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Embedded payments and the digitization of the supply chain are coming to a public market near you.There has been no dearth of headlines heralding the end of Wall Streets love affair with special purpose acquisition companies SPACs .But there are still signs of activity in the space, where platforms are gaining attention and have opted to go public by merging with a SPAC.As reported, freight booking and payment platform Freightos Group will go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition corporation SPAC Gesher Acquisition.The emergence of platforms has been a hallmark of commer
stanley cup ce across all verticals. We might liken the digital shift to one that takes its cue from Amazon, Uber and from Expedia, too. In other words, matching supply and demand, ideally, should be simple and intuitive, with a few clicks.Management at Freightos previously said that $22 trillion of goods had crossed borders, as measured last year. But of course,
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After experimenting with pop-up shops, mattress retailer Casper has decided to open a permanent store. The comp
stanley butelka anys first brick-and-mortar location will be in New York City,聽The Washington Post reported.The 3,000-square-foot store will feature six mini-bedrooms. In those spaces, customers will be able to test out Caspers products, such as pillows, sheets and duvets. The store will also host community events focused on sleep and wellness. Buying a mattress or sheets or pillows is one of the most intimate purchases youll make, Philip Krim, one of five co-founders, told the Post. You shou
stanley fr ld be mentally relaxed and comfortable so you can find the right product. In addition to pop-up stores, the company has experimented with trucks that contain four napping pods dubbed Napmobiles that gave customers an opportunity to try out the companys mattresses. To help customers sleep, the pods came with prerecorded bedtime stories as well as privacy blinds.The news comes after Casper opened 15 pop-up shops across the U.S. in October. At the time, the company said the shops were open in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago through spring 2018.In the shops, customers were able to try out Caspers products 鈥?such as its ergonomically designed Casper Wave mattress 鈥?and buy them on the spot if they so choose. The shops also featured Caspers other products, such as pillows and sheets.Until then, Casper h
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