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Curating Greeting Cards In A Digital World

 

Everyone's familiar with the rush to buy a greeting card in time for an anniversary or birthday — but now digital innovators are trying to save consumers from the palpitation-inducing experience. Take Scribe, which reminds consumers to buy special occasion cards. Its Co-Founder and CEO Ross Harding and Co-Founder Jesse Harding tell PYMNTS what inspired them to start the company and how it attempts to foster offline connection. XOX.

 
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Blue Apron’s Financials Reflect Shifting Meal Kit Subscription Industry
 

Blue Apron reported decreased revenue in the third quarter of 2019, even as order values crept up. The financial report comes amid bigger changes in meal kit subscription commerce. Are customers still interested in meal kits — and, if so, which types?  Read More...

 
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Apple Embraces Paying On Installment

 

iPhone sales continue to decline, but services and wearables packed a punch for Apple in Q4 — and set the stage for what CEO Tim Cook forecast will be a very merry holiday spending season for the company. And to help push that along, Apple Card holders are now getting an installment payments offer — just in time to make sure more new iPhones end up under the tree. Here's our iDive.   Read More...

 
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Taking New Approaches To Meals And Snacks With Food Innovation

 

Food innovators are changing the way consumers buy prepared meals and snacks through eCommerce and product evolution. How is FIX aiming to upend the meal delivery business model by ditching subscriptions, and how is Mondelēz International, Inc. working to provide the right snack for the right customer?  Read More...

 
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