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Q-Commerce Startups Soar With Focus On Speedy Delivery

Q-Commerce Startups Soar With Focus On Speedy Delivery
Q-Commerce Startups Soar With Focus On Speedy Delivery
April 02, 2021  |  Delivery

It doesn’t take too much time browsing the comments on Amazon’s help page under the search phrase, “Why is my order taking so long to...

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Restaurant Roundup: Eateries Double Down On Contact-Free Technologies
Restaurant Roundup: Eateries Double Down On Contact-Free Technologies
April 02, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

As the vaccine rollout progresses across the country, and states begin to loosen their anti-COVID restrictions, advisedly or otherwise, restaurants are beginning to get a...

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Amazon FBA Buyer Thrasio Raises Additional $100 Million
Amazon FBA Buyer Thrasio Raises Additional $100 Million
April 02, 2021  |  Investments

Thrasio, a startup that acquires Amazon FBA brands, closed a Series C funding round with another $100 million investment, bringing its total fundraising to date...

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Payments Power Healthcare’s Much-Needed Evolution
Payments Power Healthcare’s Much-Needed Evolution
April 02, 2021  |  Healthcare

Consumers know how to shop: Pick the product, check the price, put it in the cart (virtual or physical), head to checkout and pay. But...

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Today In Payments: Coinbase Sets Date For IPO; Michaels Teams With Instacart To Trial Same-Day Delivery
Today In Payments: Coinbase Sets Date For IPO; Michaels Teams With Instacart To Trial Same-Day...
April 02, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Coinbase plans to begin trading on April 14, crypto firms raised more in the first quarter of 2021 than all of...

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Bitcoin Fever May Be Stoking Interest In CBDCs
Bitcoin Fever May Be Stoking Interest In CBDCs
April 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

It seems a rising bitcoin tide lifts all digital currency boats. As CNBC reported Friday morning (April 2) as bitcoin prices gain ground — and are...

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Future Innovations In Retail And Banking
Future Innovations In Retail And Banking
April 02, 2021  |  Today In Data

Used car dealership chain CarMax plans to return its capital investment to pre-pandemic levels with plans to open more stores, expand its digital efforts and...

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UK’s Revolution Beauty Seeks ‘Next New Face’ Via TikTok Social Commerce Competition
UK’s Revolution Beauty Seeks ‘Next New Face’ Via TikTok Social Commerce Competition
April 02, 2021  |  Retail

Fast-growing British cosmetics firm Revolution Beauty has kicked off a month-long global social commerce search for its next new makeup artist and model via a...

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Sewing Retailer Joann Goes Seamless With Nearly 200 Pct Jump In Omnichannel Sales
Sewing Retailer Joann Goes Seamless With Nearly 200 Pct Jump In Omnichannel Sales
April 02, 2021  |  Retail

Just three weeks after its initial public offering (IPO), sewing and arts and crafts retailer Joann said its same-store sales rose 21 percent for the...

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