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Rakuten Bolsters Order Pickup With Curbside Acquisition

Rakuten has acquired Curbside, a mobile ordering and pickup startup. With the acquisition, the Tokyo-headquartered company plans to connect…

News June 15
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Walmart Partners With Rakuten; Kroger Reportedly Mulls Alibaba Alliance

Some of the biggest names in U.S. and European retailing, including Walmart, Carrefour and possibly Kroger, are linking…

News January 30
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Wayfair Enhances Mobile Messaging With Trumpit Acquisition

E-Commerce home furnishings retailer Wayfair has acquired mobile messaging application Trumpit in a move geared to expand the…

News August 31
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Rakuten Acquires Fits.me

E-Commerce company Rakuten has acquired Fits.me, a fit preference solution provider, to improve its e-commerce offerings and marketing…

News July 14
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Rakuten Acquires Ebates For $1 Billion

Online marketplace Rakuten is acquiring Ebates, a provider of coupons, discounts and cash-back promotions for online purchases, for $1…

News September 9
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Tablet Shopping Skyrockets In Popularity, Closes In On Smartphone

Worldwide consumer use of tablets for shopping is growing at a rate four times faster than shopping with…

News June 12
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Rakuten Spotlights Successful Merchants During Annual SOY Awards

Rakuten, a Japan-based international e-Commerce company, unveiled the winners of its annual Shop of the Year (SOY) Awards…

News March 28
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Rakuten Becomes Majority Shareholder In The Grommet

The Grommet, an online marketplace and product discovery and curation platform, has received another round of funding from…

News May 21
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