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The number of businesses in the U.K. that closed in Q2 was the highest since 2017 as the number hit 105,455, according to a report from the Office of National Statistics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
There’s a buoyant feeling on Main Street USA again — whether it’s in small towns or big cities — and optimism is an ideal counter to the doldrums small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have endured over the past year and a half. Get the Full Story Complete...
Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) on Main Street in the United States have had a challenging year, with the pandemic forcing them to dramatically shift how they provide services and sell products. As vaccines have rolled out and 40 percent of the U.S. population is...
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U.K. stores saw another uptick in the number of shoppers venturing out as restrictions started lifting following the region’s third COVID-19 lockdown, Reuters reported on Monday (March 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
It all started a year ago. Remember? There came a scary event that’s changed nearly everything about how we live, work, play — and pay for the pleasure. PYMNTS has tracked the destructive path of COVID through the business world in our Pandenomics report series, surveying...
The first statewide stay-at-home measures were implemented in California one year ago today, on March 19, 2020. Other states followed, with many — including Ohio and Minnesota, among others — planning to go back to business as usual after two weeks. Get the Full Story...
The anniversary of the United States’ first pandemic-related lockdown measures is fast approaching. March 19 will mark 365 days since California became the first — though certainly not the last — U.S. state to implement a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order, closing all nonessential businesses in...
