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Boutique Marketplace Jane To Offer BNPL With Klarna
Boutique Marketplace Jane To Offer BNPL With Klarna
March 18, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Boutique marketplace Jane announced Thursday (March 18) that it now offers Klarna’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions at the point of sale. Get the...

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Dollar General Cautious; Says ‘Significant Sales Benefit’ From COVID Will Likely End
Dollar General Cautious; Says ‘Significant Sales Benefit’ From COVID Will Likely End
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

Dollar General, which operates the nation’s largest chain of 17,000 discount stores, said on Thursday (March 18) that the 20 percent COVID-fueled sales increase last...

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Driving Digital Innovation In eCommerce And Healthcare
Driving Digital Innovation In eCommerce And Healthcare
March 18, 2021  |  Today In Data

Home improvement platform Angie’s List has rebranded and will now be known only as Angi. In brick-and-mortar, Caleres is renegotiating leases as direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales soar. And in digital commerce, a rise in...

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Five Below Reports ‘Record’ Comp Sales Rise Of 13.8 Pct Amid Brick-And-Mortar Growth 
Five Below Reports ‘Record’ Comp Sales Rise Of 13.8 Pct Amid Brick-And-Mortar Growth 
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

Off-price retailer Five Below, Inc. posted record comparable stores sales growth of 13.8 percent and a 25 percent jump in net sales, as its fourth-quarter...

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Williams-Sonoma Posts 26 Pct Comp Growth
Williams-Sonoma Posts 26 Pct Comp Growth
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

Williams-Sonoma, Inc., whose stable of brands includes names such as West Elm, Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma, reported that Q4 comparable brand revenue growth accelerated...

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Ethnic Online Grocer Weee! Nets $315 Million To Fund Expansion
Ethnic Online Grocer Weee! Nets $315 Million To Fund Expansion
March 18, 2021  |  Investments

Ethnic online grocery company Weee! has raised $315 million in a Series D round to fund the firm’s expansion across North America, as well as...

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Fashion reCommerce Startup thredUP Plans $168 Million IPO
Fashion reCommerce Startup thredUP Plans $168 Million IPO
March 18, 2021  |  IPO

Online resale platform thredUP is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of 12 million shares of Class A common stock to raise as much as...

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Firstmark Credit Union Taps Lumin Digital For Banking Technology
Firstmark Credit Union Taps Lumin Digital For Banking Technology
March 18, 2021  |  Credit Unions

Firstmark Credit Union (Firstmark) has chosen PSCU company Lumin Digital to offer online and mobile digital banking to over 60,000 users when the credit union...

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New Study: Sit-Down Eateries, Indie QSRs Need Tastier Digital Options To Better Compete
New Study: Sit-Down Eateries, Indie QSRs Need Tastier Digital Options To Better Compete
March 18, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

The March 2021 edition of Delivering on Restaurant Rewards, a PYMNTS and Paytronix collaboration, fifth in this special series, probes how independent restaurants in the...

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