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COVID-19 Sees More Online Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Payments For Food

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Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. The move by the two companies is just the latest initiative in a growing trend of EBT acceptance for online grocery shoppers.

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Bank of Hawaii Launches ‘Branch of Tomorrow’ Premises

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The bank is reopening revamped branches, while others are adding physical branches in face of online shift Community Banking Feature3 Feature The Economy Financial Trends Lines of Business Retail Banking Branch Technology/ATMs.

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

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Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. billion, according to news from Retail Dive. In some cases, the retailer is demolishing existing stores to create new uses of the land. billion on Friday (April 27).

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Data Dive, Retail Race Edition

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And, speaking of making moves, this week’s Data Dive is dedicated to the retailers who have decided to start angling for poll position now, as holiday 2017 is still in the pre-show phase. Such was the case for the major drugstore chains on Friday, when it was reported that Amazon might expand into online prescriptions.

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Report: Address Verification APIs Fix eTailers’ Last-Mile Problem

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Merchants and other online services must be sure these processes are also secure, however, especially as fraud attempts have continued to climb. Creating onboarding experiences that can keep consumers’ attention to completion has only become more difficult in recent years as customers have become spoiled for choice of online merchants.

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

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The company sends deliveries via ground shipping to 48 states (not Alaska or Hawaii at this time). It also points out that its protein is sourced from a family-owned farm in Canada. Consumers can order Chippin’s products through its website and pay by credit card or PayPal.

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Target Teams With Google For Voice-Activated Shopping

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What’s more, the retailer announced customers can shop Google Express via Google Assistant, its voice-activated digital assistant found on its Google Home devices and on Android TV. not including Alaska and Hawaii) and requires no shipping or service fees for delivery when you meet a retailer’s order minimum. (not

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