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Struggling Planet Fitness Adds El Pollo Loco CEO And 7-Eleven COO To Its Board 
Struggling Planet Fitness Adds El Pollo Loco CEO And 7-Eleven COO To Its Board 
January 22, 2021  |  Retail

Planet Fitness has expanded its board with two new members from outside of the fitness industry, adding 7-Eleven’s chief operating officer and the CEO of...

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Whole Paycheck: Amazon Makes Nice With Joe Biden But Sues The EU; Walmart Pushes Deeper Into Financial Services 
Whole Paycheck: Amazon Makes Nice With Joe Biden But Sues The EU; Walmart Pushes Deeper...
January 22, 2021  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

The race for the consumers’ whole paycheck continued this week between Amazon and Walmart, with Amazon pushing back against Italian antitrust regulators even as the...

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The Emergence Of Rebooted Brands, Curbside Pickup And Marketplaces
The Emergence Of Rebooted Brands, Curbside Pickup And Marketplaces
January 22, 2021  |  Today In Data

Many well-known retail chains have collapsed pre-pandemic and during the pandemic, but some legendary retail brands, such as Barneys New York and Pier 1, are coming back to life in...

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Smart Retailers Don’t Bring Consumers To Stores, But Bring Stores To Consumers
Smart Retailers Don’t Bring Consumers To Stores, But Bring Stores To Consumers
January 22, 2021  |  Retail

Retail is set to change as never before as COVID-19 fades, but the digital shift will only continue — and even expand. Karen Webster says...

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Kount: Doing What It Takes To Protect Partners And Customers From Digital Fraud
Kount: Doing What It Takes To Protect Partners And Customers From Digital Fraud
January 22, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Brad Wiskirchen, CEO of Kount, dives into the pandemic’s effect on payments, eCommerce and fraud prevention, and the importance of businesses to address account protection...

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Amazon To Open COVID-19 Inoculation Location In Washington State
Amazon To Open COVID-19 Inoculation Location In Washington State
January 22, 2021  |  Retail

In a bid to vaccine thousands of individuals, Amazon will bring a “pop-up” inoculation location to Seattle during the weekend, the New York Post reported....

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Imperfect Foods Gets $95 Million Series D Commitment
Imperfect Foods Gets $95 Million Series D Commitment
January 22, 2021  |  Retail

Sustainable grocery delivery company Imperfect Foods said it has landed a $95 million Series D investment commitment. Insight Partners and Norwest Venture Partners will head...

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J.P. Morgan: Rapid Digitization And A New Focus On ESG Considerations
J.P. Morgan: Rapid Digitization And A New Focus On ESG Considerations
January 22, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

“Digital solutions simply had to be up and running swiftly in order to enable clients to continue to do business at a crucial point, and...

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Debit Issuers Turning The Tech Tables On Fraudsters
Debit Issuers Turning The Tech Tables On Fraudsters
January 22, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

That the pandemic has been a fraudster’s playground is not in doubt. Were it not for a flurry of digital transformation all through 2020 the...

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