Restaurant Job Count Creeping Back Up, Per BLS Data
Restaurant Job Count Creeping Back Up, Per BLS Data
June 07, 2021  |  Personnel

The United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced on Friday (June 4) that total U.S. jobs grew by 559,000 during May....

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Rapidly Expanding P2P Market Faces Interoperability Challenges
Rapidly Expanding P2P Market Faces Interoperability Challenges
June 07, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The rapid rush to digitization pushed by the pandemic period over the last 15 months has sparked something of a renaissance among peer-to-peer (P2P) payments...

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FinTech Dave Going Public Via SPAC At $4 Billion Equity Value
FinTech Dave Going Public Via SPAC At $4 Billion Equity Value
June 07, 2021  |  IPO

Challenger bank startup Dave is partnering with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III (VPCC), sponsored by Victory Park Capital (VPC), with an...

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Retail Competition Pivots To New Turf: Worker Retention And Recruitment
Retail Competition Pivots To New Turf: Worker Retention And Recruitment
June 07, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon is taking a new tack in its crusade to raise the federal minimum wage, by noting the rising economic clout that the increased paychecks...

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As Apple’s WWDC Kicks Off, App Store, Services In the Spotlight
As Apple’s WWDC Kicks Off, App Store, Services In the Spotlight
June 07, 2021  |  Apple

Monday (June 7) marks the kickoff of Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference, a weeklong confab, being held online (due to the coronavirus). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Health Company GNC Offers Select Products In Walmart Stores
Health Company GNC Offers Select Products In Walmart Stores
June 07, 2021  |  Retail

Even as it expands its online presence, Walmart has struck a deal with GNC, the health and wellness company, to sell its products in the...

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From Resale To Rental, Apparel-Buying Undergoes Major Rethink
From Resale To Rental, Apparel-Buying Undergoes Major Rethink
June 07, 2021  |  Retail

When Etsy announced its $1.6 billion acquisition of U.K.-based secondhand fashion reseller Depop last week, it was framed traditionally, as many sizable deals are: two...

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Innovative Strategies In Retail And Digital Banking
Innovative Strategies In Retail And Digital Banking
June 07, 2021  |  Today In Data

High-end athleisure apparel company lululemon athletica inc. said it is aiming to grow its inventory and leverage more air freight to avoid port delays. In U.S. retail, Walmart narrowed down its roster...

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G-III Apparel Sales Surge After Closing Wilsons Leather, G.H. Bass Stores
G-III Apparel Sales Surge After Closing Wilsons Leather, G.H. Bass Stores
June 07, 2021  |  Retail

G-III Apparel Group is growing bullish on 2021, as the company racked up first-quarter results showing a turnaround from the previous year. The company also...

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