Tech Spending Set To Rise 7.4 Pct As Pandemic Ebbs

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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