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QVC Group Emerges From Bankruptcy With $600 Million Asset-Backed Facility

QVC Group Emerges From Bankruptcy With $600 Million Asset-Backed Facility
QVC Group Emerges From Bankruptcy With $600 Million Asset-Backed Facility
August 07, 2026  |  Retail

QVC Group, the live social shopping company whose brands include QVC and HSN, emerged from bankruptcy with its debt reduced by more than $5 billion,...

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Splitit and 1stMILE Unlock Card-Linked Installments for Auto Repairs
Splitit and 1stMILE Unlock Card-Linked Installments for Auto Repairs
August 07, 2026  |  BNPL

Automotive service providers that use 1stMILE’s automotive commerce platform can now offer their customers Splitit’s flexible point-of-sale installment payments. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Social Engineering Scam Breaches Levi Strauss Company Files
Social Engineering Scam Breaches Levi Strauss Company Files
August 07, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Levi Strauss & Co. has disclosed that an unauthorized third party accessed company files through a social engineering scam, according to the company’s Friday (Aug. 7) filing with the Securities and...

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Airbnb Says AI Is Driving Faster Growth, Higher Bookings and Better Margins
Airbnb Says AI Is Driving Faster Growth, Higher Bookings and Better Margins
August 07, 2026  |  Earnings

Airbnb’s push to reinvent itself as an AI-first travel platform is beginning to show up in its financial results, executives said on a Q2 earnings...

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Retailers Steer AI Traffic Back to Own Checkouts
Retailers Steer AI Traffic Back to Own Checkouts
August 07, 2026  |  Retail

Retailers are looking to market their products through artificial intelligence platforms while bringing the transactions and data that come with them to their own platforms,...

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Instacart Retailers Cut Grocery Delivery Markups to Capture Cash-Strapped Shoppers
Instacart Retailers Cut Grocery Delivery Markups to Capture Cash-Strapped Shoppers
August 07, 2026  |  Earnings

Affordability is one of the biggest opportunities to accelerate online grocery adoption, Instacart CEO and Chairperson Chris Rogers said in prepared remarks for a Thursday (Aug. 6) earnings call. Get the...

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DraftKings’ Prediction Markets Push Is Reshaping Its National Growth Strategy
DraftKings’ Prediction Markets Push Is Reshaping Its National Growth Strategy
August 07, 2026  |  Earnings

DraftKings is positioning itself not simply as a sportsbook operator, but as a nationwide sports commerce platform capable of acquiring, engaging and monetizing customers across...

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Live Commerce Platform Whatnot Raises $545 Million to Speed AI Expansion
Live Commerce Platform Whatnot Raises $545 Million to Speed AI Expansion
August 07, 2026  |  Investments

Whatnot raised $545 million in a Series G funding round to grow its live commerce platform, the company said in a Friday (Aug. 7) press...

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