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Retail
Report: Kim Kardashian Wants to Buy Back Coty’s Stake in SKKN by Kim
July 12, 2023

 Kim Kardashian is reportedly looking to buy back the 20% of her beauty business she sold to Coty. The talks are ongoing, a sale price hasn’t been reached and there’s no certainty that a deal will be made, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday...

Delivery
Domino’s Gives in to Uber Eats as Resisting Becomes Unfeasible
July 12, 2023

With aggregators having become a key part of how consumers discover and access restaurants, Domino’s — a brand that had been conspicuously and deliberately absent from these third-party marketplaces — has finally caved. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant, which spans more than 20,000 locations around...

Retail
Report: Amazon Sellers Allege Copyright Violations in Lawsuit Against Temu
July 12, 2023

Multiple Amazon sellers reportedly said their listings, including product images and descriptions, were replicated by other sellers on Temu. The continuous presence of Temu’s infringing listings has prompted some Amazon sellers to start legal proceedings against the Chinese eCommerce site, alleging copyright infringement and trademark infringement, Wired reported Monday (July...

Banking
JPMorgan Boosts Business After Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse
July 12, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse in March has prompted J.P. Morgan to tap into the resulting vacuum and grow its business of banking venture capitalists and startups. The largest U.S. bank has filled the niche by hiring dozens of bankers around the world, according to a...

Faster Payments
Card Networks Become Hubs for FinTech Payments Modernization Efforts
July 12, 2023

FinTechs and venture capitalists recognize the pain points inherent in payments — and are investing the time and money needed to modernize infrastructure around existing rails and create new paths for money movement and acceptance of new payment methods. A trio of payments experts told...

Retail
UPP Takes an AI-Powered Approach to Optimizing Google Shopping for Merchants 
July 12, 2023

Today’s digital landscape requires retailers to bring their A-game to grabbing customers’ attention and loyalty. With the rise of eCommerce and online shopping, optimizing the customer experience has become paramount for driving revenue and staying ahead in the market. One powerful tool that has emerged...

CFPB
132 Members of Congress Say CFPB Funding Structure Unconstitutional
July 11, 2023

A group of 132 members of Congress favor challenging the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The group filed an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in support of upholding a lower court’s decision that the CFPB’s funding structure is unconstitutional, and that the...

Retail
Amazon Uses Priceline Partnership to Grab Travel Spend on Prime Day
July 11, 2023

Amazon Prime Day is now underway, and the eCommerce giant is determined to engage Prime members and stimulate spending. With lofty aspirations, Amazon aims to exceed its 2022 Prime Day of selling over 300 million items worldwide.  Although the strategy of enticing customers during an...

Investments
Sapphire Ventures Announces $1 Billion Investment in AI-Powered Enterprise Technology
July 11, 2023

Sapphire Ventures has committed an investment of more than $1 billion to cultivate the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered enterprise technology. This investment marks a deepening of Sapphire’s dedication to AI technology and building on the success of their past investments in and scaling of...