Cashierless Tech, Starbucks Deal Put Amazon in QSR Business
Cashierless Tech, Starbucks Deal Put Amazon in QSR Business
November 18, 2021  |  Amazon Innovations

The rumors are true: Amazon is making moves into the quick-service restaurant (QSR) space, partnering with Starbucks to bring its “Just Walk Out” frictionless checkout...

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Global FinTech Airwallex Closes $100M Series E at $5.5B Value
Global FinTech Airwallex Closes $100M Series E at $5.5B Value
November 18, 2021  |  Investments

Global FinTech Airwallex raised $300 million in an oversubscribed Series E1 funding round that includes an additional $100 million, giving the Melbourne, Australia, startup a...

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Nedap Launches Cloud-Based Loss Prevention Tool to Prevent Retail Theft
Nedap Launches Cloud-Based Loss Prevention Tool to Prevent Retail Theft
November 18, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Radio frequency identification (RFID) firm Nedap has debuted its iD Cloud Loss Prevention, a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) program that enables merchants to recognize, assess and...

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Macy’s Follows Amazon, Walmart in Development of Digital Marketplace
Macy’s Follows Amazon, Walmart in Development of Digital Marketplace
November 18, 2021  |  Retail

Macy’s is planning to launch a curated digital marketplace for third-party sellers in the second half of 2022, following the model set by Amazon, Walmart,...

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Visual Search Drives Online Sales, Target Shoppers Go Online More, Home Fitness Still Strong
Visual Search Drives Online Sales, Target Shoppers Go Online More, Home Fitness Still Strong
November 18, 2021  |  Today In Data

CITYROW is among the fitness platforms working to ensure that the home fitness trend becomes a permanent fixture, even when the COVID-19 pandemic ends. Plus,...

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Merchants Move Streaming Commerce Off Social Media
Merchants Move Streaming Commerce Off Social Media
November 18, 2021  |  Retail

As consumers flocked to social networks amid the pandemic to keep up with friends, many brands and retailers saw an opportunity to launch shoppable livestreams,...

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Kohl’s-Sephora Partnership Bearing Financial Fruit
Kohl’s-Sephora Partnership Bearing Financial Fruit
November 18, 2021  |  Retail

Less than one year into Kohl’s and Sephora teaming up on a shop-in-shop that has brought Sephora’s personal care and beauty products to a wider...

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Home Depot, Lowe’s Earnings Show No Slowdown in Consumer Spending on the Home
Home Depot, Lowe’s Earnings Show No Slowdown in Consumer Spending on the Home
November 18, 2021  |  Retail

Restaurants are filling up again and airports are seeing increased traffic, but consumers aren’t slowing down their home improvement projects as real estate sales continue...

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Alibaba Group Active Consumers up 62M in Q3
Alibaba Group Active Consumers up 62M in Q3
November 18, 2021  |  Retail

On the heels of an estimated $139 billion in Singles Day sales for Alibaba and JD.com, Alibaba Group Holding Limited’s active consumers hit 1.24 billion,...

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