Today In Retail: Walgreens Leans Into Healthcare; Ikea Faces Another Year of Shortages
Today In Retail: Walgreens Leans Into Healthcare; Ikea Faces Another Year of Shortages
October 14, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Walgreens is launching a new business segment focused on expanding the pharmacy chain’s healthcare offerings, while Ikea executives say they...

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Veem, Visa Team on Virtual Card, Cross-Border Payments for SMBs
Veem, Visa Team on Virtual Card, Cross-Border Payments for SMBs
October 14, 2021  |  SMBs

Business payment service provider Veem is partnering with Visa to bring a virtual card program and fast, secure cross-border money transfers to small- to medium-sized...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Domino’s Leans on Next-Gen POS; eGrocery Expands Internationally
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Domino’s Leans on Next-Gen POS; eGrocery Expands Internationally
October 14, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news: Point-of-sale (POS) technology barrels towards the digital future, while online grocers expand to new countries across Europe. Plus,...

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Public Listings, Sales Bring Tech Investors, Employees $583B
Public Listings, Sales Bring Tech Investors, Employees $583B
October 14, 2021  |  IPO

U.S. public listings or sales of technology companies brought $582.5 billion to their investors and employees during the 12-month period that started September 2020, the...

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Grocery Roundup: eGrocery Businesses Expand Globally
Grocery Roundup: eGrocery Businesses Expand Globally
October 14, 2021  |  Retail

New York City is not the only major metropolitan area becoming crowded with micromobility-powered grocery delivery companies promising the fastest order fulfillment. Major Russian technology...

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Google’s DeepMind Facing Suit Over UK Health Data
Google’s DeepMind Facing Suit Over UK Health Data
October 14, 2021  |  Legal

A Google-owned artificial intelligence (AI) research firm is facing a class-action lawsuit over its use of the health records of 1.6 million patients in the...

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Citi Says Mobile Customers Have Grown 24% in 2 Years
Citi Says Mobile Customers Have Grown 24% in 2 Years
October 14, 2021  |  Earnings

Citigroup said the bank’s digital strategy is causing more customers to interact with it over digital and mobile devices than ever before, a transformation it plans to continue. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Jana Partners Urges Macy’s to Separate eCommerce Business as it Snags Stake in Retailer
Jana Partners Urges Macy’s to Separate eCommerce Business as it Snags Stake in Retailer
October 14, 2021  |  Retail

Jana Partners has taken a stake in Macy’s Inc. and is pushing the retailer to separate its $8 billion eCommerce business from its traditional brick-and-mortar...

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UnitedHealth, Walgreens Play to Digital Strengths in Latest Earnings
UnitedHealth, Walgreens Play to Digital Strengths in Latest Earnings
October 14, 2021  |  Earnings

UnitedHealth Group and Walgreens each reported fiscal growth and ongoing strategic expansions of their respective connected healthcare ecosystems during quarterly earnings calls on Thursday (Oct....

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