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Black Friday’s Digital Shift, Solving the Abandoned Cart Problem, Amazon and Walmart’s Retail Spending Shares
Black Friday’s Digital Shift, Solving the Abandoned Cart Problem, Amazon and Walmart’s Retail Spending Shares
November 29, 2021  |  Today In Data

New browser technology is looking to solve the growing abandoned cart problem. Plus, all the latest news from Amazon and Walmart, and why Black Friday...

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Walmart CFO to Leave Company in 2023
Walmart CFO to Leave Company in 2023
November 29, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart Inc. on Monday (Nov. 29) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs will leave the company in January 2023 after...

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Cyber Monday Provides Test for Retail Experiences in the Metaverse
Cyber Monday Provides Test for Retail Experiences in the Metaverse
November 29, 2021  |  Retail

The metaverse may be but a small portion of the overall retail landscape at the moment, but brands and marketplaces are already setting up shop,...

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AMC Offers Limited-Edition NFTs to Spider-Man Fans 
AMC Offers Limited-Edition NFTs to Spider-Man Fans 
November 29, 2021  |  NFTs

AMC Theatres on Sunday (Nov. 28) said members of AMC Stubs Premiere, AMC Stubs A-List and AMC Investor Connect who buy opening day tickets to...

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Black Friday Results Put Pressure on Walmart to Keep up With Amazon
Black Friday Results Put Pressure on Walmart to Keep up With Amazon
November 29, 2021  |  Retail

Though online Black Friday shopping was down slightly compared to last year, more shoppers still looked online for deals than in-store, with over two-thirds visiting...

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New Service Promises Real-Time Cross-Border Payments on Existing Rails
New Service Promises Real-Time Cross-Border Payments on Existing Rails
November 29, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Living in a world where most of consumer payments happen almost instantaneously, you could be forgiven for thinking that most of the money sent across...

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UK FinTech Thought Machine Raises $200M at $1B Valuation
UK FinTech Thought Machine Raises $200M at $1B Valuation
November 29, 2021  |  Investments

U.K. FinTech startup Thought Machine raised $200 million in a Series C funding round at a valuation estimated in excess of $1 billion to bring...

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Zip Debuts In-Store BNPL Payment Option in UK
Zip Debuts In-Store BNPL Payment Option in UK
November 29, 2021  |  BNPL

Shoppers are able to use Buy Now, Pay Later with Zip in the U.K. with new developments, a report says. Get the Full Story Complete...

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49% of 2021 High Profile IPOs Trading at Below Listing Price
49% of 2021 High Profile IPOs Trading at Below Listing Price
November 29, 2021  |  IPO

The companies that raised $1 billion for IPOs in 2021 aren’t doing so well — half of them have been trading below their listing prices....

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