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How Digital Innovators Capitalize On Subscription Businesses

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To serve a wide range of consumers in the digital age, innovators are rolling out subscription offerings ranging from news content to gaming. Some providers are capitalizing on the concept by launching new services that offer access to premium content such as newspapers and magazines in exchange for a monthly fee.

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How QSRs Bring Mobile And Digital Payments To The Table

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In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles like third-party payment integrations, rewards programs and surprise-and-delight offers. At the same time, dining platforms are expanding their offerings.

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POS Company Appetize Raises $20 Million, Plans To Grow Its Team

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POS platform company Appetize recently announced that it had closed a $20 million investment round led by Shamrock Capital Advisors and Oak View Group, among others. Appetize provides fixed POS for iOS and Android, self-serve kiosks, handheld POS, online and mobile ordering, robust back-end inventory and reporting management tools.

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Costco Sees Shares Fall, Announces Two-Day Delivery

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The delivery option is free for online orders exceeding $75 from 376 U.S. Orders totaling less than $35 will be subject to prices approximately 15 to 17 percent higher than those found in-store, according to the Los Angeles Times. Costco stores, Reuters reported. A delivery fee will also be added to the order.

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How The DTC Model Is Gaining An Edge In Commerce

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All of that helps prepare the ground for innovation. “In Function shoppers complete online surveys – a basic part of the DTC website experience these days. And much of that innovation and disruption comes down to better analytical prowess. One recent example comes from Los Angeles-based Pepper.

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Amazon Opens Bookstore In DC

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Betting that its popularity with shoppers online will translate into brick-and-mortar customers in Washington, D.C., Amazon opens an Amazon Books location in the nation’s capital. For Prime members, Amazon will charge the same price for items in the store as it does online.

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How Digital Platforms Tackle Luxury Travel Reservations, Payments

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But many luxury trips can run aground without effective and innovative payment solutions to help travelers meet and manage associated costs. And a significant share of luxury travelers express high levels of interest in using innovative payment solutions to fund their future vacations. trillion on their vacations last year.

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