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Panasonic Agrees To Acquire Blue Yonder

Panasonic Agrees To Acquire Blue Yonder
Panasonic Agrees To Acquire Blue Yonder
April 23, 2021  |  Retail

Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic said on Friday (April 23) that it has agreed to acquire Blue Yonder, the end-to-end digital fulfillment platform provider. The deal, which...

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Digital Approaches To Retail And Faster Payments
Digital Approaches To Retail And Faster Payments
April 23, 2021  |  Today In Data

Better-than-expected digital sales and fewer discounts helped set the stage for record quarterly results for rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Company. In retail, Fetch Rewards is flipping the script on customer...

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The Digital Transformation Of Payment Models And The Value Of Identity Trust
The Digital Transformation Of Payment Models And The Value Of Identity Trust
April 23, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In The Connected Economy’s Power Source – CEO Edition, Brad Wiskirchen, CEO of Kount, takes a deep dive into how the digital transformation has impacted...

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Walmart To Focus On Faster Fulfillment, More Features And Greater Assortment
Walmart To Focus On Faster Fulfillment, More Features And Greater Assortment
April 23, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said the largest U.S. retailer is constantly adjusting to experiences and events and noted that a year of pandemic-related change and...

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Skechers Cashes In On COVID-Era Walking Trend With Record Q1 Results
Skechers Cashes In On COVID-Era Walking Trend With Record Q1 Results
April 23, 2021  |  Retail

Footwear and apparel retailer Skechers said its first-quarter sales got a lift from its international sales and the continued consumer embrace of walking and other...

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AMZN vs. WMT Weekly: Top Retailers Try New Ways To Woo Customers
AMZN vs. WMT Weekly: Top Retailers Try New Ways To Woo Customers
April 23, 2021  |  Retail

With nearly $2 trillion in combined market value and over $800 billion in sales between them, not a week goes by in which Amazon and...

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DoorDash And Olo Settle Dispute, Agree To Multi-Year Deal
DoorDash And Olo Settle Dispute, Agree To Multi-Year Deal
April 23, 2021  |  Legal

About three weeks after it was reported that delivery service DoorDash was suing its business partner, software provider Olo, for allegedly overcharging it, the two...

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Post-Pandemic, Legacy Payments Strategies Are Now Liabilities
Post-Pandemic, Legacy Payments Strategies Are Now Liabilities
April 23, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Lia Cao, global head of wholesale payments solutions, J.P. Morgan, believes that in the post-pandemic economy, there is no room for legacy payment models. “Business...

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Payouts Without The Pain
Payouts Without The Pain
April 23, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Drew Edwards, CEO of Ingo Money, reflects on how 2020 required merchants to offer instant payment options to meet newly customers’ digital demands. In The...

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