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Boosted Commerce Lands $87M, Buys Six Amazon FBA Firms
September 18, 2020

As it aims to develop an online shopping portfolio, Boosted Commerce said it has notched $87 million in investment and has purchased six Amazon fulfillment (FBA) firms. The company intends to “acquire and develop” 100 online shopping consumer packaged brands in the four years to...

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British Retail Sales Volumes Climb 0.8 Pct In August
September 18, 2020

Retail sales volumes in Great Britain rose by 0.8 percent in August in contrast to July, marking the fourth straight month of expansion, according an Office for National Statistics news release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Grocery Round-Up: Amazon Fresh Opens, Whole Foods Cuts Prices And The US Grocery Sales Boom...
September 17, 2020

The only constant in the world of selling groceries of late seems to be the constant change. The long-awaited first Amazon Fresh brick-and-mortar store officially opened for business in Los Angeles this week, while Whole Foods talked up falling prices. But new data indicate that...

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Is This The Last Year For The Xbox/PlayStation Console Wars?
September 17, 2020

As America heads into a holiday shopping season that will be unlike anything that has ever come before, we can all at least look forward to one piece of returning familiarity — the latest iteration of the “Console Wars.” That’s a holiday tradition that pops...

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Retailers Look To Redefine Holidays For Q4
September 17, 2020

What a difference a day makes – or doesn’t make. While the retail industry waits for Amazon to officially announce Prime Day, some other events are starting to take their places on the calendar. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Digital Drive: PartsHawk Turbocharges Its Data
September 17, 2020

It’s not often that eCommerce companies critique the products they’re aligned with. After all, Dick’s Sporting Goods doesn’t rate NFL players, and Best Buy doesn’t wax poetic about the beauties of the Apple campus in Cupertino. Such tasks are usually left to their customers. But...

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Pet Spend Shifts Online With Pandemic
September 17, 2020

Americans spent $95.6 billion in 2019 feeding and caring for their pets. To provide some perspective on how big that number is, if the pet industry was a country it would have the 60th highest GDP in the world, right between Angola and Kenya. With...

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GameStop Collaborates With QuadPay For BNPL
September 17, 2020

Amid the approaching holiday shopping season, GameStop has joined forces with QuadPay to offer access to its buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment platform. QuadPay is currently available on the retailer’s website and at its brick-and-mortar stores, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Sam’s Club To Bring Scan & Go Fuel To 518 Stations
September 17, 2020

Sam’s Club is rolling out its mobile pay-at-the-pump Scan & Go Fuel experience at over 70 locations throughout the nation in September, with a “full-scale” launch to 518 gas stations anticipated prior to the close of 2020, according to a Thursday (Sept. 17) company announcement....