Airbnb Plays Nice With French Regulators Over Payments
Airbnb Plays Nice With French Regulators Over Payments
December 12, 2017  |  Regulation

Airbnb, the short-term, home-sharing site, has removed a payment system in France that was deemed controversial. According to news from Reuters, the government in France wanted...

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Today In Data: Opioid Addiction, Same Day ACH And Women Shoppers
Today In Data: Opioid Addiction, Same Day ACH And Women Shoppers
December 12, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today, in PYMNTS’ data, major retailers are implementing stricter return policies to help fight drug addiction, loan firms are using venture capital (VC) funding to...

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Kroger To Accept Chase Pay Next Year
Kroger To Accept Chase Pay Next Year
December 12, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Kroger announced news on Tuesday (Dec. 12) that it has inked a deal with Chase Pay to offer customers mobile payment capabilities next year. In...

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Bitcoin Reaches ‘Mania’ Phase As People Take Out Loans To Fund Token Purchases
Bitcoin Reaches ‘Mania’ Phase As People Take Out Loans To Fund Token Purchases
December 12, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Joseph Borg, president of the North American Securities Administrators Association warned on Tuesday (Dec. 12) that bitcoin has entered the “mania” phase, with some people...

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Hitting Reset On Real World Retail Design
Hitting Reset On Real World Retail Design
December 12, 2017  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retail is often written off as a casualty of the digital age, but the numbers tell a different story. While there are a variety...

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The RealReal Face Investigation Over Goods Authenticity
The RealReal Face Investigation Over Goods Authenticity
December 12, 2017  |  Retail

Luxury consignment retailer The RealReal is facing a federally-filed lawsuit alleging the eCommerce site systematically inflates the weights of diamonds and other precious gems on...

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Costco Rolls The Movies With MoviePass And Fandor
Costco Rolls The Movies With MoviePass And Fandor
December 12, 2017  |  Retail

Movie theater subscription service MoviePass and Fandor, an independent film and documentary streaming service, will be promoting a limited-time option in conjunction with bulk retailer...

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Here’s How The Opioid Crisis Is Losing Retailers $9B A Year
Here’s How The Opioid Crisis Is Losing Retailers $9B A Year
December 12, 2017  |  Retail

Major retailers such as Target, Home Depot, Walmart and Lowe’s have been forced to introduce stricter return, store credit and gift card policies in response...

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European Property Group Makes A Big Buy Into US Malls
European Property Group Makes A Big Buy Into US Malls
December 12, 2017  |  Retail

Unibail-Rodamco, Europe’s largest property firm, is on track to purchase U.S. and U.K. mall operator Westfield Corp. for $16 billion. That big buy is a defensive...

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