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Today in Retail: Kroger, Bed Bath & Beyond Expand Partnership; Rihanna Joins Forbes’ List of...
Retail // April 06, 2022

Today in retail, payments providers must offer value-added services to their customers, while Mastercard SpendingPulse shows continued return to pre-pandemic consumer spending. Plus, KimChi Chic Beauty line gets a retail home in 139 CVS BeautyIRL locations, lease-to-own plans are providing a boost to retailers and...

Rihanna the Retail Billionaire Joins Growing List of Industry’s Celebrity Money Makers
Retail // April 06, 2022

As if singer, actress, model, entrepreneur and expectant mother weren’t enough already, the 34-year-old powerhouse from Barbados has now officially added a sixth title to her growing list of superlatives: billionaire.  If you haven’t heard by now, the fashion mogul (make that seventh descriptive title)...

Forbes Nears NYSE Listing After $200M Binance Investment
Investments // February 10, 2022

Digital publisher Forbes is inching closer to a New York Stock Exchange listing through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited after a $200 million investment by cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to a CoinBase report Thursday (Feb. 10). Forbes, which...

Forbes Media Could Soon Go Public Through SPAC Deal
IPO // August 17, 2021

Forbes Media LLC is in talks about a merger with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Magnum Opus Acquisition Ltd., which would lead to the company going public at a value of more than $650 million, sources told Bloomberg on Tuesday (Aug. 17). Forbes had been in...

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Today in Retail: Kroger, Bed Bath & Beyond Expand Partnership; Rihanna Joins Forbes’ List of...

April 06, 2022
Today in retail, payments providers must offer value-added services to their customers, while Mastercard SpendingPulse shows continued return to pre-pandemic consumer spending. Plus, KimChi Chic Beauty line gets a retail home in 139 CVS BeautyIRL locations, lease-to-own plans are providing a boost to retailers and a solution for consumers, and Productsup secures $71 million in […]

Forbes Nears NYSE Listing After $200M Binance Investment

February 10, 2022
Digital publisher Forbes is inching closer to a New York Stock Exchange listing through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited after a $200 million...

Forbes Media Could Soon Go Public Through SPAC Deal

August 17, 2021
Forbes Media LLC is in talks about a merger with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Magnum Opus Acquisition Ltd., which would lead to the company going public at a value of...

Bitcoin Daily: Rising Electric Rates Challenge Bitcoin Mining Profits; Bitwala Plans Blockchain Account With solarisBank

October 09, 2018
Bitwala is teaming up with Germany-based solarisBank to roll out a blockchain bank account, CoinDesk reported. While the service is targeted for a November launch, the service already has pre-registrations...