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Digital Approaches To Commerce And Disbursements
Digital Approaches To Commerce And Disbursements
August 11, 2020  |  Today In Data

The pandemic has broken the inertia connected with conducting business mostly in the physical world, activating the transition to a mostly digital-first way of life....

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Bodybuilding.com Finds Tough Competition
Bodybuilding.com Finds Tough Competition
August 11, 2020  |  Retail

Not many eCommerce companies can say they compete with the living room couch. But Bodybuilding.com, a site that combines content, commerce and community for fitness...

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Amazon Steps Up Counterfeit Crackdown
Amazon Steps Up Counterfeit Crackdown
August 11, 2020  |  Retail

Amazon is continuing its aggressive crackdown on counterfeit goods. On Tuesday (Aug. 11) it announced the expansion of its anti-counterfeit initiative, Project Zero, to seven...

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Home Depot Gives Out Kids’ Kits, Hosts Digital Classes
Home Depot Gives Out Kids’ Kits, Hosts Digital Classes
August 11, 2020  |  Retail

To help children continue to engage in projects while its in-store Kids Workshop classes are on hold, The Home Depot has contributed over a half...

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Kroger Ship To Provide Expanded Assortment Via Marketplace Offering
Kroger Ship To Provide Expanded Assortment Via Marketplace Offering
August 11, 2020  |  Retail

To integrate a digital marketplace into Kroger Ship, The Kroger Co. has teamed with the software-as-a-service (SaaS) marketplace platform Mirakl. The move will allow Kroger...

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Hotel Sector Recovery Begins As A Local Affair
Hotel Sector Recovery Begins As A Local Affair
August 11, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Marriott International’s Q2 2020 earnings — rough, as expected, reporting a net loss of $234 million after springtime bookings all but evaporated — contain nuggets...

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Real-Time Gets More Real By The Day
Real-Time Gets More Real By The Day
August 11, 2020  |  Disbursements

Money is getting faster, because it must. Many millions are sweating out the COVID-19 summer jobless and facing uncertainties about maintaining their way of life...

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FedNow Hit With Resistance From Smaller FIs
FedNow Hit With Resistance From Smaller FIs
August 11, 2020  |  B2B Payments

This week’s roundup of payment rail innovations shines a spotlight on how B2B FinTechs are expanding the functionality and value of existing payment rails. Visa’s...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Australia Wants Facebook And Google To Pay News Publishers
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Australia Wants Facebook And Google To Pay News Publishers
August 11, 2020  |  Tracker Series

Facebook, Alphabet/Google, Apple and Amazon are under the microscope these days as politicians and regulators the world over accuse them of anticompetitive behaviors. In our new Big...

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