AmEx To Buy Alt Lender Kabbage
AmEx To Buy Alt Lender Kabbage
August 17, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

American Express has inked a deal to buy “substantially all” of small business cash flow management company Kabbage. The deal is forecast to close later...

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Pakistan Cites New Transfer Rules In Remittances Boost
Pakistan Cites New Transfer Rules In Remittances Boost
August 17, 2020  |  International

In a rare instance of COVID-19 helping a country’ s economy, Pakistan saw a significant uptick in remittances from nationals working overseas in July. Get...

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Main Street’s SMBs’ Most Interesting Pandemic Pivots
Main Street’s SMBs’ Most Interesting Pandemic Pivots
August 17, 2020  |  Retail

Pivoting into the restaurant business might seem like an unusual choice for a small business owner trying to stay afloat during a global health pandemic....

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Domino’s To Hire 20K Amid Surge In Pizza Demand
Domino’s To Hire 20K Amid Surge In Pizza Demand
August 17, 2020  |  Retail

With pizza sales piping-hot in the pandemic, Domino’s said in a news release that it is “looking to fill more than 20,000 positions” in the...

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Philly Mall Owner Sets The Tone For Digital 3.0
Philly Mall Owner Sets The Tone For Digital 3.0
August 17, 2020  |  Retail

A Philadelphia-based mall owner is taking a proactive approach to the digital shift and back-to-school shopping. PREIT (Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust) is curating its...

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Google Fights Australian Proposal To Share Ad Revenue With News Outlets
Google Fights Australian Proposal To Share Ad Revenue With News Outlets
August 17, 2020  |  Google

Google is challenging a proposed rule by Australian regulators that could force the global technology company to pay the country’s news outlets to distribute their...

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Signs Of Recovery In Retail Sectors Amid The Pandemic
Signs Of Recovery In Retail Sectors Amid The Pandemic
August 17, 2020  |  Today In Data

The department store sector had mixed news last week, with Dillard’s displaying signs of recovery and a new report showing a reversal of some of the positive trends that...

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Ahold Delhaize Bolsters Investment In eCommerce
Ahold Delhaize Bolsters Investment In eCommerce
August 17, 2020  |  Retail

As COVID-19 leads more customers to purchase groceries through the web, Stop & Shop owner Ahold Delhaize NV is putting more resources toward online shopping...

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JD.com Reports 417.4M Annual Active Customers Amid Better-Than-Expected Earnings
JD.com Reports 417.4M Annual Active Customers Amid Better-Than-Expected Earnings
August 17, 2020  |  Retail

Amid better-than-expected financial results for its Q2 earnings, JD.com Inc. reported that annual active customer accounts jumped by 29.9 percent to 417.4 million in the year...

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