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Alibaba Founder: Singles’ Day Sales Fell Short

Alibaba Founder: Singles’ Day Sales Fell Short
Alibaba Founder: Singles’ Day Sales Fell Short
November 13, 2019  |  eCommerce

Jack Ma, one of the founders of Alibaba Group Holding, said Singles Day, which is China’s version of Cyber Monday, missed sales projections, according to...

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New Clearbanc Program Protects Online Merchants’ Inventory
New Clearbanc Program Protects Online Merchants’ Inventory
November 13, 2019  |  eCommerce

Clearbanc is launching an Inventory Protection Program to support eCommerce companies affected by the U.S.-China trade negotiations ahead of the holiday shopping rush, the company...

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Overcoming Voice’s Discovery Problem
Overcoming Voice’s Discovery Problem
November 13, 2019  |  Ecosystems

There is no shortage of skills for users to choose from when talking to their voice assistants. Amazon ended 2018 with around 60 thousand skills...

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Alibaba Files For Secondary $13.4B Listing In Hong Kong
Alibaba Files For Secondary $13.4B Listing In Hong Kong
November 13, 2019  |  Investments

China’s Alibaba Group has unveiled a secondary listing plan in Hong Kong dubbed “Project Tangerine” in an effort to raise about $13 billion, The Wall...

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JPMorgan Links With Boost For Commercial Card Acceptance
JPMorgan Links With Boost For Commercial Card Acceptance
November 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

New York-headquartered Boost Payment Solutions is collaborating with J.P. Morgan’s Single-Use Card Accounts (SUA) to offer automated commercial card payments, Boost said in a press...

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Uniqlo’s Quiet Retail Robot Revolution
Uniqlo’s Quiet Retail Robot Revolution
November 13, 2019  |  Retail

In the life of any brand, a pivot – or even a series of pivots – is normal. Times change, tastes expand and brands that...

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The Generation Gap In Holiday Shopping
The Generation Gap In Holiday Shopping
November 13, 2019  |  Retail

The great holiday shopping rush is upon us and the annual spending extravaganza is underway as retailers do anything and everything within their power to...

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Monetizing An Increasingly Connected World
Monetizing An Increasingly Connected World
November 13, 2019  |  Today In Data

The universe of smart devices and connected things is undeniably growing by the day – name a common household item and there is probably a...

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Retail Seeks More Loyalty From Sustainability-Minded Shoppers
Retail Seeks More Loyalty From Sustainability-Minded Shoppers
November 13, 2019  |  Retail

Sustainable notions of commerce are moving ever more to the forefront of retail, and judging by shifting consumer trends — especially the preferences of younger...

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