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Amazon Seeks 100K Workers For Operations Roles

PYMNTS

As it plans to bring 100 new operations facilities online in September, Amazon announced on Monday (Sept. It has also directly developed over 600,000 employment positions domestically throughout operations locations and company offices. “We 14) that it is hiring for 100,000 new regular positions across the U.S.

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US eCommerce Up 49 Pct; Curbside Pickup Soars 208 Pct Since April 1

PYMNTS

The number of orders placed online and picked up at stores surged 208 percent between April 1 and April 20 compared to a year ago, according to Adobe Analytics, CNBC reported. The next phase allows stores to reopen to the public with social distancing and limited capacity, similar to the way supermarkets are operating now.

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Singapore Becomes Hub For Tech Giant Rivalries As Amazon Expands

PYMNTS

Amazon is expanding its operations in Singapore as it grapples with growing competition in a city that is fast becoming a hub for Chinese tech giants and others looking to expand across Asia.

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Sears Inks Deal With Amazon To Install Tires Bought Online

PYMNTS

The Ship-to-Store feature will be available in 47 Sears Auto Centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. We needed liquidity; I’ve provided it, but we can’t operate if we don’t have the necessary liquidity.”.

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How Comerica Maps Its Innovation Plans

Bank Innovation

Vatsa joined the Dallas-based Comerica as chief information officer a little over two years ago, in 2016. Is it an efficient way? Are we creating value?” These are the three questions Comerica Inc’s EVP and CIO Sangy Vatsa asks himself before every major innovation project. Since then the bank’s innovation team has consistently […].

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PICKUP Teams With Postmates For Quicker Last-Mile Deliveries

PYMNTS

PICKUP Enterprise operates the end-to-end customer experience and includes access to its Good Guy network, which specializes in both the delivery and assembly of big and heavy goods. . It was founded by Aaron Favara, Brenda Stoner, Darren Waxman and Tony Cornett and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. May grocery sales were $6.6

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How We Eat Post-Pandemic

PYMNTS

Online grocery shopping went to the moon from March to May, with PYMNTS’ Navigating COVID-19 series recording a 400 percent increase, equating to $6.6 billion in online spend. Smaller independent grocers have been forced to scramble to ramp up their digital services as the grocery market migrates online, however.”.

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