Events

Groupon To Stop Merchandise Sales And Concentrate On Experiences
Groupon To Stop Merchandise Sales And Concentrate On Experiences
February 19, 2020  |  Retail

As it faces a competitive retail market, Groupon Inc. intends to discontinue its sale of merchandise by the close of 2020. The firm plans to...

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Event Startup Fever Notches $35M
Event Startup Fever Notches $35M
August 05, 2019  |  Investments

Event startup Fever announced it has raised $35 million in a funding round led by Rakuten Capital. Atresmedia, Accel, and former chairman of U.S. investments...

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How Ticket-Buying Platforms Optimize Mobile Checkout
How Ticket-Buying Platforms Optimize Mobile Checkout
January 21, 2019  |  Retail

To help event organizers distribute tickets, online platforms are creating environments that efficiently work for buyers and sellers. “Our focus is all about enabling the...

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Amex Restaurant Reservation App Woos Millennials
Amex Restaurant Reservation App Woos Millennials
September 21, 2018  |  ResTech

To help its Platinum cardholders book tables at restaurants through their phones, including those that have Michelin stars, American Express plans to roll out a...

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The Esoteric Economics Of Feeling The Burn
The Esoteric Economics Of Feeling The Burn
August 25, 2018  |  Retail

The Burn is upon us. This weekend, the hippest, coolest, most connected and most creative will converge on Nevada’s Black Rock desert and set up...

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Social Media As The ‘Ticket’ For Contextual Commerce
Social Media As The ‘Ticket’ For Contextual Commerce
June 22, 2018  |  Retail

Sports fans can’t get enough of their favorite players and teams: Their social media accounts oftentimes have hundreds of thousands or millions of followers. But...

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Facebook Adds Group Stories
Facebook Adds Group Stories
November 14, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook is getting rid of Messenger Day and melding its stories functionality with the existing Facebook Stories feature, which is a clone of Snapchat Stories....

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The Call List: The Squarespace Of Video Chat
The Call List: The Squarespace Of Video Chat
August 30, 2017  |  Matchmakers

Most of the entrepreneurs we talk to start out trying to solve their own problem only to end up discovering that there is no solution...

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Transmodus Takes Home Best Innovation Via ACH Award
Transmodus Takes Home Best Innovation Via ACH Award
March 26, 2014  |  Events

Three companies took home the Best Innovation via ACH awards last week in recognition of the unique ways each is leveraging the ACH Network.

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