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MAY 2, 2017

A business run by self-proclaimed nuns is making a living by selling “healing” pot online. Christine Meeusen, who goes by the name Sister Kate, is the founder of a medical cannabis company, which she operates out of her home in California’s Central Valley, according to Business Insider.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Warehouses, though still manually operated, are in need of more automation and robotics technology to accommodate the massive challenges and demands created by the prevalence of online platforms. Nike, through the new partnership, aims to introduce more robots to help speed up their operations.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Since its launch in 2015, Toss has become the only FinTech unicorn in Korea. The bank is expected to start operating during the first six months of 2021 after it gets the final nod for a license. Toss Bank will become South Korea’s third digital bank operating without a physical location. Valued at $2.2

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AUGUST 14, 2017

It costs merchants nothing to join or remain on Sky.Garden; all they provide is their shop name, MPesa phone number and a few personal and business details (such as operating hours). What the Sky.Garden platform does differently is allow sellers to manage online inventory just as they would in a brick-and-mortar setting.

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JULY 12, 2018

New York’s Department of Financial Services is recommending that online lenders are subjected to the same scrutiny and regulations that traditional banks face. Cuomo on June 1, 2017, required DFS to study online lending in New York State and submit a report of its findings. A bill signed by Governor Andrew M. Superintendent Maria T.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Automotive sales are increasing going digital — and more consumers are buying more used products of all types online. Carro, which operates in Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, said more than $500 million worth of vehicles were sold last year on its platform, up from $250 million in 2017 and $120 million the year before.”.

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OCTOBER 6, 2019

Founded in 2015, the company has farm clients across 40 states, with its most of its customers located in the Midwest. “I At Barn2Door, we aim to make it easy for farmers to sell their food online , improving the convenience for their customers. The startup, which creates eCommerce software for farmers, has now raised more than $4.5

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NOVEMBER 1, 2019

According to the Eastern Europe B2C E-Commerce and Online Payment Market 2019 report, online retail sales in Eastern European countries continue a trend of double-digit growth rates this year, a release said. Cards are the most common means of online payment in Turkey, Russia and a few other Eastern European countries.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

In Russia, Apple Pay will initially operate with partners Sberbank and Mastercard. Apple’s decision to launch Apple Pay in Russia comes at a time when the country’s mobile payments market grew by almost 40 percent in 2015, to 70.4 Reuters reported on Tuesday (Oct. Canada, Singapore, the U.K. and others. billion rubles ($1.1

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Online bank N26 ‘s decision to exit the U.K. The Berlin-based digital bank said it would not be able to operate in the country anymore in the wake of Brexit, as it will no longer have a license to do business there. million customers since opening in 2015. has customers feeling left behind, CNBC reported.

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JUNE 26, 2020

That vision appeared to be coming to fruition with Albertsons’ 2015 purchase of rival chain Safeway for $9.2 That was well before pandemic-related mayhem disrupted, then fundamentally restructured, the grocery sector to favor well-heeled operators like Amazon and Walmart.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The original Expeditions Pioneer Program launched in 2015 for educators and in 2016 was made available on the Android operating system. The COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot of traditions , from the Summer Olympics to Las Vegas conventions, events either canceled or moved online.

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MAY 10, 2019

Walmart’s started its eCommerce division in Brazil in 2011, but by 2017 it stopped doing direct sales and focused on just being a marketplace for third-party sellers, an option it launched in 2015. The company has never said how much money it made from online sales in the country.

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JULY 31, 2017

Why should merchants be the only ones who get to leverage the speed, convenience and low-friction environment of the online marketplace? The big box retailer has been investing heavily in its online marketplace, and recently invited international vendors onto its platform. Financial Times named it “startup of the year” in 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Online Resale. Online resale has become all the rage — even for retailers like Neiman Marcus — from a little bit of everything on OfferUp to fashion-focused Poshmark and high-end The RealReal and 1stdibs. Sales of counterfeit goods through online marketplaces are expected to hit $1.8 billion per year to fake online sales.

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MAY 1, 2019

Google appears to be losing steam in the ongoing race to dominate the online advertising market, and competitors Amazon and Facebook are taking advantage of the stumbles. Another issue is attached to this recent news: Searches – specifically, product searches, which help drive online commerce. YouTube Concerns.

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MAY 7, 2020

He has served as president, chief operating officer and a Fiserv director since the company completed its acquisition of First Data last summer. billion initial public offering (IPO) in 2015, Fiserv said. billion initial public offering (IPO) in 2015, Fiserv said. Operating margin was 16.7 billion in Q1 with $1.4

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JULY 25, 2018

When eBay announced that it would be accepting Apple Pay , it wasn’t the only new development for the online marketplace. The report also highlighted how eBay is working with PayPal rivals, Square and Apple Pay, following its split from PayPal in 2015. Amazon rolled out small business lending services in several markets in 2015.

