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Paytm Poised To Raise $2B To Counter Rivals

Paytm Poised To Raise $2B To Counter Rivals
Paytm Poised To Raise $2B To Counter Rivals
October 14, 2019  |  Investments

India payment service Paytm has almost closed a deal to get $2 billion in a new financing round in preparation for competition with a slew...

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Bankrupt Barneys Gets Nearly $270M Offer From Saks, Authentic Brands
Bankrupt Barneys Gets Nearly $270M Offer From Saks, Authentic Brands
October 14, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As Barneys New York wades through bankruptcy, Saks Fifth Avenue and Authentic Brands have partnered to bid almost $270 million to buy the luxury specialty...

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How Crowds Can Drive Digital Economy’s Success
How Crowds Can Drive Digital Economy’s Success
October 14, 2019  |  Innovation

As the digital economy grows,  you can bet that crowdsourcing will become an even bigger part of innovation and disruption, along with hiring and investment...

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Booking Holdings Is Latest Backer To Bail On Libra
Booking Holdings Is Latest Backer To Bail On Libra
October 14, 2019  |  Facebook

Online travel firm Booking Holdings is the latest Libra Association member to jump ship on the cryptocurrency project proposed by Facebook, Bloomberg reported on Monday...

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Treasury Secretary: Libra Isn’t Ready For Release
Treasury Secretary: Libra Isn’t Ready For Release
October 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Following the news that several more companies had left Facebook’s Libra project, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, said on Monday (Oct. 14) that...

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Amid China’s Slowdown, Consumers Root For The Home Team (Of Retailers)
Amid China’s Slowdown, Consumers Root For The Home Team (Of Retailers)
October 14, 2019  |  International

In retail and in eCommerce, to make inroads into a new market is challenging … especially if consumers root for the home team. Get the...

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Fixing Fresh-Cut Flowers With A New Supply Chain
Fixing Fresh-Cut Flowers With A New Supply Chain
October 14, 2019  |  Retail

In what is one of retail’s more amusing ironies, the floral industry is not particularly green. The products are, of course, but the industry itself...

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WeWork Accelerates Expansion Of New Locations
WeWork Accelerates Expansion Of New Locations
October 14, 2019  |  Retail

In a move that has likely accelerated the speed at which WeWork is burning through cash, the company has opened nearly as many locations in the past...

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For Retail, High Growth In High-Tech?
For Retail, High Growth In High-Tech?
October 14, 2019  |  Today In Data

Ahead of the holiday season, gadgets of all types are gaining traction in consumer spend. As estimated recently by IDC, consumer spending this year on...

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