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Retailers Expand Subscription Options, But Consumers May Be at Their Limit

Retailers Expand Subscription Options, But Consumers May Be at Their Limit
Retailers Expand Subscription Options, But Consumers May Be at Their Limit
September 28, 2021  |  Retail

In the past several weeks, a handful of retailers have rolled out announcements about new or expanded subscription services, including Petco’s expansion of its PupBox...

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Voice Commerce Slowly Catching On, Fashion Embraces Metaverse, CA Law Could Hamper Supply Chain
Voice Commerce Slowly Catching On, Fashion Embraces Metaverse, CA Law Could Hamper Supply Chain
September 28, 2021  |  Today In Data

Visual enhancements could boost the voice commerce market. Plus, supply chain woes could get worse with a new California law, and the fashion and apparel...

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Walmart Health Teams with Epic on Patient Records Portal
Walmart Health Teams with Epic on Patient Records Portal
September 28, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart has announced a partnership with health records platform Epic to create a portal through which Walmart Health members, healthcare professionals, insurance carriers and others...

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Crypto-Based Remittances on the Rise; Nigeria Leads the African Pack
Crypto-Based Remittances on the Rise; Nigeria Leads the African Pack
September 28, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

From in-person retail to digital options, the decade-long shift in how consumers send money abroad has expanded possibilities for cross-border remittances, and people are now...

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Stripe Launches Toronto Office, New Products To Drive Canadian Businesses
Stripe Launches Toronto Office, New Products To Drive Canadian Businesses
September 28, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Digital payments processor Stripe is opening its first office in Canada in downtown Toronto, Ontario and launching four new products to help power businesses in the country,...

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Cart.com Teams With Clearco For eCommerce Capital Financing
Cart.com Teams With Clearco For eCommerce Capital Financing
September 28, 2021  |  eCommerce

End-to-end eCommerce services startup Cart.com is teaming up with eCommerce investment firm Clearco to enable digital retailers to gain easy access to capital financing. Get...

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HomeGoods Debuts eCommerce Capabilities
HomeGoods Debuts eCommerce Capabilities
September 28, 2021  |  Retail

Discount home décor retail giant HomeGoods on Tuesday (Sept. 28) introduced eCommerce capabilities to its website, HomeGoods.com, giving shoppers an online portal to buy and...

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Crypto for Cross-Border Payments Backed By Half of Multinationals, New Study Shows
Crypto for Cross-Border Payments Backed By Half of Multinationals, New Study Shows
September 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

While the embrace of blockchain technology and use cases for digital currencies are clearly disruptive and rising quickly, nowhere has this budding asset class received...

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Chinese Regulators Order Alibaba To Adopt Tencent’s WeChat Pay
Chinese Regulators Order Alibaba To Adopt Tencent’s WeChat Pay
September 28, 2021  |  Regulation

In a push to even the playing field and stop monopolistic practices, Chinese regulators ordered Alibaba to adopt Tencent’s WeChat Pay on its platform, CNBC...

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