real Christmas Trees This Holiday

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In particular, one North Carolina farm will provide a seven-foot-tall Fraser fir. Amazon offered smaller versions of the plants last year, but online orders of Christmas trees made up only a small portion of overall sales of the plants. The retailer also plans to sell garlands, wreaths and other items for the holiday.