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Germany’s Delivery Hero Introduces Its Own Venture Capital Fund
Germany’s Delivery Hero Introduces Its Own Venture Capital Fund
January 12, 2021  |  Startups

German food delivery platform Delivery Hero is launching its own early-stage venture capital (VC) firm — DX Ventures — that will be managed independently to...

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Mobile Wallet Provider Mynt Pulls In $175 Million In Funding
Mobile Wallet Provider Mynt Pulls In $175 Million In Funding
January 12, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, the FinTech arm of Globe Telecom and the operator of the mobile wallet GCash, has landed $175 million in...

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Walmart Eyes FinTech Expansion With Ribbit Capital Partnership
Walmart Eyes FinTech Expansion With Ribbit Capital Partnership
January 12, 2021  |  Retail

For Walmart, FinTechs are in sight — but where to from here? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)
‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)
January 12, 2021  |  Retail

Organized crime rings are taking advantage of the pandemic, looser police enforcement and a softening in anti-shoplifting laws to swipe tons of merchandise from retail...

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Salesforce Unveils Loyalty Management Platform For Businesses As Online Sales Boom 
Salesforce Unveils Loyalty Management Platform For Businesses As Online Sales Boom 
January 12, 2021  |  Retail

Salesforce is rolling out a new product to let B2C and B2B companies easily add loyalty programs at a time when the company says online...

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Opportunities And Hurdles In The Evolution Of Retail 
Opportunities And Hurdles In The Evolution Of Retail 
January 12, 2021  |  Today In Data

Outstanding Foods is developing non-meat equivalents of bacon seasoning, pork rinds and other piggy products for the direct-to-consumer (D2C) and retail markets. In subscriptions, Amazon Prime and Walmart+ saw declines in U.S....

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Zing Bars Grows D2C Channel For Healthy Snacks Amid Pandemic 
Zing Bars Grows D2C Channel For Healthy Snacks Amid Pandemic 
January 12, 2021  |  Retail

Nutritionist-turned-entrepreneur David Ingalls says that what makes his Zing Bars stand out from the healthy-snacks crowd is that competing products either taste good or boast...

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Albertsons Reports 225 Pct Digital Sales Growth
Albertsons Reports 225 Pct Digital Sales Growth
January 12, 2021  |  Retail

Albertsons Companies, Inc. reported digital sales growth of 225 percent and identical sales growth of 12.3 percent as part of its Q3 fiscal 2020 results,...

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White House: New Vaccine Guidelines To Expand To Seniors 65+
White House: New Vaccine Guidelines To Expand To Seniors 65+
January 12, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The Trump administration is expected to provide new COVID-19 vaccination guidelines that will include extending vaccine eligibility to anyone 65 years of age and older,...

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