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Four Tools To Help SMBs Compete In The Digital-First Economy
Four Tools To Help SMBs Compete In The Digital-First Economy
January 14, 2021  |  SMBs

A year ago, solidifying a digital business was still at the level of a “nice to do” for most SMBs. A year and one global...

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Emerging Developments In Malls, Logistics And Digital Commerce
Emerging Developments In Malls, Logistics And Digital Commerce
January 14, 2021  |  Today In Data

Some closed or struggling shopping malls are being reinvented as headquarters or campuses for companies. In pandemic commerce, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that have embraced the digital...

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Digital Innovation In Retail Amid The Pandemic 
Digital Innovation In Retail Amid The Pandemic 
January 13, 2021  |  Today In Data

Salesforce is launching a new product to make it easier for firms to add loyalty programs, while Zing Bars is growing its direct-to-consumer (D2C) channel for healthy snacks amid the pandemic....

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Vaccine Distribution Set To Expand; New Data Shows Digital-First Behavior Will Continue
Vaccine Distribution Set To Expand; New Data Shows Digital-First Behavior Will Continue
January 12, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The COVID-19 vaccine is being distributed, but logistical hiccups, differing local priorities and the simple scale of trying to vaccinate hundreds of millions of people...

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Digital Shifts In Entertainment, Retail Logistics And Dining
Digital Shifts In Entertainment, Retail Logistics And Dining
January 11, 2021  |  Today In Data

Family Video, America’s last major video rental store chain, plans to shutter all of its brick-and-mortar stores. In logistics, Amazon and Walmart are throwing everything from drones to driverless trucks into the battle for...

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Mastercard Launches Pilot Program Using Smartphones As POS Devices
Mastercard Launches Pilot Program Using Smartphones As POS Devices
January 11, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Mastercard is testing a cloud-based setup that will “enable contactless payments acceptance via a mobile phone.” This Cloud Tap on Phone will mean that “any...

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Samsung Pay Drops Rewards As Mobile Wallets Vie For A Spot In The Mix
Samsung Pay Drops Rewards As Mobile Wallets Vie For A Spot In The Mix
January 05, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

Mobile wallet lovers, the ranks of which grow daily, are still buzzing with the late 2020 announcement that purchases made with the Samsung Pay mobile...

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Auto Dealers Have Seen The Future And It Is Digital
Auto Dealers Have Seen The Future And It Is Digital
January 05, 2021  |  Retail

Of all the businesses that have embraced a digital shift during the pandemic, the adaptation of the nation’s auto industry has been one of the...

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Get Ready For The ‘Bring It To Me’ Economy
Get Ready For The ‘Bring It To Me’ Economy
January 04, 2021  |  Delivery

As the first business day of 2021 proceeds, the internet is full of predictions. There might be a temptation to play it extremely safe going...

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