| Whoâll Rule The Future Of Commerce?
When The Grand Bazaar opened 557 years ago, it thought it had a lock on commerce across three continents. And for nearly four centuries, it did â until new technologies introduced new competition and changed the profile of the buyers coming to shop its merchants. Traditional retail has been in the throes of this same shift, Karen Webster says, thanks to this same mindset for the last 150 years. But thatâs nothing compared to whatâs to come, she says, and the massive disintermediation thatâs facing commerce and many of the players who enable it today. Why? Ask Alexa, or maybe Allo, she says.
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| Despite Natural Disasters And Late Payments, SMBs Remain Encouraged
A hurricane-sized hiccup in U.S. small business hiring, a generational gap in SMB optimism and a slew of stubborn U.K. small firms: These are a few of the takeaways from this weekâs B2B Data Digest, which examines the state of small businesses both in the U.S. and in the U.K. Overall, the numbers are pretty encouraging, with small business owners reporting positive outlooks despite some serious challenges, from natural disasters to a culture of late supplier payments.
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| | Payroll Cards | | ADP: An Unlikely, But Likely, Player In Paying Gig Workers
Gig workers are an estimated $711B economic force in 2017 alone â at the same time payroll cards are enjoying their own growth spurt. Coincidence? Not when you consider the demand among the 1099 workforce for faster, digital compensation. Doug Politi, ADPâs president of value-added services, tells Karen Webster why payroll cards can address the nuanced demands of gig workers while providing them with all the same benefits their full-time counterparts enjoy. Read More... |
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