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In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

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Why Walmart wants TikTok

I think Walmart wants to integrate TikTok’s social media capabilities with its ecommerce operations. Walmart’s ecommerce assets online include marketplace Walmart.com and Walmart Pay.

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Will Kroger finally adopt Apple Pay?

I think Kroger’s adoption of NFC indicates Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are winning America’s payment wars. I predict Kroger and Target’s (NYSE: TGT) adoption of NFC could force Walmart to accept NFC.

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Can Walmart make money at Dada Nexus?

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) wants to counter Kroger’s (NYSE: KR) partnership with Britain’s Ocado Group PLC (LSE: OCDO).  Kroger bought 5% of Ocado in 2018.

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How to Start Your Own Food Manufacturing Business

However, your planned business doesn’t have to follow that same path. If you want to join the 10% of startups that are thriving, here’s a helpful guide on how to get your food manufacturing idea off the ground.

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Can PayPal Profit from Coronavirus?

One reason PayPal grows is that it takes advantage of fresh opportunities. For example, PayPal added a quick read (QR) code reader to its mobile app, CNET reports.

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What Future Does Target (NYSE: TGT) have?

Coronavirus threatens Target because US e-commerce sales grew by 20.5% in April, Digital Commerce 360 estimates.

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Walmart in an Age of Coronavirus

Therefore, Walmart is still the revenue leader in retail. However, Amazon is rising fast. Stockrow reports Amazon’s revenues grew at a rate of 26.39% in the quarter ending on 31 March 2020. However, Walmart’s revenues grew at a rate of 2.07% in the same quarter.

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Kroger Coronavirus and Controversy

I conclude that Kroger lacks the cash to buy back stocks. Frighteningly, Kroger could also lack the cash to pay a modest hero bonus to employees risking their lives.

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Can Coronavirus Save Campbell Soup from Oblivion and Irrelevance?

I think Campbell Soup is a poor value investment and a company that could collapse. Thus I advise investors to avoid Campbell Soup. Conversely, those who do not believe me could find Campbell Soup an interesting contrarian investment for the coronavirus age.

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Will Coronavirus Make Apple Pay and Google Pay Universal?

Publix is a big catch for Apple Pay and Google Pay, because it operates 1,239 stores in the Southeastern United States. Impressively, Progressive Grocer lists Publix as America’s fifth largest grocer with yearly sales of $28.535 billion in 2018.

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