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Today In Retail: Dick’s To Open Experiential Concept Store; Shoe Brand Rockport Uncovers Walking Boom
Today In Retail: Dick’s To Open Experiential Concept Store; Shoe Brand Rockport Uncovers Walking Boom
April 07, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Dick’s Sporting Goods plans to open its first “Dick’s House of Sport” location, while footwear company Rockport said that Americans...

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Self-Driving Truck Company TuSimple Files To Go Public
Self-Driving Truck Company TuSimple Files To Go Public
April 07, 2021  |  IPO

Autonomous truck company TuSimple filed on Wednesday (April 7) to go public, estimating a share price that would value the company at nearly $8 billion....

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Paytronix Helps United Dairy Farmers Relaunch Loyalty Program
Paytronix Helps United Dairy Farmers Relaunch Loyalty Program
April 07, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Ice cream and convenience store chain United Dairy Farmers (UDF) has relaunched its loyalty program, U-Drive, after rebuilding and modernizing it on the Paytronix reward...

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US Stimulus Payments Pass The 150-Million Mark
US Stimulus Payments Pass The 150-Million Mark
April 07, 2021  |  Economy

More than 25 million people received their Economic Impact Payments from the U.S. government on Wednesday (April 7), bringing the total disbursed so far to...

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Today In Payments: Altimeter SPAC To Take Grab Public; Coinbase First-Quarter Earnings Blow Past Last Year
Today In Payments: Altimeter SPAC To Take Grab Public; Coinbase First-Quarter Earnings Blow Past Last...
April 07, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Grab could finalize a blank-check merger with Altimeter Capital this week, and Coinbase reported stellar earnings for the first quarter of...

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JPMorgan’s Dimon Forecasts Economic Boom Post-Pandemic
JPMorgan’s Dimon Forecasts Economic Boom Post-Pandemic
April 07, 2021  |  Economy

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon said in his annual letter to shareholders that as the world emerges from COVID-19, he anticipates that the...

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Facing Restrictions In China, JD Digits Launches Holding Company
Facing Restrictions In China, JD Digits Launches Holding Company
April 07, 2021  |  International

JD Digits will set up a financial holding company to meet with China’s regulatory rules governing the FinTech sector, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (April 7). Get...

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Survey: Teen Girls Expect To Spend More On Clothes, Accessories
Survey: Teen Girls Expect To Spend More On Clothes, Accessories
April 07, 2021  |  Retail

U.S. teen girls say they’ll increase spending on clothing and accessories in the near future — just two data points in a twice-yearly teen spending...

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Chicago Grocer Secures $15 Million As Consumers Seek Local Options
Chicago Grocer Secures $15 Million As Consumers Seek Local Options
April 07, 2021  |  Retail

As many investors turn their focus to the abundance of digital-native grocers emerging to fill the rising demand for online grocery, one new brick-and-mortar grocery...

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