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Walmart To Pilot Third-Party Fulfillment Strategy
Walmart To Pilot Third-Party Fulfillment Strategy
September 12, 2019  |  Walmart

Walmart has revealed it is testing out a fee-based service called “Fulfilled by Walmart.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Uber To Finance Careem Acquisition With $750M Of Debt
Uber To Finance Careem Acquisition With $750M Of Debt
September 12, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Uber said Thursday (Sept. 12) that it will tap $750 million in debt financing to help fund its $3.1 billion buy of Careem, a ride...

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To Solve the Truck Driver Shortage – Look to Self-Driving Tech?
To Solve the Truck Driver Shortage – Look to Self-Driving Tech?
September 12, 2019  |  Innovation

Hints of how to solve the truck driver shortage — which causes friction along supply chains, and across the last mile — may be shifting...

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US Bank Dials Back Growth Forecasts
US Bank Dials Back Growth Forecasts
September 12, 2019  |  Banking

To reflect the upcoming adoption of new accounting standards as well as lower interest rates, U.S. Bancorp cut its growth outlook in the long term....

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Aspiration Bank To Give Cash Back For Socially Responsible Shopping
Aspiration Bank To Give Cash Back For Socially Responsible Shopping
September 12, 2019  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Online bank Aspiration, which has a socially conscious mission, recently announced it would give customers 3 to 5 percent back on purchases from socially conscious...

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Uhive To Pilot Blockchain-Based Social Network This Year
Uhive To Pilot Blockchain-Based Social Network This Year
September 12, 2019  |  Blockchain

New social network Uhive has raised $2.3 million in funding, and it ran a successful pilot program that attracted 50,000 early access-users. Now, the network’s...

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Geniuslink Acquires Social Shopping Site Kit From Patreon
Geniuslink Acquires Social Shopping Site Kit From Patreon
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Patreon, a platform where content creators and influencers can get memberships from fans, announced that it’s selling Kit.com’s assets to Geniuslink, according to a report...

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Yahoo! Japan To Take Over Fashion Retailer Zozo
Yahoo! Japan To Take Over Fashion Retailer Zozo
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Japan’s biggest online fashion retailer, Zozo, is being taken over by Yahoo! Japan for $3.7 billion, in a bid to revitalize what was once a...

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Spotify Buys Music Production Platform SoundBetter
Spotify Buys Music Production Platform SoundBetter
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Spotify has acquired music production marketplace SoundBetter for an undisclosed sum, in an attempt to diversify beyond streaming, and continue to offer services to musicians...

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