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Barcelona Bans Dark Stores in Blow to Q-Commerce 
Delivery // January 27, 2023

Barcelona is banning dark stores in a blow to the city’s quick commerce sector. As reported by Reuters on Friday (Jan. 27), city hall approved a total ban on urban distribution hubs that have become synonymous with speedy delivery firms like Glovo and Getir. According...

Indian Fashion Brand Barcelona Rolls Out B2B App for Retailers
International // December 29, 2021

Men’s fashion brand Barcelona, located in over 80 cities across India, released a business-to-business (B2B) app that offers a suite of tools that also includes actionable data, the Business Standard reported on Wednesday (Dec. 29). Barcelona’s B2B mobile app gives merchants the ability to handle...

StanChart, HBSC Offer Loan Relief As Coronavirus Keeps Cos Away From MWC
International // February 12, 2020

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona is in trouble, as three more companies have dropped out over coronavirus fears, according to Reuters. On Tuesday (Feb 11), Sprint, Cisco and Facebook all dropped out of the conference, which lasts four days and usually attracts about...

Blockchain Tracker: Europe’s DECODE Uses Citizen Data For Improvements
Blockchain // June 02, 2017

Blockchain technology just took another step further outside the financial world. While blockchain use has been inching into commercial use through the likes of IBM and Microsoft, European municipalities have taken note and are getting in on the distributed ledger technology action. Through a three-year...

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Barcelona Bans Dark Stores in Blow to Q-Commerce 

January 27, 2023
Barcelona is banning dark stores in a blow to the city’s quick commerce sector. As reported by Reuters on Friday (Jan. 27), city hall approved a total ban on urban distribution hubs that have become synonymous with speedy delivery firms like Glovo and Getir. According to Reuters, the council cited a need to “preserve neighborhood […]

StanChart, HBSC Offer Loan Relief As Coronavirus Keeps Cos Away From MWC

February 12, 2020
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona is in trouble, as three more companies have dropped out over coronavirus fears, according to Reuters. On Tuesday (Feb 11), Sprint, Cisco and...

CaixaBank, Global Partners To Open Payment Innovation Hub In Spain

March 31, 2017
CaixaBank, Global Payments, Visa, Samsung and BNP Paribas’ subsidiary Arval have joined forces to set up Spain’s “first” payment innovation hub, according to Banking Technology. The companies are jointly investing €5...