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PayPal Offloads Happy Returns to UPS

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Happy Returns offers box-free, label-free returns for more than 800 merchant partners at over 10,000 locations across the U.S. As competition in the digital payments sector has increases, PayPal’s stock is trading at near its lowest levels since it was spun off from Ebay in 2015.

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How Brands Can Deliver Sustainable Instant Commerce for Consumers

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In 2014, the company launched Prime Now one-hour delivery for daily essentials in selected areas of Manhattan, rolling out the offering to several more cities throughout 2015. A study by Accenture finds that “the last-mile supply chain made possible by local fulfillment centers could lower last-mile emissions between 17% and 26% through 2025.”

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From culinary dreams to eco-conscious reality: the journey of Treehouse

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In keeping with this, the Causeway Bay location, brought to life by Stefano Tordiglione Design Studio, includes a number of eco-conscious design elements, such as recyclable aluminium, renewable wood, lead-free eco-cement and upcycled appliances. In 2015, I sold my shares in Mana! Fast Slow Food.

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Starbucks projects profit growth from tech, stores, workers spending

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The company is introducing technology to speed up production of its increasingly popular cold beverages and send digital orders away from busy locations as it seeks to prevent US cafes from being overwhelmed by orders and improve working conditions for employees, it announced during its Investor Day event. Union backdrop.

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China’s Dada Group Teams Up with JD.com for Annual 415 On-Demand Shopping Festival

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The festival was launched seven years ago by JDDJ — the Dada-owned on-demand delivery service for retailers and brands — to mark its founding on April 15, 2015.

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5 Things to Know About Amazon’s New ‘Style’ Clothing Stores

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Amazon Style will actually be the company’s seventh physical retail format, which all began with Amazon Books way back in 2015. To pull this off, Amazon will be using the same technology and processes it employs at its fulfillment centers. And Amazon promises that the prices in its Amazon Style stores will match those of Amazon.com.

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Meet Missfresh, the Chinese grocery retailer offering 30-minute delivery

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Speedy delivery is the name of the game for supermarket retailers all over the world right now, as major chains invest in micro fulfilment centres and explore dark stores in an effort to keep up with customers’ rising expectations during the pandemic. We set up DMWs, which are located near residential communities or office buildings.