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Today In Retail: BJ’s Wholesale Appoints New President And CEO; Advance Auto Parts Forecasts Comp Growth

Today In Retail: BJ’s Wholesale Appoints New President And CEO; Advance Auto Parts Forecasts Comp Growth
Today In Retail: BJ’s Wholesale Appoints New President And CEO; Advance Auto Parts Forecasts Comp...
April 20, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, BJ’s Wholesale Club has named Bob Eddy as its new president and CEO, while Advance Auto Parts is forecasting comparable-store...

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Latest Credit Card App Provider Rankings A Study In Nuance
Latest Credit Card App Provider Rankings A Study In Nuance
April 20, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Some rankings pack in the thrills and spills so much that they might as well be amusement park rides. Others are more resolute, like the...

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Restaurant Digital Ordering Platform Expands Into Live Events
Restaurant Digital Ordering Platform Expands Into Live Events
April 20, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Before the pandemic, fear of touching items that others had touched was the near-exclusive purview of germaphobes. Now, living through a pandemic, even those of...

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Fundraising Software Firm Classy Lands $118 Million In Venture Capital
Fundraising Software Firm Classy Lands $118 Million In Venture Capital
April 20, 2021  |  Investments

San Diego-based Classy, which builds fundraising software for nonprofits, said on Tuesday (April 20) that it has raised $118 million in venture funding. In a...

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WeWork Will Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
WeWork Will Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
April 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

WeWork has begun accepting some forms of cryptocurrency for inbound and outbound transactions, the shared office space provider announced on Tuesday (April 20). Get the...

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United Airlines Reports Decrease In Cash Burn Amid Pent-Up Demand For Air Travel
United Airlines Reports Decrease In Cash Burn Amid Pent-Up Demand For Air Travel
April 20, 2021  |  Earnings

United Airlines reported that Q1 2021 operating revenue was down 66 percent from Q1 2019, although the air carrier reported improved average core cash burn from...

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Facebook’s Diem Could Launch Stablecoin In 2021
Facebook’s Diem Could Launch Stablecoin In 2021
April 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem could launch its first stablecoin in 2021 as a small-scale pilot, CNBC reported on Tuesday (April 20), citing sources. Get the Full...

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Afterpay, New Entries Keep BNPL Sector Moving Forward
Afterpay, New Entries Keep BNPL Sector Moving Forward
April 20, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

It was a good third financial Q3 for Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) pioneer Afterpay, as confirmed when its North American earnings went out...

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Payments Fuel Model Shift From Life Stage To Lifestyle
Payments Fuel Model Shift From Life Stage To Lifestyle
April 20, 2021  |  Credit Unions

If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that the payments landscape has been utterly transformed in the past year. Todd Clark, president...

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