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ArtLifting Bags $1.1M To Build An Unusual Art Marketplace
October 28, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When long-time homeless advocate and serial entrepreneur Liz Powers first told people about her plan to combine her two passions and build the first online art marketplace for homeless, disabled and otherwise disadvantaged people, people continually congratulated her on founding such a noble charity. Get...

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Drizly-Killer Minibar Wants To Deliver Users ‘Regulars’
October 28, 2015

Just when it seems like one startup has a market cornered, the fast-paced cycle of the retail tech world always has another competitor raring to take on the establishment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

To Share Or Not To Share: The Retailer’s Data Dilemma
October 27, 2015

As of 2015, it is no longer really controversial to name data and its successful use as one of the key arrows in any retailer’s quiver. Retailers are almost always on the hunt for new and better ways to capture and leverage the data –...

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Etsy Joins Rush Toward Same-Day, Next-Day Delivery
October 27, 2015

Etsy made a name for itself by being different than other big-box eCommerce retailers like Amazon, but it now seems like the company is taking a page from its competitors’ books. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Mobile Commerce
Apple Watch Commercial Pitches Uber – And Apple Pay
October 26, 2015

It’s not like Apple and Uber really need each other’s help to gain even more name recognition with consumers, but a new ad campaign featuring the two companies might do just that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Karen Webster
Mobile Payments’ Great Big Leap
October 26, 2015

There’s a perfect storm brewing in payments – one that’s intensifying because of the shift to EMV. And one that could accelerate the adoption of mobile payments. But not the way that you think, says MPD CEO Karen Webster. The impressive results that merchants are...

Earnings Edition Pt. 1: Amazon, Amex and eBay
October 26, 2015

There are many reasons to fall behind the news. Sometimes the news is so terribly uninteresting to watch that it just seems better to stick with Netflix. Sometimes the news is hard to take seriously because it really seems as though it might be some...

Airbnb And How Not To Make Friends And Influence People
October 24, 2015

It is no fun when the regulators and other rule-makers come to call — a reality that anyone who has worked long in financial services or any type of consumer-facing business knows pretty well. Rules and regulations are, in general, a good thing and regardless...

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NCR Targets Online Ordering Efficiency
October 23, 2015

While brick-and-mortar retailers can’t quite recreate the experience of shopping online, by being a little more flexible and open to streamlining certain processes, they can win customers back from their computers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...