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D2C Chocolate Brand Awake Builds eCommerce Sales From in-Store Placements
D2C Chocolate Brand Awake Builds eCommerce Sales From in-Store Placements
October 31, 2022  |  Retail

While many emerging brands start out direct-to-consumer (D2C), given the lower barrier of entry to the channel, and then use their eCommerce popularity to sell...

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Amazon’s Profit Pain Will Be Felt by Rivals and Customers
Amazon’s Profit Pain Will Be Felt by Rivals and Customers
October 28, 2022  |  Retail

When the world’s largest eCommerce company sneezes, to bend the analogy, the retail industry catches a cold.  That concept, concerning the outbound spreading of symptoms...

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The Most Complex Crypto Payment? A Political Donation
The Most Complex Crypto Payment? A Political Donation
October 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s hard to think of any type of payment more fraught with legal restrictions and privacy issues than political donations. And that’s doubly true when...

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North Face Parent VF Corp Sees Elevated Inventories and Cautious Spending
North Face Parent VF Corp Sees Elevated Inventories and Cautious Spending
October 27, 2022  |  Retail

With an arsenal of a dozen brands and D2C websites, a vast wholesale business and 1,300 of its own physical stores, VF Corporation has a...

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Google Will Pay YouTube Creators in Bid to Crash TikTok’s Party 
Google Will Pay YouTube Creators in Bid to Crash TikTok’s Party 
October 26, 2022  |  Google

Calling it “a big deal” for creators, Google parent Alphabet said Tuesday it will pay top creative talent to post videos on its new YouTube...

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Slumping Confidence + Rising Labor Costs = Trouble on Main Street
Slumping Confidence + Rising Labor Costs = Trouble on Main Street
October 25, 2022  |  SMBs

There are economic cycles, there are business cycles and sometimes there are vicious cycles. If a mounting mix of new headwinds has it right, then...

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Coca-Cola Leverages Grab’s Super App to Drive Digital Sales
Coca-Cola Leverages Grab’s Super App to Drive Digital Sales
October 25, 2022  |  Earnings

As Coca-Cola looks to drive omnichannel engagement, the brand is seeing its partnership with Singapore-based super app Grab yield higher digital sales and at-home consumption....

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JPMorgan to Offer Meta Pay as Checkout Option
JPMorgan to Offer Meta Pay as Checkout Option
October 25, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Meta has launched a partnership with J.P. Morgan Payments to offer Meta Pay as a checkout option for J.P. Morgan merchants. In an announcement sent...

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Apple Applies 30% App Store Fee to NFTs, Limiting Appeal
Apple Applies 30% App Store Fee to NFTs, Limiting Appeal
October 25, 2022  |  NFTs

Apple has dropped a new App Store policy that formally allows the in-app purchase of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on its platform, but also requires a...

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