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Why Flexibility’s The Ticket For Online Festival Booking Platforms
February 19, 2019

Digital platforms for music festival experiences often come as a means of providing information. The U.K.’s Festicket, for instance, was started with the aim of helping consumers learn more about events. “The main idea was initially around content,” Festicket CEO Zack Sabban told PYMNTS in...

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Walmart’s Earnings Will Reveal How Well Its War With Amazon Is Playing Out
February 18, 2019

Everyone knows the old joke about Whole Foods — the grocery store so expensive that it might as well be called “Whole Paycheck.” Whole Foods always maintained that nickname was unfair — but after the $6 asparagus water incident in 2015 it was hard to take...

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Tastewise Brings Data To Dining
February 18, 2019

Food is big business — and getting the right flavor onto the right pallet is literally $1.5 trillion a year industry.  And getting on top of the right food trend can be a lucrative line — a fact that America’s pork producers learned over the...

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How Digital Subscriptions Open Doors To Global Content
February 18, 2019

In the age when consumers can enjoy digital content at their fingertips, subscriptions are no longer just a novelty: They are opening the doors to libraries of music, movies and news — a pivotal way that consumers access information and entertainment from their favorite artists...

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Why North American Merchants Are Adopting Alipay In-Store (And Online)
February 18, 2019

To serve travelers from China who want to shop in-store and online, retailers thousands of miles away from Asia are accepting Alipay in brick-and-mortar stores and on the web. The digital payment method, which is a payment affiliate of Alibaba, had more than 700 million...

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Jet, Fulton Fish Market Team For Seafood Delivery
February 18, 2019

In an effort to deliver sustainable and fresh seafood to customers in New York City, Jet.com and Fulton Fish Market are teaming up for Jet’s City Grocery experience. The offering will allow customers to buy fresh yellowfin tuna and wild Chilean sea bass, among other products,...

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GoTrendier Will Use $3.5M In Funding To Expand In Latin America
February 18, 2019

GoTrendier, a peer-to-peer fashion marketplace in Mexico and Colombia, has raised $3.5 million that it will use to expand in both countries, as well as to launch in Chile, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Can Healthcare Services Revitalize Retail For CVS?
February 15, 2019

CVS retail business, separate from its pharmacy operations, has had a difficult few years. Same-store sales have been falling, particularly as some staples that were once common drugstore sales have departed solidly online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Retail Pulse: Recess Opens ‘IRL’ Pop-Up In NY; Walgreens To Accept Alipay In More Stores
February 15, 2019

eCommerce brands are opening up pop-up shops in cities to test out brick-and-mortar retail, and Recess is using this platform to highlight its hemp-extract beverages in a temporary space in New York City that is dubbed the Take A Recess IRL Pop-Up. The company offers...