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MARCH 7, 2024

To serve an increasingly online audience, POS Nation has acquired agriculture e-commerce platform GrazeCart, an example of vendors joining forces to adapt to shifts in the agriculture industry.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The National Retail Federation (NRF) said it predicts retail sales across the U.S. A recent Adobe Analytics study quoted by PYMNTS finds that online sales made for the holidays could exceed $200 billion this year amid the COVID-19 era. will rise between 3.6 percent and 5.2 percent over what they were last year, a press release says.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to its POS app in the U.K. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State. Plus, Robinhood is in talks to go public. amid COVID-19 restrictions.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Apple has announced a new initiative that will help its customers support and enjoy America’s national parks. 24 through 31, the company is donating $1 to the National Park Foundation for every purchase made with Apple Pay at any Apple Store, online at apple.com or through the Apple Store app in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Amid the commission caps, and amid the pandemic’s tailwind that has spurred a great digital shift toward food delivery through online channels – might eateries and aggregators be partnering to navigate a post-COVID future? The ability to order food online and the ability to pay for it digitally came in a close second and third, cited by 38.5

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MAY 31, 2020

Uber has been approved by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), Chile’s antitrust regulator, to acquire the Chilean grocery shopping app Cornershop, according to an FNE statement. FNE made the approval “without conditions,” according to a Reuters report. The FNE said in the statement that its investigation began on Dec.

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MARCH 31, 2020

If there’s any industry that has been slow to transition online, it’s antiques. Two recent moves from leading arts and antique dealers are leading a trend toward online arts and antique buying. Now we’re going to take a smaller storefront and concentrate more online. We’re finally knocking down the barriers online.”.

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MAY 27, 2020

Unanswered customer complaints is one common example, particularly for companies that are new to amplifying their online channels. A new category is starting to grow around this area of online reputation management, with Lexus one of the latest brand names to embrace it.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

63 percent of small businesses applied for a working capital loan last year, data from S&P Global Market Intelligence recently found. However, Dave Gilbert, founder and chief executive officer of SMB alternative lending firm National Funding , said he’s seen a trend of growing traction within the small business community.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. Consumers and Banks Both Like Online Auto Loans. Consumers are apparently so glad to dump the back-office haggle between dealer and bank that roughly one-third of car buyers are now doing the loan process online, J.D.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

24) that it enjoyed a 61 percent jump in online sales during its fiscal third quarter ended Oct. Old Navy continued to experience meaningful acceleration in its online business as strong customer response to product was further bolstered by compelling and relevant digital marketing investment,” management said.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

With blackjack and roulette on mobile phones, the growing market for online sports wagering in New Jersey has introduced gamblers to virtual casino games. Online casinos’ monthly revenue more than doubled in the 15 months following the rollout of sports betting in June of last year.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

National direct bank CIT Bank is introducing eChecking, a new digital checking account with a wide variety of electronic transfer and payment solutions, the company announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. The new accounts have no monthly fee and offer ATM fee reimbursement of up to $15 a month. checking account. .

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S. All in, counting online and in-person wagers, Super Bowl betting was worth roughly $6.8 In a microcosm of the national expansion, New Hampshire’s newly online sports gambling program raked in $2.31

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

We have deep dives on digital payments, online ordering and memberships. Membership has its privileges ” was the nine-year marketing campaign rolled out by American Express in 1987 to convince consumers that it was worth paying a yearly fee for one of its charge card offerings. The Printed Holiday Toy Catalog Makes a Surprising Return.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Amid a change in shopping habits from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce, online spending is expected to reach $124.1 For online sales, the calendar might provide a bit of a boost: due to an extra day in the period spanning from Cyber Monday to Christmas, a $284 million rise in sales could occur. retail websites. percent this year.

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JULY 28, 2020

Many shoppers who make purchases online rely on eCommerce marketplaces to discover items and connect with trusted sellers. dollars, but the practice can be inconvenient for sellers in many international markets. Some markets have also made delivering sellers’ payments in local currencies a legal requirement.

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MAY 31, 2020

Uber has been approved by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), Chile’s antitrust regulator, to acquire the Chilean grocery shopping app Cornershop, according to an FNE statement. FNE made the approval “without conditions,” according to a Reuters report. The FNE said in the statement that its investigation began on Dec.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

With a business model that resembles Carvana’s, Cazoo purchases and refurnishes vehicles prior to marketing them via the internet. businesses throughout the nation, car dealerships have found themselves encountering a crisis as shoppers could no longer visit the showroom for a fast test drive. As the coronavirus shuttered U.S.

