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How DoorDash is Growing by Advancing its ‘Local Commerce’ Mission

Retail TouchPoints

If we can execute every single day and make the experience continually better for our consumers, our merchants, our Dashers and our CPG partners, that will ultimately build a business that will address more and more consumers’ needs. There are many merchants who use DoorDash as well as your competitors. Hannon : Certainly.

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Beyond the Transaction: How PayPal is Helping Remove Friction Across the Commerce Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Since spinning off from eBay and going public for a second time in 2015, PayPal has expanded its reach well beyond that one digital marketplace to more than 30 million merchants worldwide. When we have partnerships with these merchants they’re trusted brands, so consumers can feel good about shopping with those brands.”.

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Merchants group criticizes proposed ‘swipe’ fee settlement

Mass Relators

WASHINGTON – A proposed agreement that would reduce “swipe” fees that retailers pay each time a shopper pays with a Visa or Mastercard is “a bad deal for merchants,” according to the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC), a lobbying group advocating for a more competitive and transparent card system. merchants and Visa Inc.

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DoorDash Looks Beyond Restaurants to Become ‘The Local Commerce Company’

Retail TouchPoints

The delivery platform unveiled a series of major updates and service additions at its first-ever product showcase on June 27, 2023, including search and shopping features to help consumers find and buy whatever they are looking for (well beyond just meals), and a new integrated rewards program for merchants.

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Ubers Eats Enhances Customer Experience with Extended Ordering Hours, Live Tracking

Retail TouchPoints

Uber is expanding Uber Eats’ services with new features such as the ability to place orders when grocery stores aren’t open for later delivery, live tracking of orders from store to door and easier product replacements. grocers to offer same-day delivery, including Walgreens , Albertsons Cos. and Costco. billion in February 2021.

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Integrate Pricing, Promotions and Markdowns to Drive Profitability

Retail TouchPoints

But at the same time merchants’ margins are being squeezed, making intelligent pricing and promotions strategies even more critical for success. You have marketing, creative and the brand vendors who are sometimes the ones initiating the promotions, so it’s a more complex process that is starting to get streamlined by technology.”

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DoorDash Debuts DashMart Digital DCs In 8 U.S. Markets

Retail TouchPoints

DoorDash is taking dark store fulfillment in a new direction with an online delivery service that sells products from its owned and operated local distribution centers. The company says “many more cities” will launch the service in the coming months, including San Diego, Baltimore, Denver, Sacramento and Concord, Calif.