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Retail
Rebranded Citizens Pay Expands POS Merchant Services
January 11, 2021

Providence, Rhode Island-based Citizens Financial Group is advancing the reach of its national point-of-sale (POS) offering for merchants, renaming it Citizens Pay, the company announced Monday (Jan. 11).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Staples Makes Third Bid To Buy Office Depot For $2.1 Billion
January 11, 2021

Staples is hoping the third time’s the charm, as it seeks to buy rival Office Depot for a reported $2.1 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
Today In B2B: SBA Releases New PPP Loan Guidance; xSuite Secures Peppol Certification
January 11, 2021

Today in B2B payments, the SBA releases guidance for the next round of PPP loans, while xSuite secures Peppol invoice certification. Plus, TripActions announces ERP integrations, FortisPay acquires Swype and Goldiam launches a B2B eCommerce platform in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Retail
Today In Retail: CarLotz Looks To Launch Hub Network; Build-A-Bear Anticipates eCommerce Jump
January 11, 2021

In today’s top retail news, CarLotz, Inc. unveiled plans to launch a nationwide hub network, while Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. anticipates a jump in eCommerce demand for fiscal 2020 fourth quarter in comparison to the fiscal 2019 fourth quarter. Plus, retail rents have fallen to historic lows in...

Banking
Capital One Joins Fiserv’s MoneyPass ATM Network
January 11, 2021

Capital One has signed on to join Fiserv’s surcharge-free MoneyPass ATM network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Trying To Reason With Returns Season: 51 Percent Of Consumers Would Keep Goods For Discounts
January 11, 2021

While early to mid-January is always the return season, this year has long been forecast to be a spot more active than its predecessors given the volume of gifts bought online during the 2020 holiday rush. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
Outstanding Foods Aims To Hog The Market For Plant-Based Pork
January 11, 2021

Outstanding Foods wants to help consumers bring home the bacon – or at least the plant-based equivalent of it. The four-year-old startup, which just raised $10 million in Series A funding, develops non-meat equivalents of pork rinds, bacon seasoning and other piggy products for the...

Retail
Amazon Prime, Walmart+ See Post-Holiday Declines As Free Trials Expire
January 11, 2021

Amazon Prime and the recently launched Walmart+ both saw drop-offs in U.S. paid subscribers in late December, but Walmart+ fell further — showing the newcomer has a fight on its hands to win broad adoption. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Retail
Retail Rents Falling From Manhattan To Los Angeles
January 11, 2021

COVID-19 and the digital-first trend are sending U.S. retail rents falling in many locales by percentages even greater than those seen in or after the 2007-08 Great Recession. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...