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Drizly’s Dramatic Year
Drizly’s Dramatic Year
December 17, 2018  |  Retail

Alcohol is a surprisingly difficult thing to sell digitally, because there are some very specific rules on who can sell it and who can buy...

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Olympic Store Debuts On Tmall
Olympic Store Debuts On Tmall
December 17, 2018  |  Retail

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Alibaba Group have announced the launch of the first-ever Olympic store on China’s Tmall. “We are delighted to launch our...

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Just How Useful Are All Those ‘Uber Of’ And ‘Amazon Of’ Clichés?
Just How Useful Are All Those ‘Uber Of’ And ‘Amazon Of’ Clichés?
December 14, 2018  |  Amazon

Cliché — or, if you prefer, motto or metaphor — can drive so much of life, for good and bad. “Early bird gets the worm”...

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Walgreens Launches B2B Auction eMarketplace
Walgreens Launches B2B Auction eMarketplace
December 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Pharmacy retail chain Walgreens has launched a new B2B eMarketplace to sell excess goods to other businesses, reports in Digital Commerce 360 said this week....

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Amazon Hit With Antitrust Complaint In Austria
Amazon Hit With Antitrust Complaint In Austria
December 10, 2018  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon, the country’s largest eCommerce player, has seen retailers in Austria file a complaint with their country’s competition authority over the company’s roles as both a...

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PODCAST: Why Merchants Should Go ‘Auth Shopping’
PODCAST: Why Merchants Should Go ‘Auth Shopping’
November 12, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Decline rates are on the rise, reaching 30 percent of CNP transactions, depending on where one looks. Bruce Parker, CEO of ModoPayments, said that’s a...

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Etsy Excels Amid Accelerating GMS
Etsy Excels Amid Accelerating GMS
November 07, 2018  |  Retail

Amid growth in active buyers and gross merchandise sales (GMS), Etsy beat analysts’ estimates for the third quarter. The art and crafts marketplace reported revenues...

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Facebook User Growth Slows, Shifts Focus To Stories And Expanded Services
Facebook User Growth Slows, Shifts Focus To Stories And Expanded Services
October 31, 2018  |  Earnings

It was unlikely that the Facebook’s Q3 earnings release could ever touch Q2 for drama — the social media site hemorrhaged 20 percent of its...

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eBay Reports Revenue Bump While Managed Payments See A Slow Build
eBay Reports Revenue Bump While Managed Payments See A Slow Build
October 31, 2018  |  Earnings

More than a month ago, eBay started managing payments on its U.S. marketplace platform, and on Tuesday (Oct. 30), the first results of that effort...

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