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

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  |  Retail

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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