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Grubhub Subscription Service Aimed At Boosting Slumping Market Share
Grubhub Subscription Service Aimed At Boosting Slumping Market Share
February 26, 2020  |  Subscriptions

Grubhub’s 2020 start has been a bit bumpy thus far — it was passed by DoorDash in late January in terms of food delivery market...

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Customer Experience Surpasses Brand, Price
Customer Experience Surpasses Brand, Price
February 26, 2020  |  Real Estate

This is the year that customer experience surpasses brand and price as the most important factor in retail, according to several studies, including one that...

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Will Bird’s Payment Plans Take Flight?
Will Bird’s Payment Plans Take Flight?
February 26, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

(Warning: This article contains puns aplenty, fowl indeed). Bird, the scooter company, may ruffle some feathers in the very cities and locations where it seeks...

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Finablr’s BayanPay Awarded Payments License From Saudi Authority
Finablr’s BayanPay Awarded Payments License From Saudi Authority
February 26, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Finablr, a global platform for payments and foreign exchange solutions, has announced that its Saudi-Arabia based network brand, BayanPay, has been awarded a license to...

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Hyatt Lets Some Travelers Rebook Rooms Due To The Coronavirus
Hyatt Lets Some Travelers Rebook Rooms Due To The Coronavirus
February 26, 2020  |  Retail

As the coronavirus spreads outside of China and causes concerns of a worldwide pandemic, American hotels and airlines are expanding options for customers to make...

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As Gap Joins thredUP, Resale Continues Its Momentum
As Gap Joins thredUP, Resale Continues Its Momentum
February 26, 2020  |  Retail

The resale market is turning out to be one of the hottest trends of the young new year. After Nordstrom and Macy’s recently launched high-end...

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Enabling Delivery And Voice With Digital Technology
Enabling Delivery And Voice With Digital Technology
February 26, 2020  |  Today In Data

The concept of brand voice took a literal turn this month, with Amazon’s latest rollout, Amazon Polly, an AWS product that provides neural network-based text-to-speech services. And...

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SmileDirectClub Aims To Boost Growth Via Healthcare Partnerships
SmileDirectClub Aims To Boost Growth Via Healthcare Partnerships
February 26, 2020  |  Retail

After SmileDirectClub Inc registered a larger-than-expected loss with greater spending to market its teeth aligners, the eCommerce dental firm said it is examining “controlled growth”...

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Lowe’s Posts Mixed Results Amid Online Revamp
Lowe’s Posts Mixed Results Amid Online Revamp
February 26, 2020  |  Retail

As Lowe’s homes in on growing online shopping and bringing in more professional contractors and homebuilders, the home improvement retailer registered mixed Q4 results. Its...

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