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UK Gov’t Now Accepts Apple Pay For Some Services
UK Gov’t Now Accepts Apple Pay For Some Services
May 06, 2019  |  Apple Pay

The U.K. government has now started accepting Apple Pay for certain online payment services. 9to5Mac reported that the government’s website is now accepting Apple Pay...

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Apple Expected To Invest $500M+ In Video Games
Apple Expected To Invest $500M+ In Video Games
April 14, 2019  |  Apple

Apple, aiming to move beyond the iPhone to drive sales, is reportedly spending millions of dollars to acquire new video games to be part of...

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Apple Music Subscriptions Surpass Spotify In US
Apple Music Subscriptions Surpass Spotify In US
April 08, 2019  |  Apple

Apple Music has overtaken Spotify in the number of paid subscribers it has in the United States, according to reports. Apple Music had 28 million...

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Lyft Lifts Driver Loyalty With Free Debit Cards, Bank Accounts
Lyft Lifts Driver Loyalty With Free Debit Cards, Bank Accounts
March 26, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing company Lyft will offer a slew of perks to its drivers in an effort to encourage them to be more loyal and stop switching...

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Apple’s New Services, Products Prompt Shares Upgrade
Apple’s New Services, Products Prompt Shares Upgrade
March 21, 2019  |  Apple

Apple shares got a boost on Thursday (March 21) after Wall Street investment firm Needham raised its rating from “buy” to “strong buy.” According to...

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Apple Overhauls Leadership Ranks
Apple Overhauls Leadership Ranks
February 18, 2019  |  Apple

In an attempt to lower its reliance on the iPhone, Apple is overhauling its leadership ranks and changing its priorities so that it is focused...

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Can Healthcare Services Revitalize Retail For CVS?
Can Healthcare Services Revitalize Retail For CVS?
February 15, 2019  |  Retail

CVS retail business, separate from its pharmacy operations, has had a difficult few years. Same-store sales have been falling, particularly as some staples that were once...

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Ikea Uses TaskRabbit Acquisition To Gain Retail Edge
Ikea Uses TaskRabbit Acquisition To Gain Retail Edge
February 11, 2019  |  Retail

Retail furniture giant Ikea’s recent acquisition of handyman site TaskRabbit shows that it’s aware of competition from other online-only furniture retailers, and their push of...

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Online Marketplaces Catching Up To Offline World
Online Marketplaces Catching Up To Offline World
July 31, 2017  |  Retail

If a marketplace can work for aggregating goods from disparate providers, why not for services, too? After all, service industries make up more than three-quarters...

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