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Capsule Looks To Build An On-Demand Pharmacy
May 18, 2016

There is little worse in life than being sick — and most of the things that are worse usually involve being sick and doing something else. Being sick and going to work, being sick and driving someplace far, being sick and waiting in line. And...

Magic Johnson Leaves Square’s Board
May 16, 2016

It seems that after a rocky first six months as a publicly traded company, Jack Dorsey may be bracing for more rough seas as he looks to replace board members. Not even a year after joining the board at Square, Magic Johnson has announced that...

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Vantiv Named 2016 CNP Awards Finalist
May 16, 2016

Payment processing firm Vantiv said on Monday (May 16) that it has been named as a finalist across three categories in the 2016 Card Not Present Awards. The firm is up for awards in the following categories: Best Processor, Best Payment Service Provider and Best...

Google Chirp To Take On Amazon Echo
May 13, 2016

It appears that a big player in the eCommerce space is looking to talk back to Alexa with a voice-activated assistant of its own. Recode reports that a team at Google is developing a hardware device similar to the Amazon Echo. Sources have told the outlet...

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eBay’s Ramping Up Drop-Off Services With FedEx
May 11, 2016

eBay and FedEx are pairing up to expand the eCommerce firm’s Valet service, which will be expanding it to 1,600 FedEx locations nationwide in the following few months. The extension follows testing in Atlanta and the great Los Angeles areas — and is hoped to...

China Regulators Cleaning Up eCommerce Reputation
May 06, 2016

It appears that not everyone is playing fair in eCommerce in China, and regulators in the country are out to do something about it. Reuters reports that China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce has begun a campaign to put a stop to unscrupulous practices...

Amazon’s Billion-Dollar Marketplace Milestone
May 05, 2016

Amazon Business is in … well … business. Reuters reports that Amazon’s business marketplace, across which businesses and suppliers connect, has generated $1 billion in sales in its first year. Catering to businesses in the U.S., Amazon Business — which first launched on April 28, 2015...

Judge: $26M Ruling On Amazon’s In-App Charges Too High
May 03, 2016

It appears that Amazon has gotten to make a return of its own — in the form of an initial penalty recommended by the FTC. The Hill reports that the Federal Trade Commission, pursuant to its findings that Amazon was liable for unauthorized in-app purchases...

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Coach Cuts Back Its Digital Presence
April 27, 2016

ECommerce is all the rage these days, but hurtling headlong into the dark of online retail isn’t for every brand. In fact, Coach thinks it can do better than most with an approach that doesn’t require companies to go from 0 to 60 in five...