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CPI Shows Main Street Small Business Price Hikes Successful, for Now
CPI Shows Main Street Small Business Price Hikes Successful, for Now
January 12, 2023  |  Economy

Inflation data — though a cooling down is evident — shows Main Street small businesses’ price hikes are sticking. At least for now. But the...

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Molson Coors Bets on D2C with Online-only Mocktail Brand
Molson Coors Bets on D2C with Online-only Mocktail Brand
January 12, 2023  |  Retail

Molson Coors is stepping up its digital presence with the launch of D2C-only mocktails. The beverage giant, which owns a range of popular alcoholic brands, including...

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Building The House of LR&C Apparel Brand Takes More Than Celebrity Backing
Building The House of LR&C Apparel Brand Takes More Than Celebrity Backing
January 12, 2023  |  Retail

Experienced leadership is always valuable and having a few crises under your belt never hurts. That’s the message from Christine Day, CEO of fashion brand The House...

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India’s UPI Paves Path for Global, Interoperable Real-Time Remittance Network
India’s UPI Paves Path for Global, Interoperable Real-Time Remittance Network
January 11, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

India is paving the path to payments interoperability — not just across providers, but across borders. For payments to become truly ubiquitous — especially real-time...

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Curbside-Pickup-Only Grocer Opens in Oklahoma
Curbside-Pickup-Only Grocer Opens in Oklahoma
January 11, 2023  |  Retail

One of the first curbside-only grocery stores in the United States has opened its digital doors. On Tuesday (Jan. 10), JackBe, a retailer that describes itself...

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Remote Workers Shop Online Nearly Twice as Much as in-Office Peers
Remote Workers Shop Online Nearly Twice as Much as in-Office Peers
January 11, 2023  |  Retail

Whether it’s work from home, remote work or hybrid work, by any name these models almost all equate to losses for small, physical retailers in...

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Amazon’s Buy With Prime Sets Sights on Off-Platform Payments Ubiquity
Amazon’s Buy With Prime Sets Sights on Off-Platform Payments Ubiquity
January 10, 2023  |  Retail

Job cuts and slowing growth aside, Amazon’s payments ubiquity march — reaching well beyond its own platform — continues unabated. By making Buy With Prime available...

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Bed Bath & Beyond Bides Time Amid Bare Shelves and Dwindling Cash
Bed Bath & Beyond Bides Time Amid Bare Shelves and Dwindling Cash
January 10, 2023  |  Retail

One week after Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) warned investors that bankruptcy was being considered, the ailing home goods retailer brought more bad news to...

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Consumer Shopping Habits Show Continued Caution Despite Easing Inflation
Consumer Shopping Habits Show Continued Caution Despite Easing Inflation
January 10, 2023  |  Economy

As recession fears reverberate through U.S. households, they’re buying less and trading down at retail. We see this is the latest PYMNTS inflation report, “Consumer...

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