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Amex Platinum Card Walmart+ Membership Is Shot Across Bow of Amazon Prime
Amex Platinum Card Walmart+ Membership Is Shot Across Bow of Amazon Prime
March 08, 2023  |  Retail

To boost membership and consumer spending beyond groceries, Walmart’s subsidizing at least some of the cost of its memberships. To that end, and as detailed...

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Grocers Rethink Scan and Go as Consumers Redefine Convenience
Grocers Rethink Scan and Go as Consumers Redefine Convenience
March 08, 2023  |  Retail

Mobile self-checkout, and specifically, scan and go, would seem a slam dunk for grocers. It has not worked out that way. All manner of retail...

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Can Crypto’s Value Proposition Ever Translate Into Real Value?
Can Crypto’s Value Proposition Ever Translate Into Real Value?
March 07, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

In crypto’s post-FTX landscape, one thing is becoming increasingly clear as the dust settles.   Either the U.S. has a crypto problem, or the digital asset...

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Chipotle Targets Food Trends as Restaurants Woo Gen Z
Chipotle Targets Food Trends as Restaurants Woo Gen Z
March 07, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants seek to attract younger consumers, Chipotle is exploring new menus and digital channels. In an interview with PYMNTS, Nate Lawton, vice president of...

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FTX Crypto Bankruptcy Filing Shows $8.6 Billion Shortfall 
FTX Crypto Bankruptcy Filing Shows $8.6 Billion Shortfall 
March 06, 2023  |  Legal

If FTX was founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged personal piggy bank, it wasn’t refilled. Newly filed court documents introduced last week (March 2) reveal what John J. Ray III,...

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Chewy GM on Pet Care’s Next $43 Billion Market Opportunity
Chewy GM on Pet Care’s Next $43 Billion Market Opportunity
March 06, 2023  |  Retail

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) estimates that one in five U.S. households acquired a pet dog or cat during...

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Ongoing Crypto Crackdown Foreshadows Industry’s Uncertain Future
Ongoing Crypto Crackdown Foreshadows Industry’s Uncertain Future
March 03, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency sector has yet to pull the proverbial magic rabbit from its top hat. The audience, having purchased tickets to the show, are now...

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Where Will the Amazon vs Walmart Fight Be in 2026?
Where Will the Amazon vs Walmart Fight Be in 2026?
March 03, 2023  |  Retail

If loving Walmart was the only job criteria to be CEO of the largest U.S. retailer, then by that measure alone Doug McMillon would be...

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CFPB Finds Most BNPL Users Are Not Financially Distressed
CFPB Finds Most BNPL Users Are Not Financially Distressed
March 02, 2023  |  BNPL

BNPL users have relatively few financial safety nets in place should they run into difficulties managing their obligations.   That’s an if and not a when,...

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