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JULY 7, 2016

This year to date has seen $161 million invested so far, while 2015 saw a total of Read More. As the summer heats up, blockchain hype may (finally) be cooling down. 2016 will likely see less investment in bitcoin and blockchain technology, but that is true for many other areas, as well.

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MARCH 25, 2019

Then, my thoughts immediately jumped to the opportunities this new tender type could create for online merchants. Jeff Bezos launched Amazon in 1995 as an online seller of books for one reason: Everyone bought them. Food fits that category, too, but comes with a much heavier lift as just an online player. Guess what? Time flies.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

With the formation of an in-house armada of carbon-neutral delivery trucks, Amazon will soon integrate another step of the online shopping pipeline. By 2022, 10,000 of the new carbon-neutral vehicles will be reportedly operating. And, by 2030, all 100,000 would reportedly be operating.

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Since 2014, New York has only allowed crypto companies to operate in the state if they obtain a BitLicense, and even then, licensed companies are limited in the types of digital assets they can sell. For instance, Coinbase can only offer about half the coins available on its platform to New York customers. dollars.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

“This partnership will help us bolster our payments and ticketing technology solutions for bus operators and enable us to provide a more seamless booking and post-booking experience to our growing base of online bus ticketing customers.”.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

The country’s Department of Justice has been investigating a deposit into Bauer’s account from Wirecard Asia in 2015, according to Guevarra. . In March, the Financial Times investigated two Wirecard partners, Centurion Online Payment International and PayEasy Solutions, located in Manila Bay in the Philippines. On Thursday, (Aug.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Viagogo, on the other hand, is an online marketplace for the resale of music, entertainment and live sports tickets. At the time of its third-quarter earnings results in October, the online marketplace operator noted that it planned to update whether it will sell StubHub in the coming weeks.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

The nationwide chain — which operates about 1,470 retail stores selling pet supplies and professional services like veterinary care — is changing its name to Petco Health and Wellness in conjunction with the listing. The offering is expected to close next Tuesday, subject to closing conditions. He added that the pandemic added 3.3

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MARCH 30, 2020

Weee, which was started in 2015, began as a community buying platform that received Asian spices and fresh produce, among other items. The firm evolved into an online shopping website with a warehouse and delivery network in 2017. Shoppers, for their part, can make orders on the WeChat mini-program, Facebook, or the Weee app.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

By 2015, it had closed its doors. There was one wholesaler for every 43 mom-and-pop operations. A&P’s stated mission was to create and then use its supply chain efficiencies to be the cheapest grocery store in every local market in which it operated. A&P operated 16,000 locations in all but nine states in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

A recent statement from Amazon reveals that the current number of robotic units working alongside people in its fulfillment centers has increased 50 percent since the third quarter of 2015. Today, 45,000 robotic units are in operation in 20 Amazon distribution centers helping associates fulfill and distribute online customer orders.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

ApartmentJet, by contrast, enables operators and owners to rent out units that are not occupied. In an interview, according to Bloomberg , Okerstrom said that “phase one was just getting the platform working and getting people online. Phase two is about property acquisition.”. I think that’s the beginning,” he said.

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APRIL 27, 2020

the California-based online payments system, on Monday (April 27) released its annual Global Impact Report , which typically highlights the firm’s progress on advancing profitability, promoting a diverse workforce, minimizing pollution and operating responsibly. PayPal Holdings Inc.,

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Menlo Park-based Enjoy Technology , the eCommerce startup led by Ron Johnson, former VP of retail operations for Apple, has raised an additional $150 million in Series C funding, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. Enjoy Technology operates in 54-plus U.S. The funding will go toward U.K. expansion and other international growth.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Complaints as a percentage of transactions declined by 64 percent from 2015 to 2018, the company pointed out in supplemental materials. During the call, management pointed out that online transactions grew by 37 percent. contributed to a 7 percent decrease in online revenue. This came despite details on Monday (Feb.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

There seems to be an awful lot of piling on these days on the big online platforms. In 2015, the tech media was gaga over Snap and its ability to corral the so-called most valuable eyeballs in media: the millennial. When Amazon was just about selling books online, its competition was the physical bookstore. Then there’s Amazon.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

While online order volumes were strong in Q4, slowing traffic to physical stores led to overall weak sales results for the end of 2016 to January 28, 2017. billion in 2015. percent in the quarter as more shoppers chose online channels for the ease of online shopping. billion in 2015. percent to $6.21

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Peggy Mangot , who once led the development of the Wells Fargo mobile banking app Greenhouse , has been hired by online payments giant PayPal as part of the company’s internal ventures team, PayPal Ventures , CNBC reported. Morgan Chase app called Finn in that it competed with the company’s main retail bank business in some ways.

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