Tech Spending Set To Rise 7.4 Pct As Pandemic Ebbs
Tech Spending Set To Rise 7.4 Pct As Pandemic Ebbs
July 02, 2021  |  Economy

As the economy rises and the raging pandemic gets doused with vaccines, tech spending is set to grow. Forrester Research predicts that overall growth in...

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FTC Eases Standards For Competition Lawsuits
FTC Eases Standards For Competition Lawsuits
July 02, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to rescind a 2015 policy statement that hampered its ability to file antitrust lawsuits, effectively lowering the bar...

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Innovative Approaches To Retail And Dining 
Innovative Approaches To Retail And Dining 
July 02, 2021  |  Today In Data

Walgreens has been doubling down on reinventing its membership programs and making its pharmacy/retail offerings more personal for shoppers. In technology, retailers are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to...

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Apple To Test Hybrid Work-From-Home Option For Retail Employees
Apple To Test Hybrid Work-From-Home Option For Retail Employees
July 02, 2021  |  Retail

Apple is planning to test a hybrid in-store and work-from-home arrangement for its retail employees later this year, an acknowledgement that even as consumers return...

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Torrid Seizes D2C Movement To Capture Rising Demand For Plus-Size Apparel
Torrid Seizes D2C Movement To Capture Rising Demand For Plus-Size Apparel
July 02, 2021  |  Retail

Plus-size retailer Torrid’s debut as a public company on Thursday (July 1) was met with much excitement from the market, a further sign that direct-to-consumer...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Partnerships Still Rule The Day
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Partnerships Still Rule The Day
July 02, 2021  |  Retail

It’s hard to beat the excitement that Amazon’s Prime Day and Walmart’s Days of Deals generated last week and, as may be expected, the two...

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Target To Roll Out PillowSheets As Retailers Step Up Linen Offerings
Target To Roll Out PillowSheets As Retailers Step Up Linen Offerings
July 02, 2021  |  Retail

Merchandise from PillowSheets, which makes a patented bedsheet that “eliminates loose bedding and integrates a pillow system,” will roll out on Target’s website before arriving in some...

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Life Time Brings Luxury ‘Athletic Resort’ To Simon Mall Near Boston
Life Time Brings Luxury ‘Athletic Resort’ To Simon Mall Near Boston
July 02, 2021  |  Retail

Life Time has opened a “luxury athletic resort experience” at the Northshore Mall, a Simon property near Boston, as shopping centers keep evolving to “meet...

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Onboarding Experience Makes — Or Breaks — The Deal With Potential New Customers
Onboarding Experience Makes — Or Breaks — The Deal With Potential New Customers
July 02, 2021  |  Authentication

PYMNTS’ June 2021 Authenticated Payments Report done in collaboration with LoginID doesn’t mince words when it comes to the digital onboarding tsunami now sweeping across...

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