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RetailGrocery Round-Up: SNAP’s Delivery Expansion, Amazon’s No Charge Pick-ups And...
Another busy week in the rapidly digitizing world of grocery with a focus this week on...
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Digital PaymentsInstacart Enables EBT SNAP Payments For ALDI
Instacart has teamed with ALDI to debut EBT SNAP payments for same-day eCommerce supermarket...
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Digital PaymentsGrowing Number Of States Allow SNAP Recipients To Shop Online
Utah has joined a growing number of states that have given the green light...
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EarningsSnapchat User Growth Slows In Q2
Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, has announced its second-quarter financial results, including...
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eCommerceSnapchat Debuts New Developer Tools Including eCommerce
Snap has rolled out a large array of new features for popular social media...
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RetailDigital CX: How To Address Subtle Retail Changes
The retail digital customer experience is changing with the digital shift. There is a...
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AmazonUSDA's SNAP Benefits Can Used In 25 States, DC To...
Amazon customers can now use Supplemental Nutrient Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in more states,...
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Payment MethodsPIN-On-Glass, Digital EBT And Grocery’s Tech Enabled Future
Though the issue has captured a lot of attention lately as the demand for...
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NewsGaming Disbursements, Fitness Studios, Georgia's Reopening Top This Week’s News
It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to...
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eCommerceFiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers
Fiserv Inc., a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at...
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eCommerceSNAP Users Shut Out Of The Digital Grocery Aisles
While digital grocery had been a growing area of interest for consumers in a...
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EarningsSnap’s Ads, Users And Earnings Up; Revenue And Stock Down
Despite showing strength in several measures — revenue and Q1 forecasts beat pre-release estimates, Snap...
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Mobile ApplicationsSnap: China's TikTok Could Pass Instagram In Growth
TikTok, with its gamut of quick dance and lip sync videos, could become even...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsSnap Acquires AI Factory Computer Vision Startup for $166M
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has acquired a Ukraine-based company called AI Factory,...
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RetailAmazon Or Walmart? Who Won 2019’s Race For The Consumer’s...
A little more than a year ago, PYMNTS started tracking the race for the...
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InvestmentsPepper Gets $5.6M To Help DTC Firms With Spend Analysis
Los Angeles-based Pepper has raised $5.6 million in seed funding from Upfront Ventures, Lerer...
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InnovationVerizon And Snap Team On 5G To Power AR Development
Verizon has announced that it's partnering with Snap Inc., the company that owns popular...
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ANTITRUSTSnap CEO Addresses Pressure On Big Tech
As politicians and regulators up their pressure on so-called Big Tech in the U.S.,...
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RetailLook At The Pretty Pictures: Behind Visual Commerce’s Rise
Retail involves all senses, but as a new decade approaches, it’s become clear that...
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RegulationSnap Says It Is No Longer Subjected To DOJ Probe
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, said the Department of Justice and the Securities...
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EarningsSnap Doubles Down On Premium Content Amid Q3 Growth
Efforts to rebuild its Android app have paid off for Snapchat operator Snap, according to the company’s...
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FacebookSnap CEO Skeptical Of Facebook Antitrust Probe
For the company’s prospects of competing with Instagram in the short term, Snap CEO...
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InnovationMore Than Pretty Pictures: Visual Commerce’s Rise Boosts Retail
For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people...
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RetailSnap Unveils Third Generation Of Spectacles
With new 3D effects included for Snapchat use, Snap has reportedly introduced its third...
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InvestmentsSnapchat Parent Seeks Profits As It Raises $1B In Debt...
Snap, the money-losing parent company of Snapchat, is issuing $1 billion in convertible debt...
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EarningsSnap Rides Success Of Updated Android App To Q2 Growth
Improvements to its Android offering continued to pay dividends for Snapchat operator Snap in...
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RetailWalmart Expands EBT Grocery Card Acceptance Online
Walmart will now accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to pay for online grocery...
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Social CommerceSnapchat To Release Facebook-Similar Events Feature
Snapchat is reportedly preparing to release a new feature that supports events just like...
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MarketsTeens Help Snap's Stock To Surge
Snap has seen its stock surge more than 180 percent since December — thanks...
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RetailSnap Lets Select Accounts Operate In-App Stores
Snap, the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, is rolling out new tools...
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RetailFoursquare Acquires Placed From Snap
At a time when Foursquare has notched $150 million in fresh funding, the location...
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MobileShopify Partners With Snap On Marketing Integration
Shopify and Snap have formed a partnership that will allow Shopify merchants to buy...
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Walmart Amazon whole paycheckSNAP Recipients In NY Can Now Buy Groceries Online
While the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck between Walmart and Amazon was somewhat...
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RegulationUK Regulator: Stop Pushing Kids Into Apps
The U.K.’s tech regulator, the ICO, wants companies like Facebook and Snap to stop...
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LegalBlackBerry Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Twitter
BlackBerry, the once-maker of the BlackBerry mobile phone, has filed a lawsuit against Twitter...
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eCommerceEx-Snap CSO Rivals Amazon With eCommerce Startup Verishop
A former Snap executive is planning to take on Amazon with the launch of...
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EarningsEarnings March On As GrubHub Stumbles, Snap Has Pep
The data deluge continues, and the earnings roundup this week has some positives —...
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Sizzle/FizzleSizzle/Fizzle: Snap Earnings Sizzle, Bitcoin Fizzles
Sizzle Snap: Shares snap upward, up by 21 percent, in the wake of earnings...
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PersonnelTwo Snap Executives Leaving Over Inappropriate Behavior With A Contractor
Two senior executives recently left Snap, the maker of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, for...
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PersonnelSnap’s CFO The Latest Executive To Leave
Snap, the struggling maker of the disappearing app Snapchat, saw its stock take a...
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InnovationSnap Launches Partner Program To Help Brands Create AR Lenses
Snap, the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, announced Monday (Nov. 19) a...
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IPOSnap Subpoenaed By DOJ, SEC Over IPO Disclosures
Snap, the maker of the disappearing SnapChat app, has been subpoenaed by the U.S....
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EarningsSnap Plans Product Tweaks As Q3 Disappoints Investors
More product improvements — and quick ones at that — seem to be in...
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EarningsSnap’s Cash Could Run Dry By Mid-2019
Snap, the maker of a disappearing messenger app, may have to raise capital by...
- Investments
Snap Shares Fall Following CEO Evan Spiegel's Memo
Following news that Snap Chief Executive Evan Spiegel unveiled new strategic goals and acknowledged...
- eCommerce
Snap Launches eCommerce For Advertisers
Snapchat eCommerce is taking shape this week, with the company that operates the messaging...
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InnovationVisual Search Gains More Popularity, And Not Just From Amazon
Every time a new visual search deal comes along — like the major one involving...
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AmazonAmazon, Snap Pair On Visual Commerce
Snap announced that it is testing out a new way to search for products...
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EarningsSnap Loses 3M Users, But Sees Rise In Users Ages...
The backlash to the Snapchat redesign continued to depress user figures in the second...
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LegalSnap Shareholders Can Pursue Lawsuit
Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, saw a...
