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Instagram: New QR Codes To Provide Shortcut To User Profiles

Instagram: New QR Codes To Provide Shortcut To User Profiles
Instagram: New QR Codes To Provide Shortcut To User Profiles
August 19, 2020  |  Mobile Commerce

Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, is reportedly rolling out its new QR code feature globally. The new tool will let people open a profile...

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Reality Sets In For Back-to-School Sales
Reality Sets In For Back-to-School Sales
August 19, 2020  |  Retail

The grim reality of erratic consumer spending patterns has changed back-to-school sales projections. At a time when the season should be in full swing, many...

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Target Out-Walmarts Walmart With Digital 3.0 Blowout
Target Out-Walmarts Walmart With Digital 3.0 Blowout
August 19, 2020  |  Retail

The mega-retail blowout continued this week, as Target posted record Q2 earnings Wednesday (Aug. 19) with evidence that the digital shift is moving from pandemic...

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Lowe’s Reports 135 Pct eCommerce Sales Spike
Lowe’s Reports 135 Pct eCommerce Sales Spike
August 19, 2020  |  Retail

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. reported on Wednesday (Aug. 19) that Lowes.com sales have skyrocketed 135 percent and U.S. comparable sales increased 35.1 percent for the second...

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TJX’s Open-Only Comp Sales Fall 3 Pct Amid Pandemic
TJX’s Open-Only Comp Sales Fall 3 Pct Amid Pandemic
August 19, 2020  |  Retail

TJX Cos. announced on Wednesday (Aug. 19) that its overall “open-only comp store” sales were down 3 percent compared to last year for Q2 FY21....

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IRS Sends Refund Interest Checks To 13.9 Million Taxpayers
IRS Sends Refund Interest Checks To 13.9 Million Taxpayers
August 18, 2020  |  Taxes

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS are planning to send out interest payments totaling $18 on average to 13.9 million Americans who...

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China Eyes Apple App Store Over TikTok Tit-For-Tat
China Eyes Apple App Store Over TikTok Tit-For-Tat
August 18, 2020  |  Apple

Mounting tensions between the U.S. and China have spurred fears from Apple that China could shut down the company’s App Store in the country, 9to5Mac...

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Google Asks FCC For OK To Test 6G Service
Google Asks FCC For OK To Test 6G Service
August 18, 2020  |  Google

Google is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to hold radio experiments “in and near the 6 GHz band,” according to a recent filing...

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Airports Consider How To Use Space Amid Falling Retail Sales
Airports Consider How To Use Space Amid Falling Retail Sales
August 18, 2020  |  Retail

The debilitating effect of the pandemic on airports has them revisiting how exactly they’ll use their retail space, The New York Times reported. Get the...

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