SPACs, Or Blank-Check Companies, Raise Record Quarterly Amount
SPACs, Or Blank-Check Companies, Raise Record Quarterly Amount
March 17, 2021  |  Investments

The use of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to go public boomed in 2020. The growth of these blank-check companies has exploded even more in the...

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Today In Payments: Olo’s IPO To Raise $450M; Chime Preps For IPO, Valuation Could Reach $30 Billion
Today In Payments: Olo’s IPO To Raise $450M; Chime Preps For IPO, Valuation Could Reach...
March 17, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Olo is expected to raise $450 million in its initial public offering (IPO), and Chime could IPO within the year. Plus,...

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Just A Little Taste: Grocery Sampling Makes A Cautious Comeback
Just A Little Taste: Grocery Sampling Makes A Cautious Comeback
March 17, 2021  |  Retail

In the pre-COVID age, offering in-store free samples to grocery shoppers was one of the most effective ways to push the adoption of new products....

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FanDuel Sports Betting Platform Focuses On Faster Payouts, Fraud Prevention
FanDuel Sports Betting Platform Focuses On Faster Payouts, Fraud Prevention
March 17, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Sports might have been sidelined by COVID-19 in 2020, but online sports betting was not. In fact, Flutter, the parent company of FanDuel — one...

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Orange Wants To Fast-Track 5G With Investment In Venture Fund
Orange Wants To Fast-Track 5G With Investment In Venture Fund
March 17, 2021  |  Investments

Orange is investing in the “Venture Reality Fund II” in an effort to promote immersive technologies and speed the development of new 5G services, the...

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Physical Retail Stores To Participate In Afterpay’s Fifth Biannual Sales Event
Physical Retail Stores To Participate In Afterpay’s Fifth Biannual Sales Event
March 17, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Afterpay Day, Afterpay’s biannual national sales event, will extend to physical retail shopping for the first time this March, the buy now, pay later (BNPL)...

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Pinduoduo Founder Moves On As Business Beats Out Alibaba
Pinduoduo Founder Moves On As Business Beats Out Alibaba
March 17, 2021  |  eCommerce

Even as Pinduoduo, founded in 2015, overtakes Alibaba to become China’s largest eCommerce company, a shakeup at the top continues. Get the Full Story Complete...

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China’s Tencent To Host Alibaba’s Bargains App, Taobao Deals
China’s Tencent To Host Alibaba’s Bargains App, Taobao Deals
March 17, 2021  |  eCommerce

Alibaba Group — the biggest eCommerce platform in China — will host its bargains app, Taobao Deals, on Tencent’s WeChat platform, Bloomberg reported, citing sources....

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Lands’ End To Double Up On Partnership With Kohl’s, Focus On Global eCommerce
Lands’ End To Double Up On Partnership With Kohl’s, Focus On Global eCommerce
March 17, 2021  |  Retail

Casual clothing and footwear retailer Lands’ End said it is expanding its tie-up with Kohl’s and growing its global eCommerce business, as the company’s European...

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