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Walgreens To Roll Out Co-Branded Cards With Mastercard, Synchrony
January 13, 2021

Amid its continuing commitment to provide healthcare offerings and benefits to shoppers, Walgreens is growing its financial services offering with the help of Synchrony and Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Toshiba Rolls Out Unified Commerce Platform For Retailers
January 13, 2021

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions unveiled its ELERA unified commerce platform that will let merchants operate without the bounds of traditional retail IT infrastructures, according to a Wednesday (Jan. 13) announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Surcharges Re-Enter The Merchant Transaction Fee Debate
January 13, 2021

As COVID has battered the economy and changed the way merchants do business, the time has come for them to analyze their clients and customers to see if recouping some or all of their transactional costs makes sense. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Shipt Says Shortened Delivery Times The New ‘Normal’
January 13, 2021

If there are any certainties in online commerce they may boil down to these statements: Contactless is here to stay, and the last mile might always change.  To that end, Rina Hurst, chief business strategy officer at eCommerce firm Shipt, told PYMNTS that retailers and online...

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Restaurant Holiday Gift Card Sales Disappoint
January 12, 2021

Customer experience management platform provider Paytronix released its holiday gift card report on Tuesday (Jan. 12) and found a mixed bag for restaurant sales of gift cards. Its research found that overall card sales ended the year down 31.8 percent when compared with 2019. However,...

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Today In Retail: Dollar Shave Club Names New CEO; Albertsons Registers Digital Sales Growth Spike
January 12, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Dollar Shave Club (DSC)’s board of directors have named a new CEO for the brand, while Albertsons Companies registered a digital sales growth spike in its third quarter fiscal 2020 results. Plus, Salesforce has revealed a new loyalty management platform...

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Walmart Eyes FinTech Expansion With Ribbit Capital Partnership
January 12, 2021

For Walmart, FinTechs are in sight — but where to from here? 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...

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‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)
January 12, 2021

Organized crime rings are taking advantage of the pandemic, looser police enforcement and a softening in anti-shoplifting laws to swipe tons of merchandise from retail stores and warehouses across the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Salesforce Unveils Loyalty Management Platform For Businesses As Online Sales Boom 
January 12, 2021

Salesforce is rolling out a new product to let B2C and B2B companies easily add loyalty programs at a time when the company says online holiday retail sales grew 50 percent to top $1 trillion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...