As Foot Traffic Returns, Retailers Must Prep For Digital-First Shoppers  
As Foot Traffic Returns, Retailers Must Prep For Digital-First Shoppers  
May 06, 2021  |  Retail

If earnings season has a common theme, beyond the verticals – it doesn’t matter if it’s been the payment networks, the ride-hailing firms or the...

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A Bank By Any Other Name: FinTechs Spark Debate
A Bank By Any Other Name: FinTechs Spark Debate
May 06, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

While often referred to as a leading digital bank, Chime is not technically a bank and will no longer be referring to itself as one...

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Singapore eCommerce Aggregator Rainforest Raises $36 Million In Seed Round
Singapore eCommerce Aggregator Rainforest Raises $36 Million In Seed Round
May 06, 2021  |  Investments

Singapore eCommerce brand aggregator Rainforest has raised $36 million in a seed funding round that included $6.5 million in equity financing, The Edge Singapore reported....

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Macy’s Partners With Klarna To Offer ‘Pay In 4’ In All Its Stores
Macy’s Partners With Klarna To Offer ‘Pay In 4’ In All Its Stores
May 06, 2021  |  Retail

Macy’s has partnered with buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna to exclusively offer its “Pay in 4” solution across all Macy’s brands and websites, Klarna...

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Transformations In Digital And Brick-And-Mortar Retail
Transformations In Digital And Brick-And-Mortar Retail
May 06, 2021  |  Today In Data

Office Depot parent The ODP Corporation is splitting its B2B unit from its chain of brick-and-mortar stores. In retail, floral delivery upstart UrbanStems just closed a round of funding and is on...

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Consumers Eager To Spend: Mastercard Data Shows 23 Pct Pop In April Retail Sales
Consumers Eager To Spend: Mastercard Data Shows 23 Pct Pop In April Retail Sales
May 06, 2021  |  Retail

Cooped-up U.S. consumers are eager to dress up, get out, eat in restaurants and reconnect with the world, new economic analysis shows. The April Mastercard...

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German eCommerce Incubator Berlin Brands Aims To Scale US Amazon Sellers In Europe
German eCommerce Incubator Berlin Brands Aims To Scale US Amazon Sellers In Europe
May 06, 2021  |  Retail

With 3,700 products sold through 100 different channels in 28 countries and over $350 million in sales last year, Berlin Brands Group (aka BBG) may...

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Wayfair’s Revenue Soars With Growth Of Active Customer Base
Wayfair’s Revenue Soars With Growth Of Active Customer Base
May 06, 2021  |  Retail

Wayfair, the furnishings and home goods eCommerce platform, reported as part of its financial results that total revenue surged by 49.2 percent year over year...

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Ant Group In Talks With Chinese Officials To Revive Healthcare Unit
Ant Group In Talks With Chinese Officials To Revive Healthcare Unit
May 06, 2021  |  Healthcare

Jack Ma’s Ant Group is in talks with regulators in China to revive its crowdfunded medical coverage unit, Xiang Hu Bao, and develop it into...

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