May 31, 2021
Two Years And One Pandemic Later, Movies Are Back
The list and history of Memorial Day blockbuster film releases runs long and deep, from “Return of the Jedi” to “Jurassic Park” to “Pirates of the Caribbean” — all of which saw long lines...
May 31, 2021
NEW DATA: Nearly Half Of Main Street SMBs Will Boost...
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...
May 28, 2021
Boost In April Consumer Spending Shows Shift To Services Over...
Consumer spending went up 0.5 percent in April to $80.3 billion, with a $112.6 billion boost in the services sector that helped offset a $32.3 billion decrease in expenditures on...
May 25, 2021
Twitter CFO Points To eCommerce As Platform’s Future Monetization
As a way to further monetize Twitter, its CFO Ned Segal pointed to eCommerce as an important avenue to explore as it further expands its direct response advertising products, CNBC...
May 24, 2021
PYMNTS Pandenomics Study: Many Shifters Prefer Digital Living To The...
Retailing will never be the same as it was just 15 months ago. Yet what began as an emergency is evolving into something else entirely: the much-discussed but rarely defined...
May 21, 2021
Restaurant Roundup: Vaxxing And Unmasking As COVID Restrictions End
As state mask mandates and COVID-era restrictions start to expire, the nation’s vast QSR industry is leading the way with innovative ways to entice customers to get their shots and...
May 21, 2021
US Banks, Installment Payments, On-Demand Payroll Top This Week’s News
In this week’s news, we saw a report that U.S. banks could end up cutting as many as 200,000 jobs. Also, new insights have emerged on installment payments and on-demand...
May 20, 2021
Emerging Trends In Retail Earnings And Consumer Behavior
Target posted quarterly earnings that came out ahead of expectations, as it rode the strength of stimulus checks, private-label clothing and digital strategy honed during the pandemic. In other earnings, Lowe’s Companies reported that comparable...
May 19, 2021
Today In Payments: China Bars Payments Cos From Crypto Services;...
In today’s top news, Chinese regulators banned financial institutions (FIs) from providing cryptocurrency services, and Google Chrome has added new features for online shoppers. Plus, Robinhood could make its initial...
