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UK Brick-and-Mortar Retail Scene Equipped to Handle Amazon Entry
UK Brick-and-Mortar Retail Scene Equipped to Handle Amazon Entry
October 08, 2021  |  Retail

After the launch of its first 4-star store in New York in 2018, Amazon has chosen the U.K.’s Bluewater shopping center in Kent as the...

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CarGurus Expands Instant Max Cash Offer to More US Markets
CarGurus Expands Instant Max Cash Offer to More US Markets
October 08, 2021  |  Retail

CarGurus on Friday (Oct. 8) announced it is expanding its Instant Max Cash Offer digital retailing feature to 11 new states and Washington, D.C., enabling...

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Department Stores Betting on New Beauty Products to Drive Sales
Department Stores Betting on New Beauty Products to Drive Sales
October 08, 2021  |  Retail

After years of falling traffic and struggling sales that culminated in last year’s bankruptcy filing, JCPenney is embarking on a massive push into the prestige...

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UniCredit Teams With JPMorgan on SWIFT Go for Cross-Border Payments
UniCredit Teams With JPMorgan on SWIFT Go for Cross-Border Payments
October 08, 2021  |  Payment Methods

UniCredit and J.P. Morgan are teaming up to advance the SWIFT Go project that gives individuals and businesses the ability to make cross-border payments with...

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Building Trust Is Key to Achieving Wider Uptake of Emerging Technologies
Building Trust Is Key to Achieving Wider Uptake of Emerging Technologies
October 08, 2021  |  Technology

Customer trust plays a significant role in purchase decision-making, and companies know how important it is to build a trustworthy brand or concept that will...

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5G Service Reaches 230M Americans, Phone Carriers Say
5G Service Reaches 230M Americans, Phone Carriers Say
October 08, 2021  |  Technology

As the two-year rollout of 5G cellular service continues, separate announcements from the big three phone carriers show that each is reaching at least 230...

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Apple Pay at 7 Data Shows Lackluster In-Store Usage of Digital Wallets
Apple Pay at 7 Data Shows Lackluster In-Store Usage of Digital Wallets
October 08, 2021  |  Apple Pay

Fans of the Apple Inc. ecosystem fell in love with its smooth interoperability, whether it was sharing YouTube videos to Facebook, taking FaceTime video calls...

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New Study Finds Strong Demand for Lease-to-Own Options Amid the BNPL Boom
New Study Finds Strong Demand for Lease-to-Own Options Amid the BNPL Boom
October 08, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

At the intersection of the buy now, pay later (BNPL) revolution and the ongoing quest for those with little or no credit to access better...

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JPMorgan, AB InBev, Mars Say Direct-to-Consumer and B2B Platforms Represent ‘The Future of Shopping’
JPMorgan, AB InBev, Mars Say Direct-to-Consumer and B2B Platforms Represent ‘The Future of Shopping’
October 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The ultimate value proposition for commerce, in the midst of the pandemic, is getting what you want, when you want it. The goods and services...

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