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IPO
Hot In The States, SPACs Might Have Global Appeal
September 14, 2020

Amid a red-hot IPO market here in the United States, some of the most incandescent new listings have come from special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Lowe’s Builds New Image At New York Fashion Week
September 14, 2020

There’s a lot that’s new and digital about New York Fashion Week. In fact everything is new from the virtual runways to the individual shows getting precedence over the more general events. Even the sponsorships are new, including home improvement retailer Lowe’s. Get the Full...

Retail
VC Firm Brings Partnership Model To Amazon Sellers
September 14, 2020

There are more than a few mind-blowing stats about Amazon, most of them having to do with its 44 percent of the eCommerce market, or maybe the $88.9 billion in revenue it booked during the second quarter of 2020. But not so much is known...

Retail
Amazon Seeks 100K Workers For Operations Roles
September 14, 2020

As it plans to bring 100 new operations facilities online in September, Amazon announced on Monday (Sept. 14) that it is hiring for 100,000 new regular positions across the U.S. and Canada, in addition to 33,000 infrastructure and corporate positions announced in the prior week....

Retail
Fashion District Philadelphia Attracts More Than 70 Tenants In First Year
September 14, 2020

Fashion District Philadelphia garnered more than 70 tenants and an average of nearly 700,000 visitors per open month in its first year, according to a Monday (Sept. 14) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Uncovering The Lessons In A Third-Party Cyberattack
September 14, 2020

B2B Software-as-a-Service company Blackbaud recently notified its customers that in February of this year it fell victim to a ransomware attack and was not aware of the issue until about three months later. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
How Brands Can Turn B2B Buying Into A Positive Experience
September 14, 2020

“The Amazon experience” is now a worn-out catchphrase in the world of B2B eCommerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Large Firms Take Late Payments Fight Into Their Own Hands
September 14, 2020

In the fight against late B2B payments, there is good news and bad news. The bad news is that new research shows late payments were on the rise during the height of the pandemic and coronavirus-related lockdowns, adding even more cash flow pressure on the...

Payments Innovation
What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix
September 14, 2020

Netflix Co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings has written a new book about building the video-streaming powerhouse that now has nearly 200 million subscribers globally, as of the end of July. In the book, he freely admits that his formula might not work for every company....