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The Need To Adapt To Ride Out The Storm

The Need To Adapt To Ride Out The Storm
The Need To Adapt To Ride Out The Storm
April 29, 2020  |  Coronavirus

“If payment execution itself is manual, firms can expect disruption. If third parties use manual labor to execute payments, there will be disruption,” Tipalti CEO...

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Simon Properties To Reopen High-Profile Malls
Simon Properties To Reopen High-Profile Malls
April 29, 2020  |  Retail

Will shoppers return to the mall? That question is about to be answered as the country’s largest mall owner and developer is ready to reopen...

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Reopening Faces Its Next Challenge: Retail Marketing
Reopening Faces Its Next Challenge: Retail Marketing
April 29, 2020  |  Retail

There’s no podcast, textbook or self-help guru that has a playbook on marketing a retail business after a pandemic. But while reopening is the order...

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Retail’s Philanthropic And Creative Marketing Efforts Amid COVID-19
Retail’s Philanthropic And Creative Marketing Efforts Amid COVID-19
April 29, 2020  |  Today In Data

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are engaging in philanthropic activism to offer help amid the coronavirus crisis. DHVANI, in one case, aims to provide a free mask to Americans to help...

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Santander Seals $453M Deal For UK-Based FinTech Ebury
Santander Seals $453M Deal For UK-Based FinTech Ebury
April 29, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Banco Santander has officially acquired a 50.1 percent stake in Ebury, a payments platform that has been growing at a brisk pace, for $453 million...

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Amazon Pay Later Offers India Users Zero-Interest Credit
Amazon Pay Later Offers India Users Zero-Interest Credit
April 29, 2020  |  Amazon Payments

Amazon Pay has introduced a new credit service in India called Amazon Pay Later that offers merchandise repayment extending as long as 12 months. The...

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Blue Apron Sees Higher Demand Because Of The Coronavirus
Blue Apron Sees Higher Demand Because Of The Coronavirus
April 29, 2020  |  Retail

Amid reaccelerated marketing efforts, Blue Apron saw net revenue rise 8 percent and customers increase 7 percent sequentially from Q4 2019. The meal kit company reported...

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Alternative Credit Apps Ranked For April
Alternative Credit Apps Ranked For April
April 29, 2020  |  Alternative Credit

Alternative credit is as hot as it gets, with various players raising astronomical sums from investors and opening up vast new markets. In the latest...

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Retailers Seek Pandemic Relief Measures In Their Leases
Retailers Seek Pandemic Relief Measures In Their Leases
April 29, 2020  |  Retail

To include pandemic escape clauses and further mitigation, certain retail renters are seeking to recast their leases. Many retail leases restrict the occupant from seeking...

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