If Major League Baseball (MLB) gets its way, the words “play ball” will echo in empty parks nationwide starting in July. MLB owners are pitching a proposal to play about half the number of games, 82, for the 2020 season, without fans, according to ESPN....
To bolster its growth in China as it looks to reach coffee drinkers in the country, Tim Hortons has reportedly found a partner in Tencent. The Canadian quick-service coffee chain said on a social media account that it has notched funding from the Chinese technology company,...
Post-pandemic fashion retail is starting to take shape. It’s just going to be a little tougher to try things on. Most of the differences consumers will notice involve fitting rooms – or the lack thereof. The National Retail Federation (NRF) guidelines allow individual retailers to...
The digital shift, to paraphrase Gil Scott-Heron, will not be televised – but it will be measured. Retailers and direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands that are now seeing their eCommerce sales take flight would be remiss to ignore the data being generated by the digital shift and...
Three out of four Americans own a pet. It is a $75 billion industry dominated by millennials and ripe with opportunity for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands. Several of them are navigating changes in the market brought on by the pandemic-led digital shift. Get the Full Story...
To encourage diners to feel safer and more comfortable in having their families sit down in its eateries for a meal, Restaurant Brands International (RBI) said it is taking steps to build consumers’ confidence. CEO Jose Cil wrote in an open letter that health authorities and...
Simon Property Group, the biggest mall retailer in the U.S., said it plans to have around half of its locations open within the next week, chief executive David Simon said in an earnings call Monday (May 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Retailers are opening their doors again during the pandemic to customers who have appointments. 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...
Businesses in Dallas, Texas aren’t having the easiest time following the rules of social distancing as they reopen, according to a survey on Mark Cuban’s Blog Maverick. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
