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Digital Shift Gives Rise To DTC Brands

Digital Shift Gives Rise To DTC Brands
Digital Shift Gives Rise To DTC Brands
September 07, 2020  |  Retail

Outside of the pandemic — if there is such a thing as outside of the pandemic — two stories have been the most compelling in...

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Six Months Into Pandemic, Taking The Pulse Of Main Street SMBs
Six Months Into Pandemic, Taking The Pulse Of Main Street SMBs
September 07, 2020  |  SMBs

Summer wanes, Labor Day is here, and — as prodded by the name of the holiday — thoughts turn to work. Get the Full Story...

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Amazon And Walmart’s Battle For Consumer Retail Spend
Amazon And Walmart’s Battle For Consumer Retail Spend
September 04, 2020  |  Retail

In some ways, the second quarter was like nothing the world has ever seen, as the pandemic cut through the daily lives of Americans from...

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What Holiday Retail Will Look Like In 2020
What Holiday Retail Will Look Like In 2020
September 04, 2020  |  Retail

It’s not beginning to look a lot like Christmas just yet, as it’s still summer and warm weather doesn’t quite call to mind images of...

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Visa: SoftPOS Helps Merchants ‘Reimagine’ Commerce Flows In A Physical World
Visa: SoftPOS Helps Merchants ‘Reimagine’ Commerce Flows In A Physical World
September 04, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Bit by bit, economies are reopening. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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What Comes First — The Supply Chain Or The Sales Channel?
What Comes First — The Supply Chain Or The Sales Channel?
September 04, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With supply chains backlogged, cut short and all-around disrupted in the midst of the global pandemic, businesses had to act fast. Get the Full Story...

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Chowbus CEO: Building A Food-Delivery Platform For Mom-And-Pop Restaurants
Chowbus CEO: Building A Food-Delivery Platform For Mom-And-Pop Restaurants
September 03, 2020  |  Delivery

The difficulties restaurants face with big delivery platforms like Grubhub or Uber Eats have been extensively cataloged. Critics claim the platforms take too big a...

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Smaller Treasury Banks Step Up As Corporates Push For Instant Payments
Smaller Treasury Banks Step Up As Corporates Push For Instant Payments
September 03, 2020  |  Faster Payments

COVID-19 didn’t suddenly make consumers realize it’s preferable to be paid out instantly instead of waiting three days for an ACH payment — or worse,...

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The Digital Payments Preferences That Cross The Generational Divide
The Digital Payments Preferences That Cross The Generational Divide
September 03, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Cash will always have a place among consumers — but its use is dwindling. Only 26 percent of all consumer payments are made in the...

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