June 20, 2017
Direct To Consumer: Surviving The Digital Retail Revolution
There’s no question about it — today’s retail landscape is undergoing a digital revolution. With the online world enabling individuals to more easily start their own businesses, we’ve seen the likes...
June 06, 2017
Direct to Consumer: JamesAllen.com and Dominion Diamond’s Shiny Delivery
It can be argued that direct-to-consumer aspect of retail has lowered the entry barrier and served as a catalyst for startups. Over the last few years, direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail has...
February 08, 2017
EU: Dow, DuPont offer to sell more businesses to win...
DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company said they are willing to divest businesses units in order to appease European Union regulators who remain skeptical of the $130 billion merger. In...
February 08, 2017
eBay Announces Partnership With WineDirect
EBay announced a partnership with WineDirect, providing its consumers with direct access to the inventory at wineries, including wines not usually available for sale online. The company’s press release explained...
January 17, 2017
EU Banks Link To Pull SMEs Onto Blockchain
Top financial institutions around the globe are going in on blockchain in a big way, with massive investments in R&D and beyond. Larger corporations are exploring distributed ledger, too. Now,...
January 16, 2017
EU: DuPont-Dow merger faces stiff resistance says the Post
DThe gigantic Dow Chemical-DuPont merger is experiencing some serious antitrust pushback in Europe and some Washington insiders feel it could get blocked, The Post has learned. The two companies met...
November 08, 2016
Dalumi Group Buys Online Luxury Jeweler Zoara.com
The Dalumi Group, the Israeli diamond enterprise, announced Monday (Nov. 7) it has bought online diamond and luxury jewelry eStore Zoara.com. In a press release, The Dalumi Group said Zoara.com has sales...
September 26, 2016
Banks Join Forces To Create Interbank Group For Global Payments
Ripple, the provider of financial settlement solutions, announced on Friday (Sept. 23) a number of global banks joining forces to create the first interbank group for global payments based on...
August 17, 2016
Clearinghouses Too Risky, Say Global Finance Officials
The International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure (CPMI) released joint reports this week that conclude clearinghouses throughout the globe...