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Opportunities And Challenges In Commerce During COVID 

Opportunities And Challenges In Commerce During COVID 
Opportunities And Challenges In Commerce During COVID 
December 10, 2020  |  Today In Data

The Department of Health and Human Services has reportedly signed on many supermarket and pharmacy chains to provide coronavirus vaccines once the inoculations get the green light....

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Academy Sports And Outdoors Reports 16.5 Pct Rise In Comp Sales
Academy Sports And Outdoors Reports 16.5 Pct Rise In Comp Sales
December 10, 2020  |  Retail

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. reported on Thursday (Dec. 10) that comparable sales for Q3 2020 rose 16.5 percent over Q3 2019, according to a...

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Airbnb, DoorDash And The Appeal Of The ‘Platform’ IPO
Airbnb, DoorDash And The Appeal Of The ‘Platform’ IPO
December 10, 2020  |  IPO

Platform companies are all the rage on Wall Street. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Device-Happy Commuting Mobile Consumers Crave Connections
Device-Happy Commuting Mobile Consumers Crave Connections
December 10, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

Mobility relies on connections. The less one gets around while transacting, the lesser the need for a multitude of apps and devices supporting “anywhere commerce.”...

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Ascena Receives Court Approval To Sell Ann Taylor Brand, Other Labels
Ascena Receives Court Approval To Sell Ann Taylor Brand, Other Labels
December 10, 2020  |  Retail

Ascena Retail Group Inc. has received the green light to sell the Lou & Grey, Loft, Lane Bryant and Ann Taylor labels to Sycamore Partners in a...

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Virtual Payments Align Well With Virtual Workforces
Virtual Payments Align Well With Virtual Workforces
December 10, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

To put it crisply, “the traditional office is disappearing as more staff work from home, and businesses must roll out advanced digital payments technologies and...

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Instagram Introduces Its New Reels Shopping Feature, A TikTok Competitor
Instagram Introduces Its New Reels Shopping Feature, A TikTok Competitor
December 10, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Instagram is on a roll — with new features that include its introduction of shopping to IGTV, its standalone video for Android and iOS smartphones....

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U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rise To 853,000 Along With Increasing COVID-19 Cases
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rise To 853,000 Along With Increasing COVID-19 Cases
December 10, 2020  |  Economy

An increasing number of Americans were forced out of work as new coronavirus cases reached record-breaking levels. New jobless claims surged 137,000 over last week’s...

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Global Shopping Index Finds Australian Merchants Ahead Of Payments Pack
Global Shopping Index Finds Australian Merchants Ahead Of Payments Pack
December 10, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Australia is both incubator and test market for captivating new payments experiences, namely in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space. The country also provides...

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