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JULY 21, 2017

Working cooperatively, American and European authorities reported yesterday (July 20) that they have shut down two of the largest online black markets — AlphaBay and Hansa Market. AlphaBay has been down since early July — since the arrest of founder Alexandre Cazes, a Canadian national living in Bangkok.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

With home loan growth expected to slow to 4 percent in 2018, National Australia Bank (NAB) wants to build its business elsewhere, namely in SME lending. A report in The Australian on Monday (July 31) revealed news that the NAB is adding new features to its small business (SMB) lending unit, QuickBiz, in an effort to build market share.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Blockchain is increasingly being separated from cryptocurrency, with an eye toward disparate use cases — some done at the national level. The newswire said that Berlin exists as a “hub” for the industry, where roughly 10 startups focus on blockchain, and end markets span energy, pharma and transportation.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

With so many companies giving their employees Election Day off, it could be an opportunity for a one-day sales event both online and in-store. 28), which is supported by American Express nationally. It’s also an area where the big six or other retailers won’t play this year, focusing instead on regional and national media.

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MAY 20, 2019

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has proposed a national development fund to help invest in social issues, digitization of the economy, education and transportation, according to a report by Reuters. million) to put into the fund.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

For a consumer who wants to cook at home, but doesn’t necessarily want to spend a lot of time preparing for that process, there are no shortage of options on the market. The challenge in the world of online grocery/meal kit services is finding a way to stand out in a field where there are scores of competitors of varying sizes.

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MARCH 21, 2019

It might not have been inevitable, perhaps, but it was certainly expected: a regulatory backlash concerning the booming trade (both online and in brick-and-mortar stores) of eCigarettes , with their different flavors attractive to younger consumers — including underaged ones. This will have a huge impact,” Hochrieser told PYMNTS.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Caesars Entertainment announced that it has reached an agreement to offer DraftKings , the leading sports-tech entertainment brand in the country, providing market access for its online gaming products. The access is exclusive to Caesars locations across select states where the company operates casino properties. and Australia. .

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AUGUST 21, 2020

The companies are testing the service in four California and Oklahoma markets, with an eye toward a national launch in 2021. Stop & Shop owner Ahold Delhaize NV announced plans earlier this week for putting more resources toward online shopping operations. Ahold intends to outfit roughly 1,100 U.S.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Lime is striving to reach profitability in 2020 and is laying off about 14 percent of its workforce — roughly 100 people — and ceasing operations in 12 markets, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. These market closures have an effect not just on riders, but on our whole Lime community. More global markets planned for this month.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Secondhand apparel is getting another go-around, more than ever before, especially online. There is apparently big business in online consignment shops. According to the National Retail Federation, more purchases made online are returned than those in store. On National Returns Day , Jan. million-item inventory.

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MAY 29, 2017

And as marijuana becomes less the exciting and elicit provenance of hardcore Grateful Dead fans and everyone’s burnout cousin and becomes more the provenance of mainstream customers, a problem is beginning to surface in the cannabis market, according to Socrates Rosenfeld, cofounder and CEO of Jane Technologies.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

The business advisory firm FTI Consulting has forecasted that online retail sales in the United States will top $1 trillion by 2027 , CNBC reports. As of 2017, online retail sales account for 12 percent of total retail transactions in the United States, but 50 percent of retail sales growth over the span of the previous year.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

New York Venture Bank, a new financial institution (FI) created by big names in the financial services industry, has applied for a national bank charter. The new FI is looking to provide commercial banking products and services to businesses in New York and other markets in the U.S. According to a Wednesday (Nov.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

We look forward to expanding Greenlight’s platform in California and bringing the technology to other legal cannabis markets, including Colorado,” Leafbuyer Chairman and CEO Kurt Rossner said in the press release. Leafbuyer.com is an online source for cannabis deals and information.

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APRIL 24, 2017

Kicking off this week’s grocery tracker, Whole Foods Market (WFM) shares hit their highest level seen since the summer of 2015 as activist investor Jana Partners puts the squeeze on innovation and pressures the organic grocer towards a possible sale. percent from Thursday’s close with a market cap of just over $11.6

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APRIL 9, 2020

housing market, which itself is poised to take a hit where no part of the U.S. The housing market depends on the sanguine attitude of the U.S. The quartet includes Zillow Group, Offerpad, Redfin and Opendoor Labs. Their stomping grounds, of course, are tied to the U.S. economy remains unscathed. percent year over year.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

The Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) model enables organizations to start using Kadena’s blockchain by quickly provisioning it online, significantly reducing the cost and time-to-market associated with the on-premise installation of other blockchain solutions. The current policy is a non-policy.

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