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Amazon Blocked Opening of 800,000 Fake Seller Accounts in 2022
Amazon Blocked Opening of 800,000 Fake Seller Accounts in 2022
April 04, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon said it stopped six million counterfeit products from entering the ecosystem in 2022 as the marketplace expands its Project Zero initiative to get fakes off...

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PayPal Unlocks Enterprise Merchant Features for Small Business With Advanced Checkout Upgrades
PayPal Unlocks Enterprise Merchant Features for Small Business With Advanced Checkout Upgrades
April 04, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Online merchants have long used PayPal and Venmo to drive checkouts. But in the current macro environment, for smaller online sellers to move beyond the...

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Musk’s Plans to Forge a Financial Ecosystem May Face Harsh Realities  
Musk’s Plans to Forge a Financial Ecosystem May Face Harsh Realities  
April 03, 2023  |  Payment Methods

It’s one thing to envision building a financial ecosystem: A digital front door where users lock into a continuum of banking, payments, app-driven activities that...

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Albertsons Goes After Consumers’ Health Benefits Spending with New Partnerships
Albertsons Goes After Consumers’ Health Benefits Spending with New Partnerships
March 31, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Albertsons Companies has set its sight on an untapped pool of funds — consumers’ health benefits. The grocery giant, which has more than 2,200 stores across...

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‘Downward Revisions’ to Consumer Spending, Jobless Claims Cloud  Merchants’ Outlook
‘Downward Revisions’ to Consumer Spending, Jobless Claims Cloud Merchants’ Outlook
March 30, 2023  |  Economy

Economic data can be a work in progress — refined, revised and re-presented to better understand where things stand. For merchants, the big picture got...

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Big Tech, Retail Healthcare Ambitions Make Inroads With Millennials
Big Tech, Retail Healthcare Ambitions Make Inroads With Millennials
March 29, 2023  |  Healthcare

Healthcare may be among the sectors most primed for a digital makeover. As the pandemic recedes, some things linger: We’re used to getting more done...

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Amazon Eases Its Way Into Restaurants With Online Ordering Partnerships
Amazon Eases Its Way Into Restaurants With Online Ordering Partnerships
March 29, 2023  |  Amazon

After Amazon’s ill-fated early forays into the restaurant industry, the company is reapproaching the space. On Wednesday (March 29), fast-casual giant Panera Bread announced that it is letting its...

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Kroger Slows Delivery Rollout in Bid for Longer-Term Viability
Kroger Slows Delivery Rollout in Bid for Longer-Term Viability
March 28, 2023  |  Delivery

Around the world, grocers are reconceiving their grocery delivery businesses to better meet consumers’ needs. Kroger is slowing down its automated fulfillment center rollout but...

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Uber Eats Aims for Control of Ghost Kitchens on Platform
Uber Eats Aims for Control of Ghost Kitchens on Platform
March 28, 2023  |  Delivery

Aiming to gain greater control over the digital restaurant market, Uber is rethinking ghost kitchens. The company announced Tuesday (March 28) the launch of its...

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