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2.9KToday In DataToday In Data: The Future Of Faster Payments
Financial Innovation Now (FIN) submitted a public letter in December, contending that the Fed was best-positioned to operate a ubiquitous, interoperable real-time payments network. Innovation,...
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2.7KRetailMilo On Growing An eCommerce Cookware Niche
Sometimes when entrepreneurs work on one idea, they end up finding the genesis for another concept. Milo Co-founder Kayden Horwitz, for instance,...
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5.4KRetailAdidas Partners With Findmine On AI Shopping Experience
Adidas is partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) platform provider Findmine to offer complete product recommendations on the retailer’s site. Chain Store Age...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsStreamlining The B2B Side Of Retail With Data
There is a chain reaction set off when a consumer makes a seemingly simple purchase online. While the shopper will click “buy,”...
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3.5KDeliveryOn-Demand Delivery Service Munchery Ceases Operations
Munchery, the on-demand delivery startup that raised $125 million in venture funding, has shut down the service effective immediately. Reports citing an email...
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3.1KDeliveryStarbucks To Add Delivery In Six More Cities Via Uber Eats
Starbucks is adding more cities to its delivery network via a partnership with Uber Eats. According to a report in USA Today, Starbucks...
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5.5KMerchant InnovationCan Smart Carts Make Grocery Stores Smarter?
The shopping cart has been a part of the grocery store checkout experience for nearly 152 years. It’s first use is attributed...
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3.7KAmazon ProfileDTC Brands Tell Amazon Thanks, But No Thanks
Amazon has been heavily courting some direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands – inviting them to its headquarters, paying for dinner and letting them fill...
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2.7KSMBsConsumer Spending, SMB Optimism On The Decline
Small business owner optimism is slipping, according to a report from the AP, and economists are predicting a slowdown in economic spending...
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4.3KRetaileCommerce Brands Find A Home At The Mall
Digitally-native brands are testing the brick-and-mortar retail waters, and, now, new malls are set to have entire spaces designed around them: Hudson...
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2.7KRetailBrandless Turns To Subscriptions To Make Service Stickier
With simple packaging that is nondescript by design and an ethos that values simplicity and quality above all, Brandless has made quite...
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2.4KRetailHow Ticket-Buying Platforms Optimize Mobile Checkout
To help event organizers distribute tickets, online platforms are creating environments that efficiently work for buyers and sellers. “Our focus is all...
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2.0KToday In DataToday In Data: The Seen And Unseen Advantages Of The Digital World
The world of financial services is no longer going digital – it’s gone digital, a fact confirmed by the recent spree of...
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4.2KRetailBank Of America, Citi Back Lampert To Save Sears
ESL Investments has found backing for its $5.2 billion bid to save Sears Holdings Corp. Last week, Eddie Lampert won a bankruptcy court...
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3.8KRetailWhy The Sweet Smell Of Tech Success Can Be Rife With Failure
In 1946, a few weeks before Christmas, Frank Capra’s Christmastime classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” was released in theaters. It was mostly...
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4.7KRetailThe Payments And Commerce Game Of The Super Bowl
For certain sports fans, it’s one of best times of the year, a weeks-long period of anticipation, anxiety and hope. That’s because...
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3.8KAmazon ProfileReliance To Battle Amazon And Flipkart For India eCommerce
Indian company Reliance Industries plans to open an eCommerce site geared toward small retailers, one that would rival Amazon and Flipkart, Financial...
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2.8KAmazon CommerceAmazon SMB Sellers Topping $1M In Sales Grow By 20 Pct In 2018
Amazon Stores, a program that lets Amazon sellers curate pages for their brands and products, has helped more than 50,000 small and...
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2.6KSubscriptionsCA Auto Dealers Want To Put Brakes On Volvo Subscriptions
In an effort to halt Volvo from offering cars to consumers through subscriptions, the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) filed a...
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3.1KToday In DataToday In Data: Big Shifts, Long Holdouts And The March Of Progress
The big news of the week, of course, is the announcement that Fiserv will be buying First Data Corp. in an all-stock...
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1.9KRetailRetail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250 Stores
Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another...
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4.3KAmazon ProfileHow Kroger Is Taking On Amazon With Smart Shelves
Kroger’s smart shelving pilot is in its very early phases. The massive grocery conglomerate, which is the parent firm behind some 2,780...
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3.8KRetailFollowing Second Bankruptcy, Gymboree Plans To Close
Amid less expensive destinations for kids’ online clothing and declining traffic in malls, Gymboree Group Inc. plans to close following its second bankruptcy....
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2.9KRetailRent The Runway Launches New Designer Line
Rent the Runway has launched a set of exclusive new clothing lines created by designers Derek Lam, Prabal Gurung and Jason Wu....
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3.2KDeliveryWalmart Expands eCommerce Grocery Delivery Partners
Walmart has announced it is adding four delivery companies to its team to help expand its online grocery delivery option. Delivery companies...
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3.9KEarningsNetflix Paid Subscriptions Jump 33 Pct In 2018
Netflix, which recently announced its largest price increase in more than a decade, said Thursday (Jan. 17) that it added 8.8 million...
