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Uber of X: Retail Freelancers On Demand Via AllWork
May 11, 2017

Hiring the right candidate for the job can be a difficult task in almost any industry. Narrowing down the hundreds of applications and resumes to find the top five to ten for interviewing can be exhausting all on its own, prior to the interviewing process....

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Wayfair Keeps On Growing Strong – But Will It Ever Be Profitable?
May 11, 2017

By most accounts it has been a better than good week for the team at Wayfair. The Boston-based furniture and home goods retailers saw it stock price shoot up 20 percent to an all time high as earnings reports clocked in stronger than expected. Get...

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Sears CEO Lashes Out At “Irresponsible Media”
May 11, 2017

As it turns out, President Trump is not the only chief executive frustrated by his media narrative and the “fake news.” Sears CEO Eddie Lampert has some equally negative sentiments for the press corps, which he blames for his firm’s recent run of woe. Get the...

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Spearmint LOVE On Why Social Media Matters (Especially For Growing Businesses)
May 10, 2017

When it comes to growing a business, social media matters. 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 Today. By completing this...

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Why Wyndham Is Getting Into Grocery With Peapod And Instacart
May 10, 2017

Grocery delivery and hotels may on first glance seem like a set of strange bedfellows. But Wyndham Suites doesn’t think so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Amazon Grows Sales Of ‘eCommerce Immune’ Categories
May 10, 2017

Watch out, brick-and-mortar retailers. Those items once considered ‘eCommerce immune’ are starting to see sales shift online (especially from Amazon). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Wayfair Beats In Q1
May 10, 2017

Online home goods retailer Wayfair saw shares surge over 20 percent to an all-time high $61.73 on Tuesday’s (May 9) opening bell after the online home goods retailer posted Q1 financials that largely beat expectations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Why eCommerce Is Hurting Coke
May 10, 2017

While there are any number of rather expected things that the web and the switch to digital commerce might disrupt, most of us probably assumed that things like Coke were safe from inclusion on that list. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Amazon Officially Launches The Touchscreen Echo Show
May 10, 2017

Amazon put speculation to bed Tuesday (May 9) when it officially rolled out the Echo Show, a smart echo speaker with a screen that is powered by its voice-activated personal assistant, Alexa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...