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Two-Thirds of Shoppers Used Card-Linked Offers to Make Holiday Purchases
Two-Thirds of Shoppers Used Card-Linked Offers to Make Holiday Purchases
January 10, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The 2023 holiday shopping season provided little reprieve from rising prices, and United States consumers sought ways to manage spending. This made card-linked offers especially...

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Brunello Cucinelli: When Consumers Recognize Product Value, They Spend 
Brunello Cucinelli: When Consumers Recognize Product Value, They Spend 
January 09, 2024  |  Retail

Over the past year, the focus in retail has been delivering the value that customers seek. While many assume this means offering the lowest prices,...

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Walmart Aims to Become ‘Customer’s Concierge’ With Latest Retail Technologies
Walmart Aims to Become ‘Customer’s Concierge’ With Latest Retail Technologies
January 09, 2024  |  Retail

The future of commerce will be “customer-centric, interconnected, frictionless and consistently exceeds expectations.” So said Walmart in a Tuesday (Jan. 9) press release describing some of its latest retail...

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Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service Boosts Walmart’s AI-Powered Tools
Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service Boosts Walmart’s AI-Powered Tools
January 09, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service contributes to many of the new generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools that Walmart has rolled out for its shoppers and associates. As the retailer builds...

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Digital Business Networks Alliance Launches to Oversee eInvoicing Solution
Digital Business Networks Alliance Launches to Oversee eInvoicing Solution
January 09, 2024  |  B2B Payments

The Digital Business Networks Alliance (DBNAlliance) has been launched as a nonprofit organization to oversee the exchange framework of the Business Payments Coalition’s E-Invoice Exchange Market...

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Instacart Makes Google Shopping Ads Accessible to Advertising Partners
Instacart Makes Google Shopping Ads Accessible to Advertising Partners
January 09, 2024  |  Partnerships

Grocery technology company Instacart has teamed with Google to make Google Shopping ads accessible to Instacart’s advertising partners.  This collaboration aims to leverage Instacart’s extensive first-party retail media data and closed-loop...

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Working Capital Solutions Bridge Cash Flow Gaps for 48% of Growth Corporates in Commercial Travel
Working Capital Solutions Bridge Cash Flow Gaps for 48% of Growth Corporates in Commercial Travel
January 09, 2024  |  Alternative Finances

The utilization of working capital solutions among Growth Corporates in North America has transcended the conventional focus solely on investment purposes. Insights detailed in the...

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New Contractor Rules: Promise or Peril for Gig Economy Platforms? 
New Contractor Rules: Promise or Peril for Gig Economy Platforms? 
January 09, 2024  |  Gig Economy

The Labor Department is due to release new rules governing the classification of gig economy workers. The platforms that rely on these workers say not...

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Alibaba.com to Add Instant Help Feature to AI-Powered Smart Assistant
Alibaba.com to Add Instant Help Feature to AI-Powered Smart Assistant
January 09, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Alibaba.com will soon add an Instant Help feature to its artificial intelligence (AI) global sourcing tool called Smart Assistant. The new Instant Help feature will...

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