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7.2KArtificial IntelligenceWarehouse Robots Pave The Way For More AI Logistics
Robots have taken their place inside eCommerce and other commerce-related warehouses, and will in the coming years take even larger roles in...
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3.9KPayment MethodsApple Pay Lets Users Down Under Pay Merchants From Their Bank Account
Apple Pay, in a move that will let users in Australia skip credit card fees at places that support EFTPOS (electronic funds...
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3.2KRetailMobile Checkout, Resetting Store Experiences And Fairway Market’s Fight To Stay Relevant In NYC
While innovative grocery has been in the news heavily over the last several years — with seemingly every name in the game...
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3.7KRetailHow Shopgoodwill.com Authenticates Luxury Goods With AI Tech
Traditional eCommerce and brick-and-mortar merchants aren’t the only organizations that market luxury goods like handbags. ShopGoodwill.com, an eCommerce auction platform that was created...
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2.5KToday In DataToday In Data: New Solutions For Old Problems
Some problems are as old as time itself: managing cash flow as an SMB or consumer, or finding better ways to fight...
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2.8KRetailWhy L’Occitane Bought Elemis
Earlier this week, Hong Kong-listed luxury cosmetics firm L’Occitane International SA announced its intended $900 million acquisition of British beauty and skincare brand Elemis....
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3.0KRetailSignet Jewelers To Pay $11M After Creating Fake Accounts
According to a settlement that was signed with a wholly owned subsidiary, Signet Jewelers Ltd. is to pay federal and state regulators penalties of...
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3.8KRetailWhole Foods Ditches 365 Expansion
Whole Foods Market is giving up on its plan to expand its 365 stores. CEO John Mackey told employees that the company...
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3.4KAppleInsurers Consider Bringing Apple Watches To Seniors
In an effort to help consumers over the age of 65 to use the Apple Watch as a health tracker, Apple has...
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3.6KRetailCan North’s Focals Succeed Where Google Glass Failed?
For many in tech Google Glass is a cautionary tale about the dangers of hype. When it arrived in 2013, there were...
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3.1KRetailBebe Launches Revamped Online Store, Loyalty Program
Bebe, eCommerce, online store, loyalty program, clubbebe, website, online shopping, women’s fashion, women’s clothing, retail, news The retailer bebe has launched a...
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2.9KRetailWith Nod To Retail’s Golden Age, Department Stores Reach Back To Restaurants
Luxury department stores are borrowing from the past to bring customers into their stores in the digital age. That is, retailers are...
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2.3KToday In DataToday In Data: Innovating Out Of A Challenge
There is no shortage of challenges in the world. Some are massive – like the ever-growing cost of medical care in the...
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2.9KRetailEddie Lampert Wins Sears Bankruptcy Auction
In a development that is said to prevent Sears Holdings Corp. from closing all of its locations, Edward Lampert has reportedly won...
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3.2KRetailPayless Hires Adviser To Help Figure Out Its Next Move
Payless has hired an adviser to help it avoid a second bankruptcy less than 18 months after emerging from its first Chapter...
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2.9KRetailIndochino Eyes Expansion In 2019
Indochino, the digitally-native made-to-measure menswear brand, has plans to expand in 2019. The company will open up 20 new locations in North...
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2.7KRetailSaks Opens Parisian Restaurant In NYC Store
Saks Fifth Avenue has opened up a new restaurant as part of a $250 million project to boost business in its landmark...
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4.6KRetailBlue Apron Shares Rise 28 Pct As It Reveals It Will Turn A Profit This Year
Blue Apron saw its shares jump 28 percent on Tuesday (Jan. 15) after the company revealed that it could become profitable this...
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3.1KRetailChairish CEO: What High-End Furniture eTail Can Learn From Designer Clothing’s eFoibles
Chairish Inc., the San Francisco-based parent company of high-end vintage furniture site Chairish and interior designer-focused online marketplace DECASO, today (Jan. 16) added a new brand...
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5.5KMatchmakersWith This Ring, I Thee Pay — Buy, And Authenticate
Human wrists deserve a break when it comes to payments, commerce and even authentication, right? To put it another way: Is there...
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3.3KeCommerceFresh Holiday eCommerce Data: Another Nail In Physical Retail’s Coffin?
Online retail and mobile commerce had their shining moments over the 2018 holiday shopping season — the latest evidence of that comes from...
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2.5KAppleApple Replaced 11M iPhone Batteries; May Have Lost Billions In Sales
Apple’s discounted battery replacement program may have affected the company’s bottom line in the billions, according to reports. After Apple admitted that...
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2.2KHealthcareWalmart Ditches CVS As Pharmacy Partner
CVS Health, the drugstore chain operator, announced Tuesday (Jan. 15) that Walmart has chosen to leave the CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management...
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2.4KToday In DataToday In Data: The Global Digital Commerce Reset
With the new year now up and running, it’s becoming obvious that a few big sea changes are underway. Physical retail, as...
