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Retailers Must Embrace Financial Services, and Quickly

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Retailers know that customer engagement must be the focus of their marketing efforts. And it’s increasingly clear that brands that embrace financial services within the customer journey are scoring highly on engagement scores. Its simplicity works for the retailer and customer alike.

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10 Small Business Examples of the Best Instagram Bios

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Here are ten of the best Instagram bios for small businesses and explain why they’re excellent. 10 of the Best Instagram Bios for Small Businesses. Here are several small-business Instagram bios that hit the mark and why. You can borrow this for your own small business. Pura Vida Bracelets.

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Walmart Endorses Financing Solution for its Marketplace Sellers

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Walmart has approved embedded finance provider Parafin to offer financing to Walmart Marketplace sellers to help them grow their businesses Parafin offers full-scale financial services programs to marketplaces, employing machine learning to analyze sales data to determine offer eligibility and terms.

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‘Cash or Card?’: Why More Financing Choices Drive Consumers’ Decisions on Which Retailers to Shop

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The customer experience is paramount to the success of today’s retailers. This includes enhancing in-store inventory, delivery services and even the personalization of customer service. Long gone are the days where retailers can only say, “Cash or card?”;

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Ebay Aims to Support Sellers with Cash Advances, Streamlined Advertising Hub

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As a pioneer in ecommerce and the home to small businesses in more than 190 markets, Ebay understands the challenges small businesses encounter in securing fast, flexible and transparent financing,” said Avritti Khandurie Mittal, VP and General Manager of Global Payments and Financial Services at Ebay in a statement.

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Rethinking the Retail Environment Through Food-and-Beverage Design Concepts

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The retail industry has experienced a great deal of change over the last 2½ years with the accelerated growth of online sales, the introduction of new safety protocols, the expansion of experiential retail concepts and the integration of new technologies. The retail storefront is no longer about just leaving with goods in hand.

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Meta’s WhatsApp Takes Another Step Toward ‘Super App’ Status with Commerce Enhancements

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And while many businesses make a point of promoting their WhatsApp number, the process is still complicated for customers, so Meta has now made it possible for users to search for businesses by name and browse businesses by category , such as travel or banking. Letting Customers Buy in the App.