The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded contracts to three e-marketplace platform providers as part of implementation efforts for the Commercial Platforms program and Section 846 of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. Awarding these no-cost contracts to Amazon Business, Fisher Scientific, and Overstock.com, Inc.
These contracts and platforms will be available to federal agencies as part of a governmentwide effort to modernize the buying experience for agencies and help them gain insights into open-market online spend occurring outside of existing contracts. It is estimated that open market purchases on government purchase cards represent an addressable market of $6 billion annually.
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Carrefour launch food marketplace in france - Tamebay
This isn’t a surprising move considering the current global demand for online food and grocery including the understandable desire for consumers to keep healthy and prevent the virus spread as much as they can. Having the ability to shop for a wide range of products on one website also saves consumers precious time and their purchases can be delivered directly to their homes throughout France.
"Carrefour has demonstrated that it can quickly innovate and make changes to the way it operates during this period of crisis. Applying the marketplace model to the food sector is an innovation at a time when consumers are using innovative new services to meet their new needs and face current challenges.
Coming soon, an e-marketplace only for tribal sellers : The Tribune India
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Coming soon, an e-marketplace only for tribal sellers Trial run of the e-marketplace will continue from July 30 to August 14
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“We will launch the website---Tribes India e-Mart---on Independence Day on August 15. It will be similar to selling your products on e-commerce giants Amazon or Flipkart. The difference is just that it will be only for tribals,” Managing Director of TRIFED Praveer Krishna said.
3 people taken into custody at Tempe Marketplace protest
Three people were taken into custody at a protest at Tempe Marketplace on Saturday night after police say they damaged a car.
The demonstration was organized by the W.E. Rising Project, the newly formed group that has organized a number of protests in Phoenix recently, and Proactive Justice.
Organizers have called on the stores to release surveillance footage of the incident. However, Tempe police previously stated there's no video of the parking lot where the altercation occurred.
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Why isn't racism in Economics 101? - Marketplace
LA gives initial OK for reboot of marijuana marketplace – The Denver Post
Broad legal sales kicked off in California in 2018, and at that time Los Angeles was expected to quickly establish itself as a world-leading cannabis economy. But that never happened. Instead, robust illegal sales continue to outpace the up-and-down legal market, while businesses complain that hefty taxes and a cumbersome bureaucracy have slowed, rather than encouraged, growth.
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Other changes would allow businesses seeking licenses to quickly get temporary approval to begin operating once certain benchmarks are met, would permit businesses to relocate while being licensed and streamline the application process.
Nasdaq Launches Marketplace Services Platform | Finance Magnates
Capabilities include, but are not limited, to standard financial assets, tokenized assets, credit card receivables, loyalty points, real estate, insurance contracts, gaming and wagering and more, according to Nasdaq.
The already established universal marketplace services, which includes matching, risk management and market surveillance, will be accessible on the platform.
"As the industry evolves and markets move to the next phase of digitalization, there is increased demand for seamless access to standard infrastructure components and capabilities," said Magnus Haglind, SVP and head of product management, market technology at Nasdaq. "By creating the Marketplace Services Platform, we are providing marketplaces cloud-based, turnkey infrastructure components and a platform to plug and play as they build, adapt and expand their business.
Fair & Lovely to rebrand; Air Canada to allow more COVID refunds: CBC's Marketplace
Miss something this week? Don't panic. CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need.
COVID-19 has changed the way we work already, but will it change the work week, too? Some businesses are considering adopting a shorter week, arguing that employees are more productive when they work less. The Nova Scotia community of Guysborough has already adopted a four-day week, and so far, so good. Read more about how the town is faring.
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