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Fast Simon Debuts Shopping by Image Search
Fast Simon Debuts Shopping by Image Search
October 18, 2021  |  artificial intelligence

Shopping optimization platform Fast Simon, formerly InstantSearch+, on Monday (Oct. 18) launched the AI Visual Discovery Suite, which lets shoppers use images from their smartphones,...

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X1 Smart Card Offers Subscription Management, Anonymous Shopping
X1 Smart Card Offers Subscription Management, Anonymous Shopping
October 18, 2021  |  Credit Cards

X1 Card, a new credit card using “smart features,” is now available in the U.S., according to a press release. The card purports to totally...

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UNFI, DoorDash Team to Offer On-Demand Delivery Services to Independent Merchants
UNFI, DoorDash Team to Offer On-Demand Delivery Services to Independent Merchants
October 18, 2021  |  Delivery

United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has signed a reseller agreement with DoorDash to provide on-demand grocery delivery services to independent retailers, according to a press...

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Race for Most All-Encompassing Restaurant POS Heats Up with Fiserv’s BentoBox Acquisition
Race for Most All-Encompassing Restaurant POS Heats Up with Fiserv’s BentoBox Acquisition
October 18, 2021  |  ResTech

The race for tech providers to fold all of restaurants’ digital needs into one point of sale (POS)-centric solution is growing more competitive. Fiserv announced...

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Deel Nets $425M in Series D Funding
Deel Nets $425M in Series D Funding
October 18, 2021  |  Investments

Remote hiring company Deel has generated $425 million in its most recent Series D funding round, pushing the total amount raised to more than $630...

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Alibaba Buys Stake in Ocean Liner Company Transfar Shipping 
Alibaba Buys Stake in Ocean Liner Company Transfar Shipping 
October 18, 2021  |  International

Chinese eCommerce platform Alibaba last year bought just over 10% of Singapore-based ocean liner operator Transfar Shipping, which sails between China and the west coast...

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Online Arm of Saks Preps IPO
Online Arm of Saks Preps IPO
October 17, 2021  |  IPO

The eCommerce spinoff of Saks Fifth Avenue — Saks — is reportedly pondering a public offering in the first six months of next year that...

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Car Rental Demand Prompts Hertz To Try Again For IPO
Car Rental Demand Prompts Hertz To Try Again For IPO
October 17, 2021  |  IPO

Car rental firm Hertz exited bankruptcy in June and filed new paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO)...

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Did RBI Rule ‘Kill’ Recurring Payments in India?
Did RBI Rule ‘Kill’ Recurring Payments in India?
October 17, 2021  |  International

Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established a rule governing how businesses can process recurring payments. In doing so, it “effectively killed...

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