Anyone who wants to understand the failure of Toys R Us in bankruptcy is not going to suffer from a shortage of reasons: Amazon, Walmart, Target. E-commerce. Loss leaders. Price wars. Debt. Private equity. Kids who prefer screens to Super…
The context for the transaction is threefold. First, Lyft just raised a bundle of money for effectively diddly dilution. Second, Uber bought Jump and there is no FOMO in the market today like ridesharing FOMO. And third, scooters now lurk…
Who needs AI to have a good conversation? Spanish startup Landbot has bagged a $2.2 million seed round for a ‘dumb’ chatbot that doesn’t use AI at all but offers something closer to an old school ‘choose your adventure’ interaction…
Dive Brief: Financial technology firm Payability has expanded its financing and payout services for marketplaces sellers to more marketplaces, including Newegg, Tophatter, Walmart and Jet.com, according to a Payability press release. The company also unveiled Instant Advance, a financing offering…
In what could be the biggest one-day drop of all time, Facebook shares opened at $174.89, down 19.6 percent compared to yesterday’s closing price of $217.50 (NASDAQ:FB). When it comes to market capitalization, Facebook was worth $629.6 billion yesterday. The…
Google was already worth more than $800 billion and, while well short of Apple, is now jumping into that batch of companies that are on their way to being a $1 trillion company. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, substantially outperformed market…
he blockchain is in the middle of a major hype cycle at the moment, and that makes it hard for many people to take it seriously, but if you look at the core digital ledger technology, there is tremendous potential…
Dive Brief: More than 80% of 1,033 consumers surveyed by technical software and support provider Boomtown said they have suffered from a technical glitch while visiting a retail store or restaurant, and 28% said such negative technology experiences would result…
We focus on optimizing businesses in Trinidad and Tobago for the industries: Financial Services, Food & Beverage, Retail, Utilities, Hospitality, Consumer Packaged Goods, Airports and Supermarkets. Optimus simplifies processes, while maximizing your profitability. We now have a subsidiary in Port…
We focus on optimizing businesses in Jamaica for the following industries: Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Retail, Financial Services, Utilities, Consumer Packaged Goods, Airports and Supermarkets. Optimus simplifies processes, while maximizing your profitability. We now have a subsidiary in Kingston.