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Partnerships / Acquisitions
Customer Engagement Firm Gupshup Buys RCS Platform Dotgo
September 23, 2021

Gupshup, which works in conversational messaging, has acquired Dotgo, a rich communications services (RCS) business messaging firm from New Jersey, according to a Thursday (Sept. 23) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
New Study Finds Self-Service Checkout Options Gaining Favor Across Demographic Groups
September 23, 2021

Anyone who’s gone into a grocery store in the past year — as most grocery shoppers have — has no doubt noticed more and more people using the once-avoided self-checkout aisles. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Today in Retail: Walmart+ Celebrates a Muted 1st Birthday; eBay Rolls Out Managed Payments Globally
September 23, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Walmart has seen slow growth for its subscription service over the last year, though company leaders appear unworried, while eBay is now managing payments in all markets across the world. Also, Jessica Alba’s The Honest Co. is facing trouble less...

Loyalty & Rewards
Casey’s Aims to Convert Fans to Superfans with Personalized Messaging
September 23, 2021

At their best, loyalty programs can incentivize consumers of all kinds to purchase more frequently from a given company. However, not all consumers promise equal returns on investment. One might imagine, for instance, that it would take a great deal of effort to attract the...

B2B Payments
B2B Payments Today: B2B Transactions to Be 80% Digital by 2025; Mid-Sized Companies Face Digitization...
September 23, 2021

Today in B2B payments, a PYMNTS report projects four out of five B2B transactions will be digital by 2025, and Ocrolus improves credit scoring for SMBs. Plus, mid-sized companies need more capital to digitize their accounts receivable processes, Veem teams with REPAY on B2B payments...

Investments
Grocery Delivery Service Jiffy Nets $28M in Funding
September 23, 2021

Jiffy, the London-based grocery store app that promises grocery delivery in 15 minutes, has generated $28 million in a recent funding round, according to a Thursday (Sept. 23) report from Evening Standard. The funds are earmarked for broadening the reach of the grocery delivery service,...

Retail
Grocery Roundup: Ahold Delhaize Opens Connecticut Facility; Walmart Woos Wellness Shoppers
September 23, 2021

Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based global grocery giant with over 7,000 stores around the world, just made a major move in its effort to make 85% of its East Coast grocery retail supply chain self-distributed by the end of 2022. The company’s United States family of...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Valley National Bancorp To Acquire Leumi 
September 23, 2021

Valley National Bancorp will acquire Leumi, the U.S. subsidiary of Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M., and parent company of Bank Leumi USA, in a deal with an estimated value of $1.1 million, the companies announced on Thursday (Sept. 23).   Get the Full Story Complete the...

Delivery
Report: DoorDash Heading up Fundraise for Grocery Delivery Firm Flink
September 23, 2021

Berlin-based grocery delivery startup Flink will raise several hundred million dollars in a funding round that’s being led by food delivery giant DoorDash and puts the company’s valuation at $2.1 billion, people familiar with the situation told Bloomberg on Thursday (Sept. 23). Get the Full...