Amazon's Regulatory Scrutiny Troubles; Plus, The Challenge Of Selling Fireworks To Consumers; And JD Embraces The Athleisure Life
 
 
 
 
 
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July 3, 2019
 
 
 
 
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The Weird And Wild World Of Fireworks Retail
 

Planning to shoot off some (fun) fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July? Better check your local regulations first — because, just because you can buy them, doesn’t mean you’re actually allowed to use them. Fireworks, Phantom Fireworks explains, is a very strangely regulated space that can be harder to navigate than one may think. Start your celebration by reading this.

 
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  Autonomous Vehicles
 
 
 
The Road To Self-Driving Retail
 

Waymo is among the operations making advances with autonomous vehicles — an ecosystem that promises to further tie together commerce with cars and trucks. Already, the automotive retail proposition is becoming clear, with innovations happening in the QSR and other spaces. And autonomous vehicles could bring even more progress for retail and payments. Here’s a roadmap.  Read More...

 
  Subscription Commerece
 
 
 
When Subscription Boxes Bring Cooking Lessons To Families
 

eCommerce merchants are aiming to teach children how to cook with monthly themed subscription boxes that come chock full of recipes and educational content. Raddish Founder and CEO Samantha Barnes, along with Co-Founder and CMO Seth Barnes, explain to PYMNTS how the service works — and how it seeks to make its lessons extend to subjects beyond the culinary arts.  Read More...

 
  Today In Data
 
 
 
Moving To Tomorrow’s Payments Practices, Today
 

Whether it’s faster payments, electronic invoicing or enhanced mobile services, there is a host of digital tools that firms desperately want to put into their toolboxes. The question is how to put them there today, instead of waiting for everyone else to have them tomorrow.  Read More...

 
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