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International
China Tightens Rules, Requires Company Data Review Before Listing Overseas
January 04, 2022

China has upped its regulations for online companies to be listed on overseas stock exchanges as it tightens its hold on an expanding technology sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Delivery
Food Brands Take on QSRs With Ready-Made Meals
January 04, 2022

For all the noise about consumers’ newfound interest in cooking since the rise of the stay-at-home economy, many are still looking for ways to get their meal needs met without all the work of preparing them from scratch. This need for convenience has led to...

Retail
Sports Memorabilia Biz Braces for Change As Fanatics Buys Topps for $500M
January 04, 2022

Less than six months after iconic sports trading card company Topps aborted plans to launch a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) after losing its 70-year licensing franchise with Major League Baseball to apparel and branding upstart Fanatics, the two rivals are back in the news...

Retail
Delhi High Court Denies Future’s Push to Rule Amazon Arbitration Illegal
January 04, 2022

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (Jan. 4) denied Future Retail’s effort to rule its arbitration hearings with eCommerce behemoth Amazon illegal, according to a Reuters report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Investments
French Telecom Orange Backs B2B Tech Fund 
January 04, 2022

Orange is investing in the “Move Capital I” fund in an effort to support future B2B tech “champions” in Europe, the French telecom announced Monday (Jan. 4).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Walmart Taps Netflix Duo to Expand Its Multimedia Branded Portfolio
January 04, 2022

Walmart debuted its exclusive collaboration with The Home Edit Co-Founders Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin from the Emmy-nominated Netflix series “Get Organized with The Home Edit,” furthering a partnership that launched in October between the retailer and streaming service, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 4)...

Retail
From Clothing to Crypto, Celebrity-Owned Brands and Endorsements are Bigger Than Ever
January 04, 2022

For more than a century, celebrity product endorsements have been a mainstay of Americana and its countless advertising campaigns for one simple reason; they work. Usually. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
H&M Denies Plans for Metaverse Store, Ceek Collaboration ‘at This Time’
January 04, 2022

Clothing retailer H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) denied reports Monday (Jan. 3) from publications including The Economic Times and Mashable India that it is planning to open a 3D store in the metaverse “at this time” and also shot down rumors of a collaboration with Ceek,...

Cross-border Payments
eBay on Mobile Cross-Border Transactions’ Popularity and Complexity
January 04, 2022

Consumers clearly want to use digital wallets when they shop with merchants abroad, but that can be easier said than done. In the Cross-Border Retail Payments Tracker, eBay’s Avritti Khandurie Mittal gives PYMNTS an inside look into the company's centralized payments platform that gives buyers...