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Why Venture Capital Is Accelerating In Asia — Why It’s Different From The Valley

PYMNTS

Despite the pandemic, venture capital dollars are flowing freely to nascent firms in Asia that are tackling the need for contactless interactions and platforms that match supply and demand — setting the stage for innovation on the other side of the public health crisis. Many of them are government, corporate or university led, Dixon said.

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Closing Latin America’s $350B SMB Trade-Finance Gap

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But, as Shoihet said, these firms account for roughly 50 percent of trade volume in the LATAM region. The other 50 percent, he said, comes from the SMBs that are being overlooked by the traditional financial services community, he told PYMNTS — and who create a majority of jobs in the region. trillion globally, according to Shoihet.

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Investing in America: 7 Strategies and 7 Tactics That Can Drive Business

South State Correspondent

The various programs are wide ranging, complicated, and impactful which is why now is an excellent inflection point to provide financial advisory to both your retail and commercial customers. Economic Development Administration (EDA), 31 technology centers are being established throughout the United States.

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Bankruptcy Wave Hits Whole Foods Competitors

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It would make sense that the supermarket business might be immune from the cross-currents of retailing in 2020. Three regional players in the organic food retail business — where Whole Foods and parent Amazon rule — have declared bankruptcy over the past month. based natural foods retailer is the third significant U.S.

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Toys R Us Is Going Strong In Asia

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While Toys R Us has disappeared from the United States, it is going strong in Asia, which plans to open 60 new stores throughout the region this year. It currently operates more than 550 stores in the region. It currently operates more than 550 stores in the region. “We

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Retail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250 Stores

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Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

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Philadelphia Mall Owner Takes Care Of Its Own

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There’s arguably no more polarizing macroeconomic issue in the retail world than the fate of the American mall. The problems start with how retailers view and serve the customer. It was an amalgamation of numerous challenges, either ignored or wrongly addressed, that has led to the question of relevance plaguing the industry today.