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Today in Retail: H&M Sells Competing Brands on Its Website; UK Online Grocery Shopping Market Well Ahead of US
Today in Retail: H&M Sells Competing Brands on Its Website; UK Online Grocery Shopping Market...
March 17, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, the roller-coaster ride continues for Warby Parker’s stock, while relationship commerce is helping brands reduce their customer acquisition costs. Plus, Williams-Sonoma is...

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Crypto-Focused Political Donors Prefer Dollars Over Bitcoin
Crypto-Focused Political Donors Prefer Dollars Over Bitcoin
March 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency industry insiders donated $7.3 million to political campaigns and committees in 2021 through the end of January, but almost all of that money came...

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Lender PowerPay Expands Into Health Financing
Lender PowerPay Expands Into Health Financing
March 17, 2022  |  Healthcare

Home improvement lending FinTech PowerPay is expanding into the field of healthcare financing, the company said in a news release Thursday (March 17). Get the...

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Savings Won’t Be Enough to Prop up Retail Spend in Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy
Savings Won’t Be Enough to Prop up Retail Spend in Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy
March 17, 2022  |  Economy

The urge to splurge is receding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Failing Grade: Only 30% of Businesses Believe Current B2B Payment Solutions are Very Effective
Failing Grade: Only 30% of Businesses Believe Current B2B Payment Solutions are Very Effective
March 17, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Consumers’ growing adoption of digital tools is prompting business leaders to reexamine their business-to-business (B2B) payment processes and how they can make the jump from...

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Bipartisan Congressional Group Asks SEC for Info About Crypto Probes
Bipartisan Congressional Group Asks SEC for Info About Crypto Probes
March 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A bipartisan group of Congress members sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting information about its cryptocurrency probes to ensure...

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Google Launches Integrated Last Mile Fleet Solution
Google Launches Integrated Last Mile Fleet Solution
March 17, 2022  |  Delivery

Google is looking to tackle last mile delivery with the launch of an integrated suite of mapping, routing and analytics capabilities that assist fleet operators...

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Grocery Roundup: Getir Valuation Rises to $11.8B; Instacart Announces Shoppable Recipes
Grocery Roundup: Getir Valuation Rises to $11.8B; Instacart Announces Shoppable Recipes
March 17, 2022  |  Retail

Funds continue to pour in for ultrafast grocery in spite of the economic challenges of the model. On Thursday (March 17), Turkish 10-minute grocery delivery...

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Fast Grocery Delivery Service Firm Getir Raises $768M
Fast Grocery Delivery Service Firm Getir Raises $768M
March 17, 2022  |  Investments

Grocery delivery startup Getir has closed a $768 million Series E funding round, the Istanbul, Turkey-based company announced Thursday (March 17). Get the Full Story...

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