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The Incredibly Unexpected World Of Leap Year Commerce

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The leap year is upon us – the quadrennial event when the Gregorian calendar corrects a slight problem with its construction that, over time, would more or less derail it. Because, despite what one was taught in elementary school, the earth does not quite go around the sun 365 times in a year. And what about in the U.S.?

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FLEETCOR Teams With Nissan In Brazil On Contactless Payments

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The arrangement will see the outfitting of all new Nissan vehicles with Sem Parar Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID tags), providing thousands of drivers with contactless payments capabilities and expanding Sem Parar’s customer base in the region, according to an announcement.

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Why Consumers Embrace Life Lived Digitally ? And 23 Pct Will Leave Offline Behind

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Thus the tipping point, as we detail in the study “ The Great Re-Opening: Tracking Digital’s Quantum Leap ” where behavioral change is firmly entrenched. It took about 15 years for 5 percent of retail sales to shift online, then another 10 to shift another 5 percent. But of those who do, more than half — at 22.9 As many as 38.1

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LendingClub and Morgan Stanley, A Tale of Two Bank Deals

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The stories come with significantly different price tags: $185 million and $13 billion. Making a sizzling leap into #digitalbanking : [link]. More immediately, the deal would give LendingClub a cheaper funding source for its loan business — last year, the company originated more than $12.3 Call it a tale of two bank deals.

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thredUp’s Remade And Resetting Its Consignment Brand

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Last year, in January 2018, 250,000 brand new items appeared on ThredUP, a 60 percent increase over the rest of the year. On the shoe front, both Nikes and Louboutin heels were returned at a much higher than average rate with tags still on, in the box and never worn. Crew cardigan or a Banana Republic ruffle shirt.

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Spearmint LOVE On Why Social Media Matters (Especially For Growing Businesses)

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In an interview with PYMNTS, Spearmint LOVE CFO John Lott spoke to the recent news, the leap from mommy blog to eCommerce and how the company leveraged social media to become one of the fastest growing online retailers in its segment. Spearmint LOVE began simply enough. She liked selling them.”. They sold out within two weeks.

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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Staying Secure, Gaining New Ground And Getting Competitive

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The massive attack attempt was thwarted by AWS Shield, a service custom-built to defend the cloud-computing platform’s clients from being tagged by DDoS attacks. Walmart saw its eCommerce sales leap 74 percent to $21.5 As of now, there are just under 45,000 sellers on Walmart’s site — up from roughly 23,800 sellers a year ago.