Pollinate Raises $50 Million To Enter North American Market
Pollinate Raises $50 Million To Enter North American Market
March 18, 2021  |  Investments

Pollinate has raised $50 million to bring its software business to North America and to expand its platform technology, according to a press release emailed...

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Cloud Kitchen Platform Kitopi Seeks $200 Million To Push Into Southeast Asia
Cloud Kitchen Platform Kitopi Seeks $200 Million To Push Into Southeast Asia
March 18, 2021  |  Investments

Kitopi, a shared kitchen platform focused solely on online food delivery, is seeking $150 million to $200 million in financing to reach markets in Southeast...

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Grocery Roundup: Supermarket Administers An Arena’s Worth Of Vaccines 
Grocery Roundup: Supermarket Administers An Arena’s Worth Of Vaccines 
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

As vaccines come in by the shipload, U.S. grocery stores are playing a key role in the distribution effort. Now, Midwest supermarket chain Meijer is...

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Snap Ecosystem Builds For The New Digital Local Economy
Snap Ecosystem Builds For The New Digital Local Economy
March 18, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Snap Inc.’s ecosystem play has come into sharper and sharper focus as Q1 2021 has worn along. As PYMNTS reported last week, from a new...

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XPO’s Spinoff Highlights eCommerce’s Logistics Transformation  
XPO’s Spinoff Highlights eCommerce’s Logistics Transformation  
March 18, 2021  |  eCommerce

The great digital shift is poised to bring logistics into the fully digital age, where high tech shaves seconds off of warehouse activities – ultimately...

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Boutique Marketplace Jane To Offer BNPL With Klarna
Boutique Marketplace Jane To Offer BNPL With Klarna
March 18, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Boutique marketplace Jane announced Thursday (March 18) that it now offers Klarna’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions at the point of sale. Get the...

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Dollar General Cautious; Says ‘Significant Sales Benefit’ From COVID Will Likely End
Dollar General Cautious; Says ‘Significant Sales Benefit’ From COVID Will Likely End
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

Dollar General, which operates the nation’s largest chain of 17,000 discount stores, said on Thursday (March 18) that the 20 percent COVID-fueled sales increase last...

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Driving Digital Innovation In eCommerce And Healthcare
Driving Digital Innovation In eCommerce And Healthcare
March 18, 2021  |  Today In Data

Home improvement platform Angie’s List has rebranded and will now be known only as Angi. In brick-and-mortar, Caleres is renegotiating leases as direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales soar. And in digital commerce, a rise in...

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Five Below Reports ‘Record’ Comp Sales Rise Of 13.8 Pct Amid Brick-And-Mortar Growth 
Five Below Reports ‘Record’ Comp Sales Rise Of 13.8 Pct Amid Brick-And-Mortar Growth 
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

Off-price retailer Five Below, Inc. posted record comparable stores sales growth of 13.8 percent and a 25 percent jump in net sales, as its fourth-quarter...

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