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Rising Cotton Prices Intensify Headwinds for Apparel Brands

Rising Cotton Prices Intensify Headwinds for Apparel Brands
Rising Cotton Prices Intensify Headwinds for Apparel Brands
October 11, 2021  |  Retail

Cotton prices have hit a 10-year high, adding to the myriad issues facing apparel brands as they try to navigate increased transit times, factory shutdowns...

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Separation of Store, eCommerce Operations Draws Increasing Interest
Separation of Store, eCommerce Operations Draws Increasing Interest
October 11, 2021  |  Retail

Decades ago, when consumers had only one way to shop — in store — retailers were able to focus all their efforts on optimizing that...

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ASOS Chief Executive Exits in Leadership Shakeup
ASOS Chief Executive Exits in Leadership Shakeup
October 11, 2021  |  Retail

British online retailer ASOS on Monday (Oct. 11) said goodbye to CEO Nick Beighton ahead of what’s expected to be a tumultuous period for the...

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India’s CRED Wants to Reach $5.5B Valuation
India’s CRED Wants to Reach $5.5B Valuation
October 11, 2021  |  Investments

Six months after a funding round that put its valuation at $2.2 billion, India’s CRED is hoping to double that figure. Get the Full Story...

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Citi Study: 44% of Participants Think Equities Timeframe Will Be T+1 in 5 Years
Citi Study: 44% of Participants Think Equities Timeframe Will Be T+1 in 5 Years
October 11, 2021  |  Banking

A new Citi study shows that 44% of participants think the settlement timeframe for equities will likely be T+1 in the next five years, according...

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Chipotle Mexican Grill on the Increased Access to Debit and Digital Payments Opportunity
Chipotle Mexican Grill on the Increased Access to Debit and Digital Payments Opportunity
October 11, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

For restaurants, innovating the debit payment experience is not just an opportunity, it’s becoming a necessity. In the Next-Gen Debit Payments Tracker, Nicole West, vice...

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15% of B2B Payments Do Not Reach the Designated Company on Time
15% of B2B Payments Do Not Reach the Designated Company on Time
October 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Sometimes the check really is in the mail, yet it still doesn’t arrive at its destination on time. Other times, online bill payments may not...

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EBA, SWIFT, TCH, Collaborate To Make Cross-Border Payments Faster
EBA, SWIFT, TCH, Collaborate To Make Cross-Border Payments Faster
October 11, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

EBA CLEARING, SWIFT and The Clearing House (TCH) are collaborating on a new initiative, Immediate Cross-Border Payments (IXB), to speed up cross-border money transfers and...

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Paper Checks’ ‘Long Tail’: What It Takes to Move B2B Into the Digital Age 
Paper Checks’ ‘Long Tail’: What It Takes to Move B2B Into the Digital Age 
October 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

To paraphrase Mark Twain, the death of the check – the paper kind – has been greatly exaggerated. Stubborn things they are – certainly they’ve...

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