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Today In Retail: eCommerce Helps Fuel e.l.f. Beauty’s Net Sales; ShipBob Collaborates With Walmart
Today In Retail: eCommerce Helps Fuel e.l.f. Beauty’s Net Sales; ShipBob Collaborates With Walmart
May 27, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, e.l.f. Beauty reported that eCommerce helped fuel its net sales surge, while ShipBob is officially teaming with Walmart. Plus, Best...

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PYMNTS Study: 4 In 10 Restaurant Customers Concerned About Health
PYMNTS Study: 4 In 10 Restaurant Customers Concerned About Health
May 27, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

As the restaurant industry begins to recover, many people, vaccinated and otherwise, are still dealing with concerns related to the pandemic — and those concerns...

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New Funding Round Could Value BNPL Firm Klarna At $40 Billion
New Funding Round Could Value BNPL Firm Klarna At $40 Billion
May 27, 2021  |  Investments

European buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Klarna is on the verge of securing a new funding round that could value the firm at $40...

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Getting Clever About Fighting Cart Abandonment
Getting Clever About Fighting Cart Abandonment
May 27, 2021  |  eCommerce

We’ve all done it. Maybe we were shopping online, and the phone rang, and we wandered off and forgot. Maybe we filled the cart up,...

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Amazon Reportedly Schedules Prime Day Sales Event For June 21-22
Amazon Reportedly Schedules Prime Day Sales Event For June 21-22
May 27, 2021  |  Amazon

Speculation among Amazon-watchers has been growing over the Prime question: When will the company hold its annual Prime Day sales? Bloomberg Technology reported that the...

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Germany’s Ada Health Raises $90 Million Series B Led By Bayer
Germany’s Ada Health Raises $90 Million Series B Led By Bayer
May 27, 2021  |  Investments

Germany’s digital healthcare startup Ada Health raised $90 million in a series B fundraise led by Leaps by Bayer, the impact investment arm of Bayer....

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Consumer Savings App Acorns To Go Public Via SPAC At $2.2B Valuation
Consumer Savings App Acorns To Go Public Via SPAC At $2.2B Valuation
May 27, 2021  |  IPO

Acorns Grow Inc., which offers a savings and investing app, is poised to go public by combining with Pioneer Merger Corp, a special-purpose acquisition company...

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Discounters, Off-Price Retailers Face A Future Without Stimulus Checks
Discounters, Off-Price Retailers Face A Future Without Stimulus Checks
May 27, 2021  |  Retail

While the final round of $1,400 stimulus checks issued in March may feel like ancient history to some, for the retailers that cater to the...

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Merchants On WooCommerce, Square, GoDaddy Can Soon Integrate With Google
Merchants On WooCommerce, Square, GoDaddy Can Soon Integrate With Google
May 27, 2021  |  Retail

Merchants on WooCommerce, Square and GoDaddy will be able to integrate with Google in the near future at no cost, according to a Thursday (May...

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