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Eurazeo Taps Citi, Evercore To Unload Planet Payments Unit

Eurazeo Taps Citi, Evercore To Unload Planet Payments Unit
Eurazeo Taps Citi, Evercore To Unload Planet Payments Unit
January 22, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

French buyout fund Eurazeo has enlisted the help of Citigroup and Evercore to sell its payments enterprise Planet, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Jan. 22), citing three...

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Building The Beard Trend Into A Successful eCommerce Portal 
Building The Beard Trend Into A Successful eCommerce Portal 
January 22, 2020  |  Retail

After several decades out of favor, with the dawning of the 21st century and especially in the 2010s, beards began to make a big comeback....

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How The DTC Model Is Gaining An Edge In Commerce
How The DTC Model Is Gaining An Edge In Commerce
January 22, 2020  |  Retail

Don’t call it a makeover, not yet. But direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail is undergoing some significant changes, which could help strengthen DTC activities for years to...

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Delivering Caffeinated Innovation Through eCommerce
Delivering Caffeinated Innovation Through eCommerce
January 22, 2020  |  Retail

To help power through the workday, many consumers need a morning cup of coffee—or two, or three. But they often don’t a moment to brew...

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Innovative Sales Models And Technologies In Retail
Innovative Sales Models And Technologies In Retail
January 22, 2020  |  Today In Data

Consumers pay a significant amount of money for beauty products, with much of the prices set by middlemen. Function of Beauty, however, aims to create a...

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Apple’s Budget-Friendly iPhone To Start Production Next Month
Apple’s Budget-Friendly iPhone To Start Production Next Month
January 22, 2020  |  Retail

As the company seeks to fill a broader portion of the worldwide smartphone market before its 5G phones later in 2020, Apple Inc. suppliers reportedly...

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Supreme Court Won’t Review Facebook’s Privacy Violation Case
Supreme Court Won’t Review Facebook’s Privacy Violation Case
January 22, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

In a blow to Facebook, the Supreme Court won’t decide whether or not people can sue the social media giant for using facial recognition technology...

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GM Cruise Introduces Origin Self-Driving Vehicle
GM Cruise Introduces Origin Self-Driving Vehicle
January 22, 2020  |  Retail

After delaying the rollout of a public self-driving vehicle service six months ago, Cruise, a majority-owned General Motors subsidiary, introduced its first vehicle designed to...

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