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IKEA Launches Furniture Buyback, Emergence of Micro-Influencers, Amazon and Walmart Boost BNPL
IKEA Launches Furniture Buyback, Emergence of Micro-Influencers, Amazon and Walmart Boost BNPL
August 31, 2021  |  Today In Data

Micro-influencers are taking the lead in social commerce. Plus, BNPL gains critical mass as Amazon and Walmart jump on board, and IKEA is piloting an...

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Home Furnishings Remain Sore Spot for Walmart Despite Gap Collaboration
Home Furnishings Remain Sore Spot for Walmart Despite Gap Collaboration
August 31, 2021  |  Retail

After losing its market share lead in the furniture and home furnishings category prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart has struggled to make up any...

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Topps Releases New NFT Collection for MLB
Topps Releases New NFT Collection for MLB
August 31, 2021  |  Retail

Topps on Tuesday (Aug. 31) announced the 2021 Topps MLB Inception NFT Collection, calling it “a brand-new baseball card inspired release” on blockchain platform ToppsNFTs.com....

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Klarna Widens International Partnership With Global-e
Klarna Widens International Partnership With Global-e
August 31, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna and cross-border eCommerce platform Global-e on Tuesday (Aug. 31) announced that their global partnership includes flexible payment...

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Kohl’s Expands Augmented Reality Offering for eCommerce
Kohl’s Expands Augmented Reality Offering for eCommerce
August 31, 2021  |  Retail

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Deep Dive: Why Self-Service Is the Rising Star of CUs’  Branch-Based Banking Experiences
Deep Dive: Why Self-Service Is the Rising Star of CUs’ Branch-Based Banking Experiences
August 31, 2021  |  Credit Unions

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Credit Karma Hires Bitmatica Team to Bolster Data Science, Engineering Work
Credit Karma Hires Bitmatica Team to Bolster Data Science, Engineering Work
August 31, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Credit Karma has hired the software consulting firm Bitmatica to bolster data science and engineering work. The team, which specializes in web and mobile development,...

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Digital River Expands Services, Grows Client Base by 66% in Q2
Digital River Expands Services, Grows Client Base by 66% in Q2
August 31, 2021  |  Business

Global commerce company Digital River, which works with established and fast-growing brands, has announced that it had a new record of clients introduced in the...

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Digitization and Digital Payments Delivering Greater Trust For Indian SMBs
Digitization and Digital Payments Delivering Greater Trust For Indian SMBs
August 31, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Smartphones have rapidly become ubiquitous across the developing world, and hundreds of millions of Indians have come online in the past decade. Get the Full...

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