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Food Brands Take on QSRs With Ready-Made Meals
Food Brands Take on QSRs With Ready-Made Meals
January 04, 2022  |  Delivery

For all the noise about consumers’ newfound interest in cooking since the rise of the stay-at-home economy, many are still looking for ways to get...

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More Central Banks Announce CBDC Plans to Defend Monetary Home Turf vs Cryptos
More Central Banks Announce CBDC Plans to Defend Monetary Home Turf vs Cryptos
January 04, 2022  |  CBDC

Defense, it is said, is the best offense. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Sports Memorabilia Biz Braces for Change As Fanatics Buys Topps for $500M
Sports Memorabilia Biz Braces for Change As Fanatics Buys Topps for $500M
January 04, 2022  |  Retail

Less than six months after iconic sports trading card company Topps aborted plans to launch a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) after losing its 70-year...

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Today in Data: SMBs Embracing Digital, Retail Innovation Coming, Retail Faces Challenges in 2022
Today in Data: SMBs Embracing Digital, Retail Innovation Coming, Retail Faces Challenges in 2022
January 04, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in Data, three trends could shape retail innovation in 2022. Plus, the retail sector will deal with familiar challenges in the new year, and...

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Emerald Pays $120M for Cannabis Industry Platform MJBiz 
Emerald Pays $120M for Cannabis Industry Platform MJBiz 
January 04, 2022  |  Acquisitions

The live events platform provider Emerald has paid $120 million to acquire MJBiz, which produces events and platforms content for companies in the cannabis industry.  ...

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Delhi High Court Denies Future’s Push to Rule Amazon Arbitration Illegal
Delhi High Court Denies Future’s Push to Rule Amazon Arbitration Illegal
January 04, 2022  |  Retail

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (Jan. 4) denied Future Retail’s effort to rule its arbitration hearings with eCommerce behemoth Amazon illegal, according to a...

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Instant Payouts Tripled As Consumers Learned the Value of Really Fast Money
Instant Payouts Tripled As Consumers Learned the Value of Really Fast Money
January 04, 2022  |  Disbursements

By July of 2020 the U.S. government had made roughly 171 million payments valued at $400 billion as COVID aid was disbursed, of which less...

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French Telecom Orange Backs B2B Tech Fund 
French Telecom Orange Backs B2B Tech Fund 
January 04, 2022  |  Investments

Orange is investing in the “Move Capital I” fund in an effort to support future B2B tech “champions” in Europe, the French telecom announced Monday...

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Walmart Taps Netflix Duo to Expand Its Multimedia Branded Portfolio
Walmart Taps Netflix Duo to Expand Its Multimedia Branded Portfolio
January 04, 2022  |  Retail

Walmart debuted its exclusive collaboration with The Home Edit Co-Founders Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin from the Emmy-nominated Netflix series “Get Organized with The Home...

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