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Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?

Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?
Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

A startup with a plan to take on Amazon in the world of digital book sales might at first seem, well, a little crazy. Books were...

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Beauty And The Street: Sephora Bets Heavy On Non-Mall Locations
Beauty And The Street: Sephora Bets Heavy On Non-Mall Locations
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

If brick-and-mortar retail is struggling, Sephora didn’t get that email. But that email about malls? Received and duly noted. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Spotify Dominates Apple, Amazon With 124M Premium Subscribers
Spotify Dominates Apple, Amazon With 124M Premium Subscribers
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

As Spotify took on Amazon and Apple by launching promotions, the music streaming company registered a higher-than-expected 29 percent jump in premium subscribers in Q4...

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Corporate Cards Extend Influence Beyond The Payment
Corporate Cards Extend Influence Beyond The Payment
February 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Commercial card technology can ease multiple pain points in B2B payments. But as today’s industry players reveal, the commercial card opportunity is often biggest in...

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US Economy Could Lose $10B To Chinese Travel Ban 
US Economy Could Lose $10B To Chinese Travel Ban 
February 05, 2020  |  Economy

China’s outbreak of the coronavirus has triggered travel bans that could end up costing the U.S. economy $10.3 billion in lost tourism dollars. Get the Full...

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Former BoF Gov: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away
Former BoF Gov: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away
February 05, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The former Bank of France (BoF) governor Christian Noyer said that a centralized, global eCurrency is still at least a decade away. Get the Full...

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CyberSource: Helping Merchants Prepare For eCommerce ‘Mini Peaks’
CyberSource: Helping Merchants Prepare For eCommerce ‘Mini Peaks’
February 05, 2020  |  eCommerce

In retail, peak seasons can be as reliable as clockwork, dependable as — and even dictated by — spring, summer, fall and winter. Get the...

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In Search Of Consumer Spending’s New Normal
In Search Of Consumer Spending’s New Normal
February 05, 2020  |  Payment Methods

If pre-season estimates were correct, this holiday season was worth $1 trillion in the United States alone. And even if it doesn’t quite make it over...

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AP Automation’s Role In Paying The Gig Economy
AP Automation’s Role In Paying The Gig Economy
February 05, 2020  |  Gig Economy

The rise of the gig economy is inexorable. By some estimates, within this decade, about half of the U.S. workforce will be made up of...

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