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UpstartWorks Debuts Accounting Automation For Marketplace Sellers

UpstartWorks Debuts Accounting Automation For Marketplace Sellers
UpstartWorks Debuts Accounting Automation For Marketplace Sellers
April 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

eCommerce-focused software company UpstartWorks has rolled out its accounting automation engine, which was created to help save suppliers “millions in lost marketplace revenue,” according to...

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Today In Retail: StockX Garners $3.8 Billion Valuation; The Buckle’s Net Sales Jump In March
Today In Retail: StockX Garners $3.8 Billion Valuation; The Buckle’s Net Sales Jump In March
April 08, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, StockX wrapped up financing that gave the company a $3.8 billion valuation, while The Buckle, Inc. reported a 240.2 percent...

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Chewy Co-Founder Ryan Cohen Named GameStop Chairman
Chewy Co-Founder Ryan Cohen Named GameStop Chairman
April 08, 2021  |  Personnel

Chewy Co-founder Ryan Cohen will be appointed GameStop’s chairman of the board, which is expected to take place at the June 9 annual shareholder meeting,...

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Consumer Grocery Buying Shifts To Indulgent
Consumer Grocery Buying Shifts To Indulgent
April 08, 2021  |  Retail

Last year at this time, finding a roll of toilet paper on a supermarket shelf felt like winning the lottery. Items that shoppers would have...

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$72 Billion In Funding Marks Record-Setting Quarter For Startups
$72 Billion In Funding Marks Record-Setting Quarter For Startups
April 08, 2021  |  Investments

The first quarter of 2021 marked a record-setting time for startup funding, with investors pumping $72.7 billion into North American tech startups’ growth-stage rounds. As...

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Today In Payments: Mastercard Introduces End-User Request To Pay Framework In UK; TrueLayer Notches $70 Million
Today In Payments: Mastercard Introduces End-User Request To Pay Framework In UK; TrueLayer Notches $70...
April 08, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Mastercard is launching an end-user application for the U.K.’s request to pay framework, and TrueLayer raised $70 million to expand its...

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Epic Games, Apple Reveal Arguments Ahead Of Antitrust Trial
Epic Games, Apple Reveal Arguments Ahead Of Antitrust Trial
April 08, 2021  |  Legal

Epic Games and Apple outlined their arguments in a dispute over Apple’s control of the App Store before an antitrust trial set to begin next...

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Untapped Demand For Restaurant Rewards Varies By Household Type
Untapped Demand For Restaurant Rewards Varies By Household Type
April 08, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Even as major restaurant chains across the country launch loyalty programs or improve their existing programs with increasingly personalized deals and offers, there remains a...

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The UK’s New Big Tech Regulator Comes To Town
The UK’s New Big Tech Regulator Comes To Town
April 08, 2021  |  Regulation

As of Wednesday (April 7) the U.K. has created a new Big Tech regulator for firms like Google and Facebook with the purported goal of...

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