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Expedia Leadership Changes Show Power Of Travel Industry Disruption

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Barry Diller, chairman of the board, and Peter Kern, vice chairman and director, will oversee the company’s executive leadership team. More and more, OTAs [online travel agencies] are moving into that group opportunity,” said Colin Smyth, head of travel at Flywire, in a PYMNTS interview. and Europe. One example of that?

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Expedia Leadership Shakeup Shows Power Of Travel Industry Disruption

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Barry Diller, chairman of the board, and Peter Kern, vice chairman and director, will oversee the company’s executive leadership team. More and more, OTAs [online travel agencies] are moving into that group opportunity,” said Colin Smyth, head of travel at Flywire, in a PYMNTS interview. and Europe. One example of that?

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Polish Investors Hopeful For eCommerce After Allegro IPO

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Online retailer Allegro.eu was valued by investors at $25 billion in a deal last month, Bloomberg reported, in a transaction whose value was driven up by the shift of Poles to online shopping as a result of the pandemic. Globally, experts predict, online shopping will surpass prior levels significantly this holiday season.

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Perficient’s Bright Paths Program Welcomes 25 Women to Tech in Detroit

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Today, Perficient colleagues are excited to welcome 25 new women to the tech industry as the first Perficient Bright Paths training program kicks off at an online pop-up campus in Detroit! BONUS: What Perficient Leadership Says About Driving STEM Education and Career Opportunities. Welcoming Women to the World of Technology.

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Walmart CEO Says Indian Market Is A Priority, Praises ‘Level-Playing Field’

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With McMillon on his trip to India were Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs Dan Bartlett and Executive Vice President and Regional CEO, Asia Dirk Van den Berghe. They met with Walmart leadership executives in the area. “As part for the trip, he interacted with Flipkart’s leadership team and employees.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

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As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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Amazon’s Saudi Arabia eCommerce Site Debuts

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The feud between Bezos and the Saudi leadership had some analysts speculating that Amazon would curb its business in Saudi Arabia, although this does not seem to be the case. Among Amazon’s other work in the Middle East is Payfort , which it owns and which will work on boosting revenues and online traffic for small businesses.