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AUGUST 24, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Facebook, Amazon and others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators, trade groups and politicians the world over. Amazon Mulls Registering Services as Separate Entities in India. German Gov’t Looks Into Amazon’s Use of Its Market Position Amid Pandemic. Regulations.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The conversation came against the backdrop where i2c announced a partnership with TAG, to launch a super app that provides instant payments capability to Pakistan’s unbanked adult population, which at present numbers about 100 million individuals. To that end, Amir Wain , CEO of i2c Inc. It will happen.”.

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MARCH 2, 2019

So Copaken did what everyone does when they want to buy something online: She went to Amazon. As it turned out, the coat was a fake – and thus began a long odyssey as the writer worked with Amazon and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to prove the fraud and get her money back. She also bought that next coat on Amazon.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Google is experimenting with new features to drive online shopping dollars to YouTube and is encouraging some creators there to tag and track any products used in their videos. The global pandemic has been a driving force for eCommerce, with Amazon and other online shopping outlets cleaning up while people hunker down.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Amazon has found a gold mine with its third party sales service. That’s despite third-party sellers making up just one-third of Amazon’s overall online sales, according to Motley Fool reports last month. A recent research report supports the claim that when it comes to B2B eCommerce, price isn’t everything.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Its main mission is to update those analog lost-pet posters via a a Bluetooth-enabled tag that not only helps pet owners find their wayward pets, but also gives them access to other digital and mobile services. Better Pet Tag. The goal is to create a really affordable, much better pet tag,” she said. physical retail landscape.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

And so the Amazon effect comes to Europe – this time with a purported Amazonian appetite for (grocery) aisles. A possible deal for Amazon – one worth $1.2 Metro has said it wants to train its sights on its wholesale business. But might Amazon be interested? And a $1 billion price tag? News came Friday (Sept.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

The feature is available through just-added stickers in Instagram Stories and tags in a person’s feed, and can be set with details like the date and product details. Streetwear company Chinatown Market President Dan Altmann said the new feature is an intuitive way to do business. Amazon Stumbles.

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JULY 22, 2019

Users are greeted with “Let’s go shopping” with a price tag logo and a search field that asks, “What are you looking for?” While that unit will still be part of Google, it won’t be able to integrate with the company’s new search business. The revamped experience was unveiled in India before rolling out to France in March. .

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

We dive into PayPal's installment options, consumer trust in digital banking, and Walmart and Amazon's battle for the digital consumer. Amazon Pay Rolls Out Touchless Payments With Alexa At More Than 11,000 ExxonMobil Stations. Walmart vs. Amazon: Pandemic Drives Battle For The Digital-First Consumer .

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

With Amazon Go out in the wild trying to technology the cashier out of existence, the race seems to be on to re-imagine the automated commerce future. The system relies on a basket that scans items with specialized tags as they are placed inside. Among new entrants to the race?

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JUNE 10, 2019

The New York Daily News reported last week that the city’s contract with source-to-pay technology firm Ivalua has seen its price tag increase from $30.5 “Businesses come in to help run government, and they’re selecting options that come out of the private sector.” Amazon Business Steps in – With Controversy.

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MAY 28, 2020

Google’s security experts had their hands full in April, as its Threat Analysis Group (TAG) emailed 1,755 warnings to users whose accounts were targets of hacking and phishing attempts by cybercriminals. Tech Cos Making M&A Deals Amid Pandemic. ” Amid Pandemic, Firms Look to Negotiate Debt Covenants.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Sorry, Amazon Go.). As of now, customers must still manually scan their purchases before the system bags for them since not every item in the store has been fitted with an electronic pricing tag. Lawson said every item should have a tag by the end of February. For stores that plan on keeping checkout around, anyway.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Amazon , in one case, has added a suburban Boston location to its roster of Amazon 4-star stores, marking the fifth location of its type in the United States. The Natick Mall store carries products that are top sellers or new and trending on Amazon’s website. Amazon views the store as a complement to its site.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The pain is particularly pronounced in China , where the price tag of its latest iPhones and local competition have been weighing on demand. “Technology is evolving, and they need to continue to tweak their structure to be sure they’re on the right curve.”. Apple’s moves come at a time when demand for its iPhones is starting to slow.

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JUNE 19, 2020

The American economy is reopening for business and consumers are starting to head back toward their lives in the physical world. That means Walmart and Amazon will square off more than ever when it comes to collecting their share of the consumer’s whole paycheck. The latest developments: Amazon .

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. In the eCommerce era, especially with the advent of Amazon and Zappos, free returns became table stakes and a major driver of customer loyalty.

