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Post Office Promises to Be Ready for Holiday Rush

Post Office Promises to Be Ready for Holiday Rush
Post Office Promises to Be Ready for Holiday Rush
October 24, 2021  |  Delivery

The U.S. Postal Service is adding 45 new facilities for the holiday shipping season to handle the expected increase in volume, adding 112 new machines...

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Twitter Debuts Revue Subscription Button
Twitter Debuts Revue Subscription Button
October 24, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Twitter has announced it is adding a Revue subscription button to tweets that will allow users to make money off their content, 280 characters at...

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: ‘Hyperinflation’ Will ‘Change Everything’
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: ‘Hyperinflation’ Will ‘Change Everything’
October 24, 2021  |  Economy

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted a warning Friday (Oct. 22) about the coming of hyperinflation in the U.S. and the rest of the...

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How the Vikings Turned Chaos Into Commerce
How the Vikings Turned Chaos Into Commerce
October 23, 2021  |  Innovation

Did the Vikings invent cross-border trade? That’s the claim of Valerie Hansen, author of “The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World―and Globalization Began.” Get the...

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Connected Car Weekly: Verizon, Nissan Team on Road Safety Solutions; Tesla Rolls Out Insurance
Connected Car Weekly: Verizon, Nissan Team on Road Safety Solutions; Tesla Rolls Out Insurance
October 22, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

This week provided at least three fresh examples of what can be done with the reams of data being generated by connected vehicles, including a new pairing between Verizon and Nissan North America’s...

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Restaurant Roundup: Robots Take Over Major Casual Dining Chains
Restaurant Roundup: Robots Take Over Major Casual Dining Chains
October 22, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

Chili’s Grill & Bar, the Brinker International-owned casual dining giant with over 1,600 restaurants across 29 countries, is looking to mitigate its front-of-house labor challenges...

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Today in Retail: Mattel Touts Supply Chain Flexibility; Google Bets on Social Commerce 
Today in Retail: Mattel Touts Supply Chain Flexibility; Google Bets on Social Commerce 
October 22, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Mattel executives are confident they can overcome supply chain issues, while Google is looking at making moves in India’s social...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Chili’s Tests Robo-Servers; Olo Acquires Wisely
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Chili’s Tests Robo-Servers; Olo Acquires Wisely
October 22, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, Olo turns its focus to internal restaurant tools, and Portillo’s sees investor interest soar following its initial public...

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Walmart Rolls Out First Installation of Bitcoin ATMs
Walmart Rolls Out First Installation of Bitcoin ATMs
October 22, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Walmart is bringing bitcoin ATMs to 200 locations across the U.S. via a partnership with coin-cashing machine company Coinstar and crypto-cash exchange Coinme. Get the...

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