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Retail
Toys R Us Stops eCommerce Sales
April 02, 2018

As Toys R Us winds down its operations, it is no longer accepting eCommerce orders through its website. Instead, the retailer is directing customers to liquidation sales at its brick-and-mortar stores for both its namesake and Babies R Us brands, industry news source Chain Store Age reported....

Retail
Why The Transportation Sharing Economy Isn’t Just For Cars
April 02, 2018

Drivers can borrow cars for a few hours at a time — or a day — through services like Zipcar. But car shares don’t solve all transportation challenges: Cars are limited to busy roads, after all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Retail
One-For-One: Good For Business, Good For The World
April 02, 2018

Building a business on giving stuff away for free? Yes, it can be done — and done profitably, with benefits to the business itself as well as to the greater good. The one-for-one business model has become a proven way for charitably minded entrepreneurs to...

Retail
Walmart Rolls Out Small-Sized Supermarket In China
April 02, 2018

With the popularity of “small retail” growing in China, Walmart has opened a small-format supermarket in the city of Shenzhen. The location carries items that consumers can also buy on the retailer’s store on JD Daojia, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

eCommerce
Online Alcohol Delivery Surged 32 Percent Last Year
April 02, 2018

New data shows that online alcohol-delivery revenue grew almost 33 percent last year, increasing at an average rate of 3 percent month over month. According to Slice Intelligence, the growth of alcohol-delivery service Drizly helped give the market a boost, with revenue that grew by a...

B2B Payments
Amid Blockchain And Robotics Hype, Corporate Lenders Still Start With The Cloud
April 02, 2018

Consumers demand easy, digital banking, but this pressure for banks to deliver is also coming from corporate clients. 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...

B2B Payments
UK SMB, Bank Groups Spar Over Low Lending Rates
April 02, 2018

U.K. small businesses continue to struggle with access to bank funding, according to reports in Financial Times on Friday (March 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
Fed Vice Chair Reflects On Small Business Loan Industry Evolution
April 02, 2018

Randal K. Quarles, the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman for supervision, recently spoke at the HOPE Global Forums Annual Meeting to reflect on the changes endured by the nation’s small business lending market, according to reports on Friday (March 30) in JD Supra. Get the Full...

Cross Border Commerce
The Unlikely Optimism Of The US-China Trade Spat
April 02, 2018

The phrase “trade war” is on the tip of everyone’s tongue as U.S. President Donald Trump redraws trade lines and revises trade agreements with the rest of the world. At stake are billions of dollars of goods traded across borders, as the fate of corporate...