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Las Vegas Installs PPE Vending In Airport’s Terminals
May 20, 2020

As the world learns to live with pandemic-necessitated safety measures, Las Vegas has introduced a vending machine that dispenses face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE), according to Time Out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Returned Merchandise Now Faces Quarantine
May 20, 2020

People who travel to other states during the COVID-19 pandemic are not alone in facing quarantine. 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...

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Consumers Still Dicey On Mall Visits
May 20, 2020

With an existential crisis in the balance, all eyes have been on mall reopenings this week and consumers’ reactions to them. So far, the jury is still out as to whether shoppers are ready to return to the mall. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Apparel Brand Approaches D2C With A Purpose
May 20, 2020

Simon Sinek, the business guru who has the third most popular TED Talk of all time, once wrote: “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.” Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Facebook Steps Up Social Commerce For SMBs
May 20, 2020

A devastating small business survey on one hand, and a possible link to social commerce on the other. That was Facebook’s contribution to the pandemic crisis yesterday as the social media giant rolled out two new shopping services for small business — Facebook Shops and...

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Lowe’s US Home Improvement Comps Rise 12.3 Pct
May 20, 2020

As it responded to the pandemic by providing support for associates, shoppers and communities, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. reported that comparable sales for the U.S. home improvement business rose 12.3 percent for the first quarter. The retailer operated 1,970 home improvement and hardware locations in the...

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Target’s Digital Comp Sales Rocket 141 Pct
May 20, 2020

Target Corporation’s digital comparable sales rocketed during the first quarter, rising 141 percent and comprising 9.9 percentage points of Target’s comparable sales growth. Digital comparable sales accelerated each month in the quarter to 282 percent in April from 33 percent in February, according to an...

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Amazon Pay’s Patrick Gauthier On How Retail Will Reinvent Itself And Recover
May 20, 2020

The last several weeks have certainly made for unexpected and unprecedented times for consumers and all players in the retail ecosystem and left a lot of businesses standing at a crossroads as they face the back half of 2020 and questions about what to do...

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US Airlines Say Bookings Are Slightly Up, Cancellations Subsiding
May 19, 2020

The airline industry could be showing some signs of life as the airlines report slower ticket cancellations and more bookings on some routes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...