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eCommerce
Fiverr Launches Services Store For Gig Businesses
September 04, 2019

Fiverr, the company that matches freelancers to jobs, has announced a new eCommerce-based store with the intention of helping online businesses with services that support all their needs, the company said in a release.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Digital Banking
Digital Bank Chime Offers Overdraft Protection To Its 5M Customers
September 04, 2019

Chime, a digital banking startup based in San Francisco, said it has reached a threshold of five million customers and plans to introduce a new overdraft initiative to help them, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Alibaba Said To Be To Nearing $2B Deal For NetEase Kaola
September 04, 2019

Chinese eCommerce marketplace Alibaba is reportedly close to wrapping up its $2 billion acquisition of NetEase’s cross-border retail platform Kaola, according to a report in TechCrunch on Wednesday (Sept. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Making Marketplaces For Experiences
September 04, 2019

Millennials, the conventional wisdom goes, are far more into experiences than they are into buying things. Some of that, according to Joshua Becker, who authors the blog Becoming Minimalist, is actually just a new statement of an ongoing issue in American society. One of the recurring...

Retail
Porsche Debuts Taycan Electric Sports Car
September 04, 2019

To debut its inaugural all-electric sports car, the Taycan, Porsche selected a Chinese wind farm, a German solar site and Niagara Falls. The unveiling was to occur at simultaneous events in three markets, where the car was to be basked in visuals of sustainable power,...

Retail
From Beer To Snack Bars: Using eCommerce To Upcycle Food
September 04, 2019

When ReGrained Chief Grain Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder Daniel Kurzrock began brewing his own beer, he found that he was wasting food. He was using about a pound of grain for every six-pack of beer he made, which added up. And he thought he could do better...

Retail
What Is Driving Pharmacy Retail Innovation?
September 04, 2019

Retail innovation can be found in a variety of places – and that includes pharmacies, where the retail model is being revised and even reinvented. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Apple To Challenge Huawei With Lower-Cost iPhone
September 04, 2019

To retake ground lost in China to Huawei and competitors, as well as to win emerging market shoppers, Apple will reportedly roll out a lower-cost iPhone model next spring. The new device would be the company’s first low-cost smartphone since the iPhone SE’s launch in...

Retail
How Online Sales Tax Impacts Different eCommerce Models
September 04, 2019

Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. That all changed last year with the Wayfair vs. South Dakota ruling that sought to level the playing field for brick-and-mortar stores. Get the Full Story Complete...