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Snap Buys AR Displays Supplier WaveOptics For Over $500 Million
Snap Buys AR Displays Supplier WaveOptics For Over $500 Million
May 21, 2021  |  Acquiring

Social media company Snap is buying WaveOptics, which provides augmented reality (AR) displays, for more than $500 million. The Verge reported on Friday (May 21)...

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Facebook Lays Out Its Vision For The Future Of Commerce
Facebook Lays Out Its Vision For The Future Of Commerce
April 29, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Much of Facebook’s latest earnings call followed the expected script. Earnings and revenue performance came in strong, across properties (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp); the social...

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Snap Continues Acquisition Spree; Scoops Up 3D Mapping Developer
Snap Continues Acquisition Spree; Scoops Up 3D Mapping Developer
April 26, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Snap has bought up Pixel8earth, a company working on 3D mapping technology, for $7.6 million in a deal that took place last quarter, TechCrunch reported....

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Today In Retail: Camping World Unveils Acquisition And Bitcoin Partnership; Snap Solidifies Social Commerce Aims
Today In Retail: Camping World Unveils Acquisition And Bitcoin Partnership; Snap Solidifies Social Commerce Aims
April 26, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Camping World unveiled an eCommerce purchase and a bitcoin payment partnership, while Snap Inc. has set its sights on social...

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Snap Solidifies Its Social Commerce Ambitions 
Snap Solidifies Its Social Commerce Ambitions 
April 23, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Snap Inc., parent of Snapchat, has set its sights on social commerce in the wake of its earnings report on Thursday (April 22). According to...

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Snap Quietly Buys Screenshop To Propel Clothes Shopping
Snap Quietly Buys Screenshop To Propel Clothes Shopping
April 07, 2021  |  Social Commerce

With the rise in popularity of connected commerce and social shopping, Snap is moving into the space with the acquisition of Screenshop, once called the...

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Today In Payments: Amazon Care Launching Nationwide; US Travel Takes $1.1 Trillion Hit
Today In Payments: Amazon Care Launching Nationwide; US Travel Takes $1.1 Trillion Hit
March 18, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon Care will be expanded to employees in all 50 states this summer, and the U.S. travel industry slumped 42 percent...

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Snap Ecosystem Builds For The New Digital Local Economy
Snap Ecosystem Builds For The New Digital Local Economy
March 18, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Snap Inc.’s ecosystem play has come into sharper and sharper focus as Q1 2021 has worn along. As PYMNTS reported last week, from a new...

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Snap Snaps Up Fit Analytics, Deepens eCommerce Push
Snap Snaps Up Fit Analytics, Deepens eCommerce Push
March 17, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Social media company Snap has acquired Fit Analytics, a German firm that helps shoppers make sure they’re chosen the right sizes when they buy shoes...

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