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The Week In Payments: How Businesses Can Navigate The Road To Recovery
May 29, 2020

Most every state in the U.S. this week is starting to walk the road to recovery. Mandatory stay-at-home orders are easing and businesses are beginning to reopen, albeit in very different ways than at the start of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Retail
How Disney Is Remaking The Magic Kingdom For Social Distancing
May 29, 2020

After officially shutting its doors in mid-March and furloughing staff, Disney World is planning its comeback. The park has officially scheduled a grand reopening for July. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Ad Platform Gives SMBs A Shot At Media Revenue
May 29, 2020

Self-service retail tools have gained momentum over the last week, as SMBs look to make the digital shift a consistent part of their business. Facebook, Instagram and Shopify’s social selling tools have been met with a positive reception, and now the advertising platform Criteo is...

Retail
Nordstrom Plays The eCommerce Card
May 29, 2020

The digital shift has come to Nordstrom, and not a moment too soon. The department store chain earned a respectable first quarter as announced Thursday (May 28) through a mix of shrewd inventory management, financial reorganization and eCommerce strength. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Retail
Costco Same-Store Sales Rise 4.8 Pct Amid Pandemic
May 29, 2020

As shoppers stocked up on products in bulk amid the pandemic, Costco’s same-store sales increased 4.8 percent for the period concluding on May 10. The warehouse club’s online shopping sales, however, surged 64.5 percent compared to the same timeframe a year earlier, CNBC reported. Get the...

Retail
JDE Peet’s Notches $2.6B In IPO
May 29, 2020

After it notched €2.25 billion ($2.6 billion) in one the largest initial public offerings (IPOs) in Europe as of 2018, JDE Peet’s stock surged over 12 percent in its inaugural trading day. The listing serves as one of the largest IPOs after the COVID-19 health...

Security & Fraud
Fraud Decisioning Goes Omnichannel
May 29, 2020

“Banking is rapidly becoming more omnichannel, and FIs need to be sure they can safeguard customers across all the products through which they access their financial services,” according to the May 2020 FI Fraud Decisioning Playbook, produced by PYMNTS and sponsored by Simility. Get the...

B2B Payments
Optimizing Contractor Payments And Productivity For A Flexible Workforce
May 29, 2020

Late B2B payments continue to plague suppliers large and small throughout the supply chain, but it’s not just companies that are struggling to get paid on time. In the craft labor arena, contractors, too, face the threat of late and delayed payments. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
SMBs Explore Financing Options For Their Digital Transformations
May 29, 2020

Access to capital for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has always been vital, as well as a challenge. Borrowers don’t always have a consistent experience in their hunt for financing, either. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...