iPhone Demand Flagging During Holiday Shopping Peak
iPhone Demand Flagging During Holiday Shopping Peak
December 02, 2021  |  Retail

Apple has alerted its component suppliers that it’s seeing slower demand for its suite of iPhone 13 phones, according to a Bloomberg report, in part...

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CFPB Lays Groundwork for Open Banking’s US Push
CFPB Lays Groundwork for Open Banking’s US Push
December 02, 2021  |  Banking

Open banking may have its roots across the pond, in the United Kingdom, but it’s fair to say the United States is quickly putting its...

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Thailand’s Central Group Nearing Selfridges Acquisition
Thailand’s Central Group Nearing Selfridges Acquisition
December 02, 2021  |  Retail

Thai department store operator Central Group is moving closer to acquiring U.K. retailer Selfridges from Canada’s billionaire Weston family, three people familiar with the situation...

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Quick-Service Restaurants Aim to Bring the ‘Quick’ Back to the Drive-Thru
Quick-Service Restaurants Aim to Bring the ‘Quick’ Back to the Drive-Thru
December 02, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

With the need for speed superseding other considerations for many restaurant customers, brands are making compromises to boost their throughput. At Morgan Stanley’s Global Consumer...

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Paytm Gets First ‘Buy’ Rating Following Rocky IPO 
Paytm Gets First ‘Buy’ Rating Following Rocky IPO 
December 02, 2021  |  IPO

The Indian super app Paytm received its first buy rating this week, following a less-than-stellar debut last month on the country’s stock exchange.  Get the...

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Dollar General Says No Plans to Raise Core Product Prices, Unlike Dollar Tree Rival
Dollar General Says No Plans to Raise Core Product Prices, Unlike Dollar Tree Rival
December 02, 2021  |  Retail

Dollar General is planning nearly 3,000 real estate projects for 2022, including 1,110 new stores that will vastly expand the retailer’s Popshelf store concept and...

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Pathways Teams With PSCU’s Lumin Digital for Online Banking Support
Pathways Teams With PSCU’s Lumin Digital for Online Banking Support
December 02, 2021  |  Credit Unions

PSCU subsidiary Lumin Digital has closed a deal to provide online and mobile-digital banking services for Pathways Financial Credit Union’s 50,000 consumer and business members...

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Toys R Us Still Doesn’t Know What It Wants to Be When It Grows Up
Toys R Us Still Doesn’t Know What It Wants to Be When It Grows Up
December 02, 2021  |  Retail

When the final two Toys R Us stores in the U.S. closed earlier this year, it looked like the end for the once-vaunted retailer, until...

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Direct-to-Consumer Brands Become Platforms as They Expand Beyond Core Products
Direct-to-Consumer Brands Become Platforms as They Expand Beyond Core Products
December 02, 2021  |  Retail

When someone mentions “Warby Parker,” the likely first thought is “glasses.” Likewise, when “Allbirds” or “ThirdLove,” the first thought is probably “sneakers” or “bras,” respectively....

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