Commerce

Commerce or e-commerce, or electronic commerce, and how it has impacted the traditional methods of buying and selling goods.

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QSR Chains Implement Promotions Amid COVID-19
QSR Chains Implement Promotions Amid COVID-19
April 16, 2020  |  Today In Data

Quick-service restaurant (QSR) chains are looking into many promotions and efforts to help survive the coronavirus crisis. Chipotle Mexican Grill, in one case, has offered free delivery...

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Today In Payments: Amazon Will Lower Affiliate Commissions; Agricultural Bank Of China Pilots App That Supports CBDC
Today In Payments: Amazon Will Lower Affiliate Commissions; Agricultural Bank Of China Pilots App That...
April 15, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon will lower commission rates for the Amazon Associates program, while one of China’s state-owned banks has a mobile pilot app that supports...

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Agility, Adaptability Are Greatest Strengths Amid Crisis
Agility, Adaptability Are Greatest Strengths Amid Crisis
April 15, 2020  |  Coronavirus

“Think of something unthinkable, and then make sure you have a plan for it,” NuoDB CTO Ariff Kassam recently told PYMNTS. “For example, what would...

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The Rise Of Online Grocery Shopping, Robots During The Coronavirus
The Rise Of Online Grocery Shopping, Robots During The Coronavirus
April 15, 2020  |  Today In Data

Grocers contended with panic buying, supply chain challenges and safety issues while the public stocked up on essential items as the coronavirus crisis hit in...

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COVID-19 And The Acceleration Of Digital Payment Adoption
COVID-19 And The Acceleration Of Digital Payment Adoption
April 14, 2020  |  Coronavirus

“Social distancing doesn’t have to stop the flow of money in today’s digital world,” Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards told PYMNTS. “Whether we are talking...

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Small Business Economic Survival Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
Small Business Economic Survival Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
April 14, 2020  |  Today In Data

The SBA PPP rescue relief effort started taking applications from banks on behalf of their small business customers on April 3. Many of those small and medium-sized...

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Black Swans Are The Sandbox Of New Innovations
Black Swans Are The Sandbox Of New Innovations
April 13, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Jim McCarthy, i2c president, says disasters often breed innovation. “Telecommuting, online education and moving to a cashless and virtual financial system will likely become the...

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Providing Access To Healthy Meals With Telehealth Retail
Providing Access To Healthy Meals With Telehealth Retail
April 13, 2020  |  Today In Data

The quickly evolving telehealth category has a new business model, with diabetes prevention program (DPP) Fruit Street teaming with meal kit company Purple Carrot to add a retail spin to its...

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Subscription Retail Services Report: Canceling Cancellations
Subscription Retail Services Report: Canceling Cancellations
April 13, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Rare and dreadful “black swan” events like the COVID-19 pandemic inevitably impose new patterns of living and working as aftereffects. Add subscription commerce to the...

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