The retailer, a sister company to Saks Fifth Avenue and Saks Off 5th, said the marketplace initiative is part of its "digital-first strategic evolution," and is inviting large and small businesses to become a part of its seller community.
Vendors must fill out an application to be considered for the program and answer questions about whether they ship to Canada, sell on other marketplaces or are BIPOC-owned or designed, and how many retailers currently carry their brand.
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How people without bachelor's degrees can find better jobs - Marketplace
Some jobs lost during the pandemic will never come back. In part, that's due to automation — something that was happening long before the coronavirus emerged.
"Firms were automating, but in some cases, they’ve accelerated that process during this pandemic because machines don’t get viruses," said Patrick Harker, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, in an interview with Marketplace's David Brancaccio.
Harker's team at the Philadelphia Fed has developed a new online tool, the Occupational Mobility Explorer , to help workers without bachelor's degrees (whose jobs are most vulnerable to automation) identify "opportunity occupations": new jobs they could do with only modest training or upskilling that pay significantly more than their old job. People around the country can use the tool to find opportunity occupations in their area.
Brazil’s Monkey nabs $6M Series A for financial marketplace – TechCrunch
Monkey , a financial marketplace for receivables in Latin America, has raised $6 million in Series A funding.
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The São Paulo-based startup was founded in 2016 by a trio that includes former Citi investment banker Gustavo Müller, Bruno Oliveira (who worked in strategic planning for Telefonica) and Felipe Adorno, an ex-senior developer for Netshoes and Infracommerce.
Monkey has developed what it describes as Supply Chain Finance (SCF) programs for small and medium enterprises. So what does that mean exactly? It pairs up SMEs with large enterprises such as Brazilian petrochemical giant Petrobras and Fiat Chrysler, and banks. Through its network, the company claims that buyers can "find the best receivables in the market, suppliers get the best sales conditions, and sponsors strengthen their businesses and production chains."
Andy Jassy New Amazon CEO AWS Marketplace | Inc.com
This week, Jeff Bezos announced he would step down as CEO of Amazon , handing the reins to Andy Jassy who has overseen the company's huge and lucrative cloud service AWS since its inception, a surprising move that left many people wondering just who Jassy is and what kind of leader he'll be.
You'll see that Jassy is well versed in technology, able to speak intelligently on the importance of artificial intelligence and the internet of things. He's also very well steeped in Amazon culture and articulates some of its most important and most effective principles, such as make fast decisions and be willing to fail, disagree and commit , and focus on the customer. ("I've been at Amazon for almost 20 years at this point, so I've obviously drunk the Kool-Aid," he commented.)
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Oro Valley Marketplace project construction expected to start this winter
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Construction to revitalize the Oro Valley Market Place could begin as soon as this winter. The project will transition the Oro Valley Marketplace into the Oro Valley Village Center .
Jim Horvath, the founder Town West Realty, is leading the redevelopment. The group plans to build an entertainment district, three new hotels, park, pool, apartments and more.
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A positive boost after so many industries have struggled through the pandemic. Horvath said COVID hasn't slowed the Oro Valley Village Center project but it has put emphasis on certain design plans.
What qualifies as a work expense when the office is home? - Marketplace
"I was working at my dining room table, and, I mean, it gets the job done. But after, you know, a couple weeks of that, it really started just affecting my posture.”
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A new survey from the compensation software and data company PayScale found that less than 25% of organizations provided any kind of stipend to employees working from home last year.
Shelly Holt, chief people officer at PayScale, said her company provided $500 for its employees at the start of the pandemic to help with unexpected costs, but it’s going to have to account for more people working remotely from now on.
ACA Marketplace to reopen enrollment | KSNF/KODE - FourStatesHomepage.com
FOUR STATE AREA — The Biden Administration announces the Affordable Care Act marketplace will reopen for a special enrollment period.
An executive order will allow people to sign up for insurance. Although losing job-based health insurance qualifies you for a special enrollment period, even if you quit or get fired, it's only available for about 60 days, and many people don't sign up in time. This special enrollment will run from February 15 to May 15th. This is a 90-day window that has never been available before.
Surprise! You weren't an employee after all. - Marketplace
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