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Roblox, Digital-First Shopping, QR Codes Top This Week’s News
Friday 15th January - 4:05 pm
In this week’s news, we saw Roblox’s plans to go public through a direct listing, consumers’ preferences for a digital-first shopping experience and the rising popularity of quick-response (QR) codes. ...Pandemic Raises A Glass To Non-Alcoholic 'Mocktails'
Friday 15th January - 3:35 pm
Sales of alcohol soared during the early weeks and months of the pandemic, but a wellness vibe seems to be taking hold as “mocktails,” once a meager category, experiences a ...Delta, Airbnb CEOs Say Travel Is Rebounding, But Change Is Inevitable
Friday 15th January - 1:59 pm
Surviving the worst year in aviation history is, itself, an accomplishment. According to Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian, while pre-COVID volumes and travel practices may never fully return, the road ...ECB Officials Fear Banks Will Get Hit Hard By Pandemic Fallout
Friday 15th January - 1:33 pm
European Central Bank (ECB) officials are concerned that Euro-area banks will get hit hard in 2021 by fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic as weakened businesses slide into bankruptcy.
“The main issue ...Pandemic Surge Slows Consumer Spending; December Retail Sales Drop
Friday 15th January - 1:20 pm
The momentum of the new pandemic surge was too much for consumer spending to overcome, according to new data released Friday (Jan. 15). With infection rates climbing, consumers tightened the ...Why Trader Joe’s, Dollar General And Instacart Will Pay Workers To Get Vaccinated
Friday 15th January - 11:00 am
Trader Joe’s, Dollar General and other companies that employ thousands of front-line hourly or gig workers have announced plans to pay bonuses to those who get the new COVID-19 vaccines.
“We ...Latest Research: Vaccines May Cure ‘Pandenomic’ Slump And Fill Stores Again — By 2022
Friday 15th January - 9:30 am
The latest installment in PYMNTS’ ‘Pandenomics’ study series is Mapping Digital-First Consumers’ Return to the Physical World, the “Why Digital-First Behaviors Are Here to Stay” edition. It explores correlations between ...Better Queuing Can Solve COVID-19 Vaccine’s Last Mile Problem
Friday 15th January - 4:02 am
The pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of virtually every institution that underpins daily life — perhaps none so much as the U.S. healthcare system.
Hospitals have been strained. Testing can barely ...Biden Stimulus: $1,400 Checks And $20 Billion For Vaccines
Thursday 14th January - 9:02 pm
President-elect Joe Biden will push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
That will come with $1,400 stimulus checks for Americans to add onto ...Decision Time Approaches For Competing COVID Immunity Passport Schemes
Thursday 14th January - 9:00 pm
In America’s antebellum south, mosquito-borne yellow fever was the COVID-19 of its day. There was no vaccine. People built up socially valuable “immunocapital” by catching the disease and surviving it. ...Pandemic Ripple Effects Extend To Business Events
Thursday 14th January - 5:34 pm
As the pandemic, eventually, moves to the rearview mirror — we might move from post-COVID to an era to be defined as post-convention. It’s no secret that the meetings and events ...Florida Officials Soft-Pedal Notion Of Vaccine Tourism
Thursday 14th January - 3:36 pm
Scuttlebutt is circulating that Florida — among the first states to open COVID-19 vaccines to anyone over 65 — is getting a rush of medical tourists seeking vaccinations, the Associated ...NYC Renters Fall More Than $1 Billion Behind In COVID Economy
Thursday 14th January - 1:44 pm
As the pandemic continues to bash the economy, all too many New York City apartment dwellers simply can’t pay the rent.
The result, according to a landlords group said, is that ...New Health Coalition Pushes For Digital COVID Vaccination Records
Thursday 14th January - 11:20 am
A coalition of organizations in the health and technology industries has kicked off a campaign to allow individuals to easily access their COVID-19 vaccination records in a way that preserves ...Failing Restaurants Risk Fines To Open Doors In The Face Of Dining Ban
Wednesday 13th January - 5:09 pm
Health officials across the U.S. have been forced to level fines against already-struggling restaurants that blatantly violated pandemic-related indoor dining bans, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday (Jan. 13).
The Centers ...Dollar General Offers Workers Extra Pay For Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
Wednesday 13th January - 11:32 am
What should retailers do to lure skittish customers back into their stores? Dollar General Corp. has reportedly come up with a solution: Offer employees the chance to get vaccinated on ...Google Allocates $3 Million To Counter Vaccine Misinformation
Wednesday 13th January - 7:21 am
The Google News Initiative (GNI) is rolling out a new open fund for up to $3 million to combat misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, a blog post says.
The “COVID-19 Vaccine Counter-Misinformation ...International Travelers Will Likely Need Negative COVID Test To Visit US
Tuesday 12th January - 5:02 pm
Travelers from abroad seeking to visit the U.S. could have to prove they had a negative test for the coronavirus before getting on a plane, The Wall Street Journal reported ...Uber Teams With Moderna, Joins Lyft In Asking Biden For Part In Vaccine Push
Tuesday 12th January - 2:57 pm
Rideshare giants Uber and Lyft are executing separate strategies to assist in raising awareness about the coronavirus vaccine while also assisting in expanding the number of people vaccinated.
Uber, which has ...Vaccine Distribution Set To Expand; New Data Shows Digital-First Behavior Will Continue
Tuesday 12th January - 11:43 am
The COVID-19 vaccine is being distributed, but logistical hiccups, differing local priorities and the simple scale of trying to vaccinate hundreds of millions of people in a tiered and orderly ...White House: New Vaccine Guidelines To Expand To Seniors 65+
Tuesday 12th January - 10:26 am
The Trump administration is expected to provide new COVID-19 vaccination guidelines that will include extending vaccine eligibility to anyone 65 years of age and older, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Jan. ...Pandemic Fuels Highest Demand For Personal Computers In 10 Years
Tuesday 12th January - 6:34 am
The COVID-19 pandemic is fueling a shift from mobile devices as personal computers (PCs) close 2020 with the biggest sales numbers in 10 years, according to a Wall Street Journal ...NEW DATA: Even After Vaccine, 75 Pct Of US Consumers Still Want A Digital-First Shopping Experience
Tuesday 12th January - 4:00 am
There are now roughly 6.7 million adults in the United States who have received the first dosage of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine and 151,000 who have been fully inoculated. PYMNTS ...Instacart Leads Debate Over Gig Economy Employee Vaccine Eligibility
Monday 11th January - 5:48 pm
How much has grocery shopping changed since the pandemic started? There’s plenty of data from the consumer side as they have flocked to digital-first options. Less obvious are the changes ...
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