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In India, Coinsecure Reports $3M Bitcoin Theft
In India, Coinsecure Reports $3M Bitcoin Theft
April 16, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Coinsecure, a cryptocurrency exchange based in India, said Monday (April 16) that roughly $3 million worth of bitcoin were stolen from the company’s bitcoin wallet....

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Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.6 Percent March Increase
Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.6 Percent March Increase
April 16, 2018  |  Retail

After looking sluggish in the first few months of the year, U.S. retail sales bounced back a bit in March, according to figures just released by...

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Gap Plans To Shutter Weddington Way Shops
Gap Plans To Shutter Weddington Way Shops
April 16, 2018  |  Retail

About two years after J. Crew decided to close its wedding-dress business, Gap Inc. plans to shutter Weddington Way shops within Banana Republic stores, Bloomberg reported. Get...

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Payments And Commerce Win, Lose Or Draw
Payments And Commerce Win, Lose Or Draw
April 16, 2018  |  Today In Data

A good day is often a matter of perspective: One firm’s day of triumph is another’s day that will live in infamy. The dividing line...

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Macy’s Leads The Pack As Top Online Apparel Retailer
Macy’s Leads The Pack As Top Online Apparel Retailer
April 16, 2018  |  Retail

With more than double the average monthly visits of JCPenney’s website, Macy’s has been ranked the top eCommerce destination for apparel in SimilarWeb’s latest index. The retailer’s...

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More Teen Bucks Go To Starbucks Than Apparel
More Teen Bucks Go To Starbucks Than Apparel
April 16, 2018  |  Retail

Kids these days would rather spend their bucks at Starbucks than on the latest fashion. Piper Jaffray’s semi-annual teen spending survey shows that, once again,...

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Taking Walk-Out-To-Pay Beyond Amazon Go
Taking Walk-Out-To-Pay Beyond Amazon Go
April 16, 2018  |  Retail

There could be so much more to a cashier-less checkout experience — and for so much less than what Amazon is spending to do it...

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Foursquare Launches Geolocation API For Developers, SMBs
Foursquare Launches Geolocation API For Developers, SMBs
April 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Foursquare is offering small businesses (SMBs) and startups access to its geolocation API, according to VentureBeat reports on Friday (April 13). Get the Full Story...

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B2B eCommerce Differentiates Itself From Its B2C Cousin
B2B eCommerce Differentiates Itself From Its B2C Cousin
April 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

An estimated $1.2 trillion worth of sales is expected to pass through B2B eCommerce systems by 2021, according to Forrester research published last June. Analysts...

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