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Petco’s IPO, New Name Highlights Surging Pet Commerce Category

Petco’s IPO, New Name Highlights Surging Pet Commerce Category
Petco’s IPO, New Name Highlights Surging Pet Commerce Category
January 14, 2021  |  Retail

With “renewed clarity” and “reignited vision,” shares of Petco began trading on Thursday (Jan. 14) after the owner of 1,500 pet stores completed its third...

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Google Cloud, Nokia Join Forces On Cloud-Native 5G Products
Google Cloud, Nokia Join Forces On Cloud-Native 5G Products
January 14, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Google Cloud and Finland’s Nokia are teaming up to develop cloud-native 5G solutions for communications service providers and enterprise customers, the companies announced in a...

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Today In B2B: Citi Names New TTS Head; Rho Adds AP To Business Banking
Today In B2B: Citi Names New TTS Head; Rho Adds AP To Business Banking
January 14, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Citi announces its news Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) head, while Rho lands new funding and adds accounts payable to its...

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PayPal Ups Game, Buys Rest Of Payments Platform GoPay In China
PayPal Ups Game, Buys Rest Of Payments Platform GoPay In China
January 14, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal has become the first foreign company to own 100 percent of a payments platform in China as the financial technology company gobbled up the...

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Google India Boots Loan Apps Breaking Safety Policies
Google India Boots Loan Apps Breaking Safety Policies
January 14, 2021  |  Google

After reviewing numerous complaints, Google India said it will remove any apps relating to personal lending that are found to be in violation of its...

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New Health Coalition Pushes For Digital COVID Vaccination Records
New Health Coalition Pushes For Digital COVID Vaccination Records
January 14, 2021  |  Healthcare

A coalition of organizations in the health and technology industries has kicked off a campaign to allow individuals to easily access their COVID-19 vaccination records...

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Why Target Crushed Holiday Sales While Nordstrom And Urban Outfitters Flopped 
Why Target Crushed Holiday Sales While Nordstrom And Urban Outfitters Flopped 
January 14, 2021  |  Retail

The 2020 holiday shopping season is shaping up to be a tale of two kinds of retailers. While Target crushed eCommerce and even reported decent...

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Emerging Developments In Malls, Logistics And Digital Commerce
Emerging Developments In Malls, Logistics And Digital Commerce
January 14, 2021  |  Today In Data

Some closed or struggling shopping malls are being reinvented as headquarters or campuses for companies. In pandemic commerce, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that have embraced the digital...

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Nike Sues More Than 1,000 Websites And Other Parties Over Alleged Counterfeiting 
Nike Sues More Than 1,000 Websites And Other Parties Over Alleged Counterfeiting 
January 14, 2021  |  Retail

Nike is suing 589 websites, the owners of 676 social media accounts and more than 100 unidentified companies and individuals for allegedly selling counterfeit versions...

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