India Speeds Up Antitrust Probe Into Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart

India Speeds Up Antitrust Probe Into Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart
India Speeds Up Antitrust Probe Into Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart
June 15, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The latest round in Big Tech’s antitrust fight in India has a watchdog agency poised to accelerate a probe into Amazon and Walmart-controlled Flipkart. According...

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Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Cashierless Tech Goes Big With New Grocery Store
Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Cashierless Tech Goes Big With New Grocery Store
June 15, 2021  |  Unattended Retail

Got social anxiety after more than a year of quarantining at home? Well, those who live in Seattle will soon be able to pick up...

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Ransomware Now Ranks As UK’s Top Cybersecurity Danger
Ransomware Now Ranks As UK’s Top Cybersecurity Danger
June 15, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Ransomware hackers are now the biggest cybersecurity threat in the U.K. for the majority of individuals and businesses in the region, Lindy Cameron, chief executive...

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Emerging Trends In Consumer Spending And Retail Sales
Emerging Trends In Consumer Spending And Retail Sales
June 15, 2021  |  Today In Data

Low-end retailers like Dollar Tree are betting big on the return to in-person shopping, with new stores and new aesthetics lined up to entice shoppers...

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CVS Pharmacy Revamps ExtraCare Loyalty Program
CVS Pharmacy Revamps ExtraCare Loyalty Program
June 15, 2021  |  Retail

CVS Pharmacy has updated its ExtraCare rewards loyalty program to now offer 2 percent back in ExtraBucks rewards shortly following each transaction instead of having...

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Amid Top Line Growth, Boxed SPAC Deal Hints At Online Grocers’ Profit Challenge
Amid Top Line Growth, Boxed SPAC Deal Hints At Online Grocers’ Profit Challenge
June 15, 2021  |  IPO

For eCommerce firms focusing on groceries: The online sales are there, to be sure, but it’s the logistics and fulfillment that stand as pain points...

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Shopify Offers Shop Pay Checkout System To All Facebook, Google Merchants
Shopify Offers Shop Pay Checkout System To All Facebook, Google Merchants
June 15, 2021  |  eCommerce

Shopify is ringing up a big expansion that will make its Shop Pay “one-click checkout” available to any business selling on Facebook and Google. The...

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Wholesale Fashion Platform JOOR Raises $46 Million
Wholesale Fashion Platform JOOR Raises $46 Million
June 15, 2021  |  Investments

Wholesale fashion platform JOOR has notched $46 million in a Series D funding round led by Macquarie Capital Principal  Finance, with participation from previous backers...

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May Retail Sales Fall 1.3 Pct, Muddling Outlook For Consumer-Led Recovery
May Retail Sales Fall 1.3 Pct, Muddling Outlook For Consumer-Led Recovery
June 15, 2021  |  Retail

Reports of a red-hot consumer-led rebound were doused Tuesday (June 15) after the Commerce Department reported that May retail sales slid 1.3 percent from the...

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