Mixed Bag For 2019 Retail IPO Stars
Mixed Bag For 2019 Retail IPO Stars
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

The volatile, COVID-driven stock market has had a mixed effect on the retail IPO class of 2019. The big three initial public offerings — The...

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Knight Dragon Turns To Rental Units Amid Sluggish London Market
Knight Dragon Turns To Rental Units Amid Sluggish London Market
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

Amid London’s sluggish home sales market, billionaire Henry Cheng Kar-Shun’s firm intends to create its inaugural rental homes at an East London development. Knight Dragon...

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street
Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies. Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the...

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Discount Retailers Move Away From eCommerce
Discount Retailers Move Away From eCommerce
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

If it weren’t for a certain pandemic that is dominating most news, the two biggest stories in retail over the past week would have been...

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Tapping Tech To Combat Turbulence
Tapping Tech To Combat Turbulence
March 11, 2020  |  Today In Data

The ride into 2020 has been bumpy to say the least, and beset with challenges. Some were known issues. Payments security, solving the byzantine world of healthcare payments, expanding the...

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Service-Based Retailers Surpass Product-Focused Merchants
Service-Based Retailers Surpass Product-Focused Merchants
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

Storefronts that provide services have exceeded the number of those offering clothes and other merchandise. Per a JLL report, the number of service-based retailers rose...

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PepsiCo To Expand Energy Drink Share With Rockstar Acquisition
PepsiCo To Expand Energy Drink Share With Rockstar Acquisition
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

With an arrangement that would strengthen its commitment to energy drinks, PepsiCo will buy Rockstar Energy in a $3.85 billion deal. Pepsi has had a...

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Wirecard, Grab Partner For Southeast Asia Money Transfers
Wirecard, Grab Partner For Southeast Asia Money Transfers
March 11, 2020  |  International

German FinTech firm Wirecard is partnering with Southeast Asia’s “super app” Grab to facilitate payments and transfers, Wirecard announced on Wednesday (March 11).  Get the...

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Faster Payment Becomes A Federal Case
Faster Payment Becomes A Federal Case
March 11, 2020  |  Faster Payments

There’s a battle brewing in payments. A big one. It’s the Feds versus the Free Marketeers, and the feud between them is over whose real-time...

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