COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

Source: cdc.gov

Merchants And The Big Retail Reset

Merchants And The Big Retail Reset
Merchants And The Big Retail Reset
June 26, 2020  |  Digital Payments

eCommerce has grown about as much in the past few months as it has in the past 10 years. Iain McNicoll, VP of Americas/SMB for...

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It’s A Delayed World After All: Disney’s Reopening Troubles
It’s A Delayed World After All: Disney’s Reopening Troubles
June 25, 2020  |  Retail

After months of waiting since the “happiest place on Earth” closed its doors three months ago in response to the global pandemic, it seems Disneyland...

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Texas Halts Reopening Plans As COVID Cases Spike
Texas Halts Reopening Plans As COVID Cases Spike
June 25, 2020  |  Economy

As coronavirus cases spike in Texas, the state’s officials have walked back their reopening plans for the state, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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$1.4B In Pandemic Stimulus Checks Went To Dead People
$1.4B In Pandemic Stimulus Checks Went To Dead People
June 25, 2020  |  Economy

Pandemic stimulus payments totaling almost $1.4 billion went to dead people as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department rushed to send out $269...

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Pandemic Drives Consumer, Business Interest In Voice-Assisted Commerce
Pandemic Drives Consumer, Business Interest In Voice-Assisted Commerce
June 25, 2020  |  Voice Activation

Vast numbers of consumers are happy to ask Alexa, Siri or the Google Assistant to play a song, find a recipe or dim the lights in...

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Troubled Retailers Continue To Seek Financial Lifelines
Troubled Retailers Continue To Seek Financial Lifelines
June 25, 2020  |  Retail

One of the new truisms of pandemic-era retail is this: If a retailer was in trouble before COVID-19, that trouble will be magnified because of...

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Apple To Shutter Houston Stores Again
Apple To Shutter Houston Stores Again
June 25, 2020  |  Retail

As instances of the coronavirus increase in Texas, Apple will shutter seven of its Houston-vicinity retail locations once again. The shops were set to close...

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New York To Sunbelt State Tourists: Stay Home
New York To Sunbelt State Tourists: Stay Home
June 24, 2020  |  Economy

With coronavirus infection rates soaring in the Sunbelt, the governors of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are teaming up to slap a 14-day quarantine...

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