FIs Inch Closer To Offering Crypto Accounts For Customers
FIs Inch Closer To Offering Crypto Accounts For Customers
July 01, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As banks get further into crypto, it is hard to not see that evolution as validation for digital currencies and the world’s fastest-growing new asset...

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Dubai Cloud Kitchen Startup Kitopi Raises $415M
Dubai Cloud Kitchen Startup Kitopi Raises $415M
July 01, 2021  |  Investments

Kitchen as a Service (KaaS) startup Kitopi closed a $415 million Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to advance its expansion...

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The Evolution Of Retail With Digital Technology
The Evolution Of Retail With Digital Technology
July 01, 2021  |  Today In Data

Bed Bath & Beyond reported another quarter of comparable sales growth as it aims to reposition itself as a “digital-first, omni-always” brand. In digital wellness, connected fitness competition...

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Walgreens Sees Increased Sales As Personalization Effort Continues
Walgreens Sees Increased Sales As Personalization Effort Continues
July 01, 2021  |  Retail

For Walgreens, the rollout of its sweeping COVID-19 vaccine program this year was a demonstration of the company’s ability to move quickly and at scale...

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Hims & Hers Makes Contextual Commerce Play With Urban Outfitters Partnership
Hims & Hers Makes Contextual Commerce Play With Urban Outfitters Partnership
July 01, 2021  |  Retail

When Urban Outfitters announced a new partnership with direct-to-consumer health and wellness brand Hims & Hers, one way to look at it was simply an...

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Retailers Turn To AI To Cope With Inflation
Retailers Turn To AI To Cope With Inflation
July 01, 2021  |  Retail

With consumer demand quickly recovering post-pandemic and supply chains still tangled, inflation is on the rise, pushing costs up even as retailers attempt to compete...

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Gap Plans To Shutter Ireland, UK Shops Following Strategic Review
Gap Plans To Shutter Ireland, UK Shops Following Strategic Review
July 01, 2021  |  Retail

After a strategic review of its European operations, Gap Inc. intends to shutter 81 retail locations in Ireland and the United Kingdom, The Guardian reported....

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D2C Home Essentials Brand Brooklinen Lands Private Equity Investment
D2C Home Essentials Brand Brooklinen Lands Private Equity Investment
July 01, 2021  |  Retail

Home essentials direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand Brooklinen, which offers products such as sheets and bath towels, has notched an investment from private equity firm Freeman Spogli...

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More Digital Banking Apps Are Neck and Neck In Latest Provider Ranking
More Digital Banking Apps Are Neck and Neck In Latest Provider Ranking
July 01, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

In a recent article extolling the virtues of digital-first “purpose-built banks,” PYMNTS notes that “digital banks that cater to — or focus on — certain...

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