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week of 11/22/21
Like lots of things, Cyber Weekend ain’t what it used to be, with a lot of air let out of the balloon. Major retailers vie to outdo each other by launching Black Friday deals ahead of the starting gun. Black Friday deals at Target, Best Buy and Amazon all launched last week, with Walmart joining today. Here's an outlook and some thoughts.
8fig, an innovative fintech startup, is creating a new way for ecommerce sellers to obtain financing as they go for inventory purchases, based on sales history and projected performance, has raised of $50 million in new funding to accelerate growth and expand its lending capabilities.
President Biden is close to getting Louis DeJoy removed as Postmaster General, which would end a rocky 18-month tenure for the Trump appointee and would-be reformer who, it was frequently noted, was a major donor to the campaign of the former president and 2020 RNC finance chair.
There is no slowdown in sight for global ecommerce, so now is the time to seize the moment. But before launching, there are many factors to process. Whether you're a Fortune 500 or an SMB, you can drive prosperous cross-border growth if you tackle a few areas first. Here is a checklist of the high-priority items to consider. 

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