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Alibaba Bids For Metro Brick-And-Mortar Stores In China

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One of the hottest battlegrounds in eCommerce these days — and that includes global, multi-pronged, behemoth eCommerce operators — is a firm in the physical world, the brick-and-mortar stores and chains that, for various reasons, are increasingly attractive to the likes of Amazon , Alibaba and others. Store Woes. go there to shop,” she wrote.

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Metro Cash And Carry Launches App To Help India Shops Digitize

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The Indian arm of German retailer Metro Cash and Carry has announced the launch of an app for kirana stores, allowing retailers to order stock, keep a check on inventory, and facilitate payments directly from their smartphones. There are plans to launch the app across all of its 27 stores in 17 cities in the near future. “The

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libaba Bids for Metro Brick-and-Mortar Stores in China

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One of the hottest battlegrounds in eCommerce this days — and that includes global, multipronged, behemoth eCommerce operators — is a firm part of the physical world, the brick-and-mortar stores and chain that, for various reasons, are increasingly attractive to the likes of Amazon , Alibaba and others. Store Woes. billion euros ($1.17

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Washington’s Metro System Plans For Mobile Payment Future

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“Mobile fare payment is the future of transit, giving customers the ability simply to tap their phone and go, all without stopping at a fare vending machine or using a separate card,” Metro General Manager Paul J. Not only will this be a better, easier experience, but will cost less to operate.”. Wiedefeld said in a statement.

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Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point

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Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Financial technology provider Fiserv has devised a technology that allows individuals to accept payments on consumer-grade smartphones and other digital devices, as well as handheld business point-of-sale (POS) systems.

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Car Talk: Shift Announces Plans To Go Public

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revved a little higher Monday (June 29) as online car sales platform Shift announced it will go public in the third quarter via a complicated reverse merger arrangement. A spokesperson for Shift indicated that the company expects the move will make online auto sales a three-horse race between Shift, Vroom and Carvana.

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Walmart To Expand Delivery Unlimited Program

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We’ve been investing in our online grocery business by quickly expanding our Grocery Pickup and Delivery services. Delivery Unlimited is the next step in that journey,” Tom Ward, senior vice president, digital operations, Walmart U.S., said in the announcement. “By

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