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Report: US Indoor Dining Shows Signs Of Life
June 15, 2020

The decision by most states to allow diners to eat indoors at restaurants as coronavirus restrictions are eased, seems to be having an impact, according to “The State of the Restaurant Industry,” the latest data from OpenTable, the provider of online restaurant reservations. Get the Full...

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Walmart, Shopify And The Shot Across Amazon’s (Marketplace) Bow
June 15, 2020

In eCommerce, the old saying holds: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. 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...

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Tailored Brands Might Seek Bankruptcy Due To Pandemic
June 15, 2020

Men’s Wearhouse owner Tailored Brands might be the next significant retail company in the United States to make a bankruptcy filing as the COVID-19 crisis unfolds. Tailored — also the owner of K&G and Jos. A. Bank — included the potential for bankruptcy, or even...

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Webrooming Returns For An Encore
June 15, 2020

Webrooming, before the pandemic, was a full-on retailing trend. But as the pandemic-driven digital shift gains traction, retailers have to be wondering if consumers will use websites to comparison shop for brick-and-mortar retail (webrooming) or whether they’ll go back to shopping retail to order online...

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Preparing For The Second Wave Of The Digital Shift
June 15, 2020

There are now not one, but two digital shifts occurring as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt consumer shopping habits. The first is the consumer-driven digital shift that has been well-documented, especially with brick-and-mortar powerhouses like Walmart clocking an eCommerce surge of 74 percent. The...

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Shift To Digital 3.0 Produces Record Sales Spike
June 15, 2020

It’s Christmas in June for eCommerce retail as the shift to Digital 3.0 continues to gain traction. The latest evidence for that shift comes from Adobe, whose Digital Economy Index for May shows holiday season spending levels taking hold with an emphasis on mobile commerce....

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Ohio Firms Team To Put PPE Into Vending Machines
June 15, 2020

To make personal protective equipment (PPE) available via vending machines, PPE and medical safety product distributor CLEANLIFE and vending industry supplier D&S Vending are joining forces. Vending operators will be able to buy six PPE kits at first to sell via their snack machines that...

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Walmart Teams With Shopify To Grow eCommerce Marketplace
June 15, 2020

Retail giant Walmart is collaborating with Shopify Inc., the eCommerce mega platform, to expand its third-party marketplace for a bigger share of the COVID-19 online shopping surge. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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PayPal: The Pandemic’s Digital Shift And Retail’s ‘Super Bowl’
June 15, 2020

The pandemic didn’t create the great shift to digital spending that has been observed over the last 12 weeks, despite the fact that it is often awarded much of the credit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...