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APRIL 24, 2018

New funding also came to Contguard, a supply chain shipment monitoring and business intelligence services company. Customers who shop online want their goods fast, if the more than 100 million consumers who have signed up for Amazon Prime are any indicator. Get the full scoop and more of the latest IoT headlines in the Tracker.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

To learn more about their customers and increase foot traffic, retailers are testing out new business ideas. The vast majority of retailers believe in trying new business approaches. Of course, you can see online players such as Amazon and Flipkart growing,” Juvencio Maeztu, IKEA’s CFO, said earlier this year.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The initial focus on Wall Street and beyond may have been, and may still be, the price tag: At a reputed $30 billion, the bid price was roughly 10 percent over eBay’s closing price coming into The Wall Street Journal report that shed some light on the offer. The Core Business. Not so much the case for eBay. No, thanks.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

So it is with Amazon, and specifically Amazon Prime, the subscription service that has been some rocket fuel for growth at the company as it cements relationships with consumers. And in one recent filing with the SEC, Amazon has proffered a “retail subscription services” segment that contains Prime, among other operations.

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JUNE 26, 2019

In addition, shoppers see value in personalized offers that match their buying preferences, or the ability to use their phones to scan a tag and place an online order for an out-of-stock item. The technology has been made famous by Amazon through its checkout-free Amazon Go stores. Roughly 7 percent – or 6.7

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JANUARY 8, 2019

As grocers fight for survival and dominance in the age of Amazon, Kroger is testing connected devices with the help of Microsoft. We are identifying partners through Restock Kroger who will help us reinvent the customer experience and create new profit streams that will also accelerate our core business growth.”.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Recruiting customers is hard to do — and comes with a big price tag. It’s not a model without precedent — Amazon leveraged this basic concept to great effect with Amazon Prime. Prime members spend more than non-Prime members — $1,300 a year vs. $700 a year — and shop with Amazon more often than they shop with anyone else.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

continues to grow its eCommerce and grocery operations – same-day grocery delivery is now available to most of the store’s members, the company recently said – as the merchant continues to bask in the glow of besting Amazon in an important customer satisfaction index. by offering smaller businesses the opportunity to sell globally.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

“The thing that’s so cool about having those relationships is that they literally tell us, either through their posts, their tags, their emails or their tweets, what they’re looking for, and we respond in kind.” And then building direct relationships with the community we serve,” she told Retail Dive.

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MAY 6, 2019

With 130 million monthly active users tapping Instagram’s product tags on shopping posts, it’s no wonder that Instagram wants to be your mall. Global counterfeiting is a big business, worth about $1.2 That progress toward additional eCommerce functionality is likely to progress, according to the survey. trillion every year.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Wegmans eCommerce Group Manager Erica Tickle said, according to reports , “ Our customers are busy, so when it comes to grocery shopping, they appreciate a range of options that allow them to get the task done with ease, when and how they want.” At the end of the month, all of its Rochester, New York area stores will provide the service.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

With a field of competitors that includes Pinterest, Target, ASOS and Google, the category is driving consumer adoption and shopping at a rate that has led key executives to rename the business “visual commerce.”. StyleSnap then will present recommendations for similar items on Amazon that match the look in the photo.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Amazon had not one but two big grocery announcements this week. The first big news over the wires was official confirmation that the eCommerce giant will open an Amazon branded grocery store next year in California. The company described the store, which will be in Woodland Hills, as “Amazon’s first grocery store.”.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

continue to grow its eCommerce and grocery operations — same day grocery delivery is now available to most of the store’s members, the company recently said — as the merchant continues to bask in the glow of besting Amazon in an important customer satisfaction index. by offering smaller businesses the opportunity to sell globally.

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JULY 19, 2019

Most weeks, the tale of Amazon and Walmart’s ongoing battle for the larger share of the consumer’s whole paycheck is a fairly evenly run race. But every once in a while, one side comes out notably ahead – and this week was one of those weeks, with Amazon’s Prime Day performance more or less blowing Walmart out of the water.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Digital payments volume is increasing as emerging technologies enable more seamless online transaction experiences for consumers and businesses. The outlook for banks, businesses and consumers to remain protected could significantly improve with the systems’ prevalence. . The High Costs Of Fraud . A recent study found that 60.8

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MAY 24, 2018

Reported the Post : “Shipping costs have skyrocketed in the United States,” thus far into 2018, causing all sorts of other price tags to inflate. Consider the fact that Amazon Prime is now 20 percent more expensive than it had been previously, and that hike applies to two-day shipping. The impact is extending to the breakfast table.

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JUNE 18, 2018

As reported by Reuters , Mercari is set to bow on the public markets in Japan, and while observers of the stock market are watchful of a billion-dollar price tag — which means, of course, unicorn status — the enthusiasm underpins a business model of a different sort.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Amazon’s Alexa just keeps getting smarter. Soon she’ll be making herself at home at work with new business-oriented skills, and she’s about to start powering payments, the company announced at its re:Invent conference. First there was Apple Pay, then Samsung Pay and now, perhaps inevitably, there’s about to be Amazon Pay.

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