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Today in Food Commerce: DoorDash, Albertsons Launch 30-Min Delivery; Walmart Gains Share in Grocery
February 17, 2022

Today in food commerce, DoorDash launches 30-minute grocery delivery with Albertsons Companies, and Walmart pulls further ahead in grocery. Plus, funds pour in by the tens of millions for frictionless convenience stores. Grocery Roundup: DoorDash, Albertsons Launch 30-Minute Grocery Delivery Not to be outdone by...

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Today in Food Commerce: Restaurants Lean on Digital Loyalty; DoorDash Reaches Record-High 25M Users
February 16, 2022

Today in food commerce, PYMNTS research reveals key strategies for today’s restaurants, and DoorDash reports strong sales in the face of ongoing losses. Plus, Tim Hortons executives discuss the brand’s loyalty strategy in an interview with PYMNTS. New Data Show Digital Loyalty Programs Are Key...

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Today in Food Commerce: Tim Hortons Reaches Digital Record; Grubhub Rolls out Digital C-Store
February 15, 2022

Today in food commerce, Burger King’s parent company touts digital advancements, while Grubhub’s digital convenience store expands nationwide. Plus, shrinkflation frustrates restaurant and grocery customers. Tim Hortons Touts Record-High Digital Mix in Canada Restaurant Brands International’s loyalty strategy is clicking into place. On a call...

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Today in Food Commerce: Just Eat Takeaway CEO Denies Grubhub Rumors; Blue Apron Focuses on...
February 14, 2022

Today in food commerce, Just Eat Takeaway CEO Jitse Groen denies that the company is looking to sell Grubhub, and Blue Apron CEO Linda Findley discusses leveraging automation to boost profitability in an interview with PYMNTS. Plus, DoorDash reportedly adds a fee for McDonald’s that...

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UK Merchants Must Adopt a More Aggressive Stance in the Fight Against Rising Chargebacks
February 07, 2022

The pandemic has given eCommerce adoption an unprecedented boost these past two years, but alongside the surge in online shopping and increase in the number of new customers worldwide is an uphill battle merchants are facing in mitigating the unexpected rise in transaction disputes and...

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Issues With Incentives Hint at Customer Acquisition Changes for Platforms in 2022
February 03, 2022

Customer acquisition strategies are now being questioned as platforms seek to extend a pandemic hot streak that’s showing signs of cooling down. There’s a growing sense that a pruning of questionable pandemic-era accounts is coming to a variety of platforms in 2022 as the fog...

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This Week in Payments: Microsoft’s $75B Purchase is a Bargain, Amazon Aims to Bring Innovation...
January 21, 2022

What were the three biggest news stories of the week? “Microsoft and Activision, Microsoft and Activision, and Microsoft and Activision.” So said Seth Gerson, CEO of Survios, who joined PYMNTS’ Karen Webster to discuss the happenings for This Week in Payments. They talked about other...

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Full Harvest Gets $23M Investment for Surplus Food Market
December 22, 2021

B2B marketplace Full Harvest, which works with surplus or imperfect produce, has secured $23 million in a Series B round, per a Dec. 17 press release. With the funding, Full Harvest plans to continue building its online market, boosting data and market insights offerings and...

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Shopping Frenzy Expected Thanksgiving Week as People Hunt Deals, Inventory
November 15, 2021

Shoppers are anticipated to hit stores and apps in full force Thanksgiving week Nov. 22-28 to get a jump on holiday deals and inventory, with overall retail sales forecasted to go up 10% year-on-year (YOY) and 12.2% year-on-two-years (YO2Y). According to the Monday (Nov. 15)...