Kroger Implements DailyPay Solution

The Kroger Co. has become the latest grocer to introduce an initiative featuring solutions from DailyPay, a SaaS fintech solutions company, to support their front-line workers.

Kroger is launching a benefit that will enable employees to receive their paychecks as they earn them, in addition to raises and bonuses. ExpressPay, powered by DailyPay,gives employees the financial flexibility to pay their bills, as well as to buy necessary supplies as their earnings are readily available, not just on payday.

“We are proud of our amazing staff who has been working hard to keep our neighborhoods fed,” said Taylor Leevers, special projects manager at Franktown, Colo.-based Leevers Supermarkets, which, along with Cleveland-based Dave’s Markets, also provides DailyPay for its workers. “In addition to hiring dedicated cleaning staff, installing sneeze guards at registers and providing appreciation bonuses, we are also proud to offer DailyPay to employees who want access to their pay on a daily basis.”

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, DailyPay has seen an increase in businesses signing onto and ramping up solution launches. Currently, more than one in eight grocery store workers across the country have access to DailyPay, according to the company.

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‘Lumberjanes’ Boom! Studios Movie in Development at Netflix

Hot off the announcement that Boom! Studios and Netflix will be teaming up on new material, we’ve learned that two new projects are in development already. Below, we’ll take you through one of the projects already reportedly in development, Lumberjanes.

Just to quickly recap, Netflix struck a deal with Boom! Studios in April 2020 to develop several new titles, whether that be movies or TV series.

It joins the growing list of output deals Netflix has with studios and creators. It’s the third major output deal with a comic maker, with it acquiring Millar World and having an output deal with Dark Horse Comics too.

Netflix has already announced its first title with The Unsound scheduled to arrive at some point in the future.

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Social Media Platforms Step Up To Aid Older People Struggling With COVID-19

The distancing and quarantine procedures that are now familiar to the world due to COVID-19 can be easier for younger generations to accept. Whether it’s millennials or Generation Z, millions of those under 50 grew up with computers, cellphones and tablets tuned to social media and inviting personal and professional connections over long distances. Recent forced isolations can be easier if you’re already accustomed to reaching out to other humans virtually.

Unfortunately, older individuals who grew up in a world in which social interaction meant going outside and mixing with human beings face to face can struggle with finding contacts and other resources in the age of mandatory social media. In some spots, special services stepped forward to serve the senior set.

With a looming recision all but guaranteed even before the Coronavirus quarantine lifts, senior citizens and other older social media users could face practical lifestyles without being able to venture out into the world to confront them. The social platformAmava.com looks to connect retirees through flexible work options, volunteer opportunities and unique travel experiences.

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Canvas GFX launches remote learning subscription program for education

Canvas GFX, a venerable document creation program for business-to-business applications, has announced the launch of Canvas Unlimited for Universities. Like the name says, it is an unlimited license meaning that participants have access to the full Canvas portfolio, which includes Canvas X, Canvas X3, Canvas X GEO, and Canvas X Draw for macOS. Canvas GFX is making it available to universities for a low-cost annual subscription.

Canvas software is already being used at Baylor University, Boston College, Harvard, and Yale in the US and also internationally. While we’re on the topic of customers, Canvas is also being used by 3M, Boeing, Chevron, Honeywell, General Dynamics, NASA, United Airlines, and Raytheon to some of the companies that have been working with Canvas GFX.

Like so many companies, Canvas GFX has started the program in response to the coronavirus as a way to offer support to universities and faculty who are working remotely, but it’s also a chance for Canvas to relaunch itself, which the company has been doing over 2020.

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Myagi: A knowledge supply chain

With the complexity of the cycling industry and the technical nature of the products within it, there is a need for more measurable ways to share knowledge to drive sales. Based in San Francisco but with an EMEA HQ in Birmingham, Myagi is a “knowledge supply chain” platform that connects brands, distributors and retailers, designed to allow them to collaborate, communicate and educate.

It aims to provide sellers with the right intel at the right time to create good customer experiences and improve sell-through. “Simon Turner is our founder,” Richard Smith, EMEA regional director at Myagi explains. “He was a distributor of products for several brands, and one of the responsibilities he had was training store staff. The consistent problem that he had within this business was selling a technical product or indeed a product that was an add on sale – something that people didn’t necessarily come into the store looking for.

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