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How Scribd Turns The Page On eBook Subscription Fatigue

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This edition of the Subscription Commerce Tracker highlights the latest developments in the subscription market, including why some content platforms are fighting consumer fatigue by shifting away from plan limits while embracing bundled services. By some accounts, the clothing subscription and rental market is on track to reach $1.85

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Walmart Launches eBook Service To Take On Amazon

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Walmart announced Wednesday (August 22) the launch of its new eBook service dubbed Walmart eBooks by Rakuten Kobo, which provides customers with access to an all-new digital catalog of books in the stores and online. The move on the part of Walmart comes as its trying to take on Amazon.com in the retail market.

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Walmart Teams Up With Rakuten To Offer 6 Million eBooks, Grocery Delivery

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The collaboration between Walmart and Rakuten will focus on online grocery delivery in addition to eBooks, industry news source Chain Store Age reported. Taking the place of Walmart’s current online grocery offering in Japan, the service will launch in the second half of 2018. percent who use Amazon.

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Walmart Opens eCommerce Store With Rakuten In Japan

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Through the opening of the Walmart Rakuten Ichiba Store, we hope to make Rakuten Ichiba an even more attractive destination for online shoppers in Japan.”. In October Rakuten and Walmart’s Seiyu unit opened the Rakuten Seiyu Netsuper, which is an online grocery delivery service. and Japan are serviced.

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Payments 2016: The Year Of Online And In-Store Convergence Via Mobile

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PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of Online And In-Store Convergence Via Mobile. Download the eBook. The reason?

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Why SMBs Need To Focus On Product Innovation And Adopt A Digital Business Model

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When consumers fled to online shopping options in Q2, many businesses weren’t set up for digital-first commerce, but quickly figured it out. If you are an offline business that isn’t figuring out how to develop an online offering, you will likely be left behind by competitors.”. This, too, is likely here to stay.

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With Millions Trapped At Home, Books Are Back, Baby!

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It may be half a world away, but the belated and successful initial public offering (IPO) of Australia’s largest online bookseller this week has sent investors and industry watchers alike scrambling to figure out exactly what the heck is going on in an industry that has seen more than its share of ups and downs in recent years.

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