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Retail
Instacart Adds EBT SNAP Payment Option To Three More Merchants
April 29, 2021

Instacart is expanding its EBT SNAP payment integration to three more merchants — Publix, The Save Mart Companies and Price Chopper/Market 32 — bringing the total to 1,500-plus stores in 15 states. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Investments
TravelPerk Raises $160 Million Series D To Accelerate Global Growth
April 29, 2021

Global travel management platform TravelPerk said on Thursday (April 29) that it has raised $160 million in Series D debt funding and equity to fuel the next phase of its global growth, upping its total investment raised to $294 million to date. The funding is indicative...

Retail
InComm Payments Launches Digital Gift Card Mall
April 29, 2021

InComm Payments has launched a digital gift card mall that allows customers to choose and send a variety of gift cards via email, the payments technology company announced on Thursday (April 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Banking
French Competition Agency: Banks Risk ‘Marginalization’ In Face Of Big Tech, FinTechs
April 29, 2021

France’s competition agency has concluded an investigation into banks, Big Tech and the financial technology (FinTech) sectors, with a warning that vigilance is needed due to “significant changes in the payments sector, characterized in particular by the arrival of major digital platforms.” Get the Full...

Retail
Today In Retail: Overstock’s Net Revenue Surges; O’Reilly Automotive Registers Record Sales Growth
April 29, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Overstock reported surging net revenues amid an increase in average order value, while O’Reilly Automotive reported a rise in sales. Plus, eBay has joined an increasing list of digital retailers to indicate that post-pandemic growth will decelerate. Get the Full...

Retail
Grocery Roundup: Vaccination Milestones, reCommerce, And Personalized Retail
April 29, 2021

According to the CDC, 38 percent of U.S. adults are now vaccinated, and 55 percent have received at least one dose. Supermarkets continue to be a vital part of this effort, even as consumers’ return to life in public could make matters more difficult for...

Retail
Overstock’s Net Revenue Soars With Rise In Average Order Value
April 29, 2021

Overstock.com, Inc. reported as part of its financial results for the first quarter of 2021 that total net revenue surged 94 percent year over year to $660 million, according to a Thursday (April 29) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Amazon Pegged To Pull Ahead Of Walmart By Middle Of Next Year
April 29, 2021

As all eyes will focus on Amazon’s quarterly results on Thursday afternoon (April 29), a dynamic and dramatic sub-plot will also be unfolding that could reveal whether the world’s largest online retailer has begun to break the tie with its big-box store rival, Walmart. Get...

Retail
Creative Content Platform soona Says ‘Nothing Gets Sold Online Without An Image’
April 29, 2021

With eCommerce soaring, social commerce growing by leaps and bounds and thousands of new online stores being launched or upgraded each year, feeding the modern digital content monster is a seemingly endless task. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...