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Roblox, Digital-First Shopping, QR Codes Top This Week’s News
Friday 15th January - 4:05 pmIn 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 pmSales 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 pmSurviving 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 pmEuropean 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 pmThe 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 amTrader 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 amThe 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 amThe 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 ...