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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Target, Walmart Comparison Uncovers Different Digital-First Strategies

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By a strict look at the macro numbers, Target still pales in comparison. As online sales surge during the pandemic, the retailer plans to test a new concept at four stores that will “operate as both physical shopping destinations and online fulfillment centers,” the company stated. “In Stores: Walmart, 11,500; Target, 1,868.

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Top News In Payments: Antitrust Probe For Google Shopping Comparison Tool; Visa Warns Of Rise in Gas Station POS Cyberattacks

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Department of Justice is expanding its antitrust probe to include Google’s online shopping comparison tool, and Visa warns of an increase in fuel dispenser POS cyberattacks. US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool. Also, Uber is negotiating the sale of Uber Eats to India’s Zomato.

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Online Grocery Tees Up A Post-Crisis Market

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It’s easy to play Monday morning quarterback for the growth of online grocery. When consumers need essential items but get scared by a high-touch environment, it’s only natural for online numbers to spike. The prevailing data and wisdom at this point is that, yes, online grocery has spiked due to COVID-19. 1 through March 15.

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CPG Companies Capitalize On Dramatic Digital Shift

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Consumer packaged goods (CPG) – which just four years ago had only a 1 percent penetration rate online – are capturing the digital shift in a dramatic way during the pandemic. As the crisis pushed online grocery into exponential growth during the crisis, CPG companies are finally starting to sell and advertise online.

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Postmates Raises $100M As Online Food Delivery Heats Up

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But consolidation looms, according to some observers, and online food delivery services will eventually have to shift more focus away from consumers and toward restaurant operators in order to thrive in a crowded marketplace. But online food delivery operations have more important things to worry about than drones and self-driving vehicles.

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Drizly To Test Online Orders, Store Pickup

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Drizly, the alcohol delivery platform startup, is testing the ability for customers to buy online and pick up their spirits in a store. Its online marketplace, which was launched at the end of September, enables consumers to comparison shop and then see which liquor stores have a product, as well as the price in each store.

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Data Shows 42 Pct Of Small Cap US Businesses Failing To Turn Profit

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Bigger companies have been faring better by comparison, with investors taking solace in large caps and the Russell 1000 index down only 3.3 That group has seen a 129 percent gain and its market capitalization has hit over $14 billion, the Financial Times wrote, over $5 billion ahead of the runner up. percent from normal.

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