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Retail
Retail Pulse: Dine Brands Teams With Postmates; Walmart Rolls Out Alcohol Pickup
November 01, 2019

Fast-casual restaurant groups are teaming with online food delivery firms to offer on-demand ordering to consumers through digital platforms. For instance, Dine Brands, the parent company of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar and IHOP restaurants, is teaming with Postmates to offer delivery from thousands of locations, according to...

Retail
Amazon Explores Seattle Grocery Location
November 01, 2019

At a prime retail location in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, the Amazon Go team is running “internal tests.” The space is unusually big for a potential Amazon Go location and is under an apartment complex in a residential neighborhood, which is not like...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Google Announces $2.1B Deal For Fitbit Acquisition
November 01, 2019

Google has reached a definitive agreement to acquire wearables brand Fitbit, Google said in a press release on Friday (Nov. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Retail
Postmates Tie-Up Brings Delivery To Applebee’s, IHOP
November 01, 2019

Postmates announced that is has partnered with Dine Brands, the parent company of Applebee’s and IHOP, so that its customers can now order from both restaurants in the more than 3,500 cities that Postmates operates in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Retail
JCPenney Tries On Store Revamp
November 01, 2019

JCPenney is planning a comeback as the retailer tests out new and innovative ideas at a Texas location as its chief executive tries to revive the struggling business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
SoftBank’s Greensill Backing Leads B2B FinTech Funding
November 01, 2019

B2B startups continue to steal the venture capital spotlight. Recent reports in Citing Venture Intelligence data, LiveMint said B2B FinTech has secured $657 million in India so far this year, compared to $617 million for B2C FinTechs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
FastPay On The Financial Impact Of 10 Years Of Media Disruption
November 01, 2019

At the turn of the decade, newspapers remained a top source of news for Americans, Blockbuster was still keeping its doors open and Twitter hadn’t even been invented yet. The iPhone was years away, online video streaming remained a novel concept and the idea of...

Payment Methods
PayPal Among Investors In $143M Funding For Japan’s Paidy
November 01, 2019

Japan’s instant credit startup Paidy raised $143 million in a Series C extension funding round, the company announced in a press release on Thursday (Oct. 31).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Payment Methods
Scratchpay: Teaching An Old Veterinary Industry New Payments Tricks
November 01, 2019

While money cannot buy love, it can be a relatively good measure of love in some cases — particularly when looking at consumer spending. When vast sums are being expended in an area, odds are usually good that represents something someone loves — or minimally,...