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The Data Point: 61% of Online Sellers Increased Marketplace Usage in the Past Year

The Data Point: 61% of Online Sellers Increased Marketplace Usage in the Past Year
The Data Point: 61% of Online Sellers Increased Marketplace Usage in the Past Year
May 16, 2022  |  eCommerce

Amazon, Shopify and others are feeling the sting of slower online sales in early 2022. That’s likely transitory as physical and online retail rebalance for...

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Uber Eats Launches Two Robotic Delivery Pilots as Restaurant Industry Struggles to Meet Demand
Uber Eats Launches Two Robotic Delivery Pilots as Restaurant Industry Struggles to Meet Demand
May 16, 2022  |  Delivery

As aggregators struggle with driver labor challenges, Uber Eats is approaching the issue by removing drivers entirely. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Digital Grocery Delivery Startup Buymie Picks up $7.3M in Fresh Funding
Digital Grocery Delivery Startup Buymie Picks up $7.3M in Fresh Funding
May 16, 2022  |  Investments

Online grocery delivery startup Buymie has secured 7 million euros (about $7.3 million) to continue building out technology for its digital ordering and delivery capabilities...

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ECB’s Panetta: Digital Euro Could Launch Within Four Years
ECB’s Panetta: Digital Euro Could Launch Within Four Years
May 16, 2022  |  CBDC

Fabio Panetta, a member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) executive board, said Monday (May 16) that a digital euro could become a reality within...

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Breaking the Buck May Break Faith in Currency-Pegged Stablecoins
Breaking the Buck May Break Faith in Currency-Pegged Stablecoins
May 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Years from now, perhaps, the investing world may look back at the dominoes that fell, the mad rush for the exits, and say that breaking...

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Auto Retailer: Offering Payment Options, Including Crypto, Simplifies Car Buying
Auto Retailer: Offering Payment Options, Including Crypto, Simplifies Car Buying
May 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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GameStop Names Former Belk Stores CEO Nir Patel As COO
GameStop Names Former Belk Stores CEO Nir Patel As COO
May 16, 2022  |  Retail

GameStop Corp. named former Belk CEO Nir Patel as its new chief operating officer, effective May 31, according to a company press release Monday (May...

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Walmart Aims to Fast-Track Grads Into $200k+ Store Managers
Walmart Aims to Fast-Track Grads Into $200k+ Store Managers
May 16, 2022  |  Retail

At a time when hiring and retaining hourly retail employees has never been more costly or challenging, Walmart is raising the stakes in the industry’s...

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Experian Secures Majority Stake in Brazilian FinTech MOVA
Experian Secures Majority Stake in Brazilian FinTech MOVA
May 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Global information services firm Experian has secured a majority acquisition deal for a 51% stake in Brazilian FinTech MOVA for 40 million Brazilian reais ($7.9 million) from...

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