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2021 Burger-nomics: Beef Shares The Plate With Fast-Growing Plant-Based Options

2021 Burger-nomics: Beef Shares The Plate With Fast-Growing Plant-Based Options
2021 Burger-nomics: Beef Shares The Plate With Fast-Growing Plant-Based Options
July 05, 2021  |  Consumer Insights

The hamburger is not the monolith it once was, and Fourth of July weekend cookouts are getting more varied. There was a time when, with...

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Uncle Sam Would Be Proud: Patriotic Consumers Seen Posting Record July Fourth Sales
Uncle Sam Would Be Proud: Patriotic Consumers Seen Posting Record July Fourth Sales
July 05, 2021  |  Economy

Even before COVID-19 upended nearly every holiday tradition, total spending on Independence Day had been falling, as had the percentage of people celebrating the signing...

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‘Big Sunburn’ May Get Soaked On Washout 4th Weekend, But $9B Skincare Tech Biz Is Still Booming
‘Big Sunburn’ May Get Soaked On Washout 4th Weekend, But $9B Skincare Tech Biz Is...
July 05, 2021  |  Innovation

There’s an old adage that says, “once burned, twice shy,” which suggests people are supposed to learn from their mistakes — especially the painful ones....

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Fireworks On The Horizon For Post-PPP Alt-Lending
Fireworks On The Horizon For Post-PPP Alt-Lending
July 05, 2021  |  Loans

The sun is high, the temperature is rising, and with COVID restrictions being lifted around the U.S., Independence Day marks the first opportunity for many...

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Report: Mobile Changes The Game For Managing Remote Worker Spend
Report: Mobile Changes The Game For Managing Remote Worker Spend
July 02, 2021  |  Spend Management

Enterprises of all sizes and sectors are grappling with legacy spend management processes. Not only do many of them rely at least partially on pen,...

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‘Amazon-izing’ Shipping For Small Merchants
‘Amazon-izing’ Shipping For Small Merchants
July 02, 2021  |  Delivery

Among the many consequences of the eCommerce explosion of the last year-and-a-half or so has been a tremendous upgrade of consumers’ expectations of faster delivery....

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Paceline Rewards Consumers To Work Out And Stay Healthy
Paceline Rewards Consumers To Work Out And Stay Healthy
July 02, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Everyone wants to be healthy and in good shape, but getting motivated to actually achieve and maintain that goal is, of course, much harder. It’s...

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Building The Credit Card Rails For Data Requires The Help Of An Alias
Building The Credit Card Rails For Data Requires The Help Of An Alias
July 02, 2021  |  Data & Research

Very Good Security (VGS) CEO and Co-Founder Mahmoud Abdelkader told Karen Webster that data aliasing leads to payments optimization — and, eventually, to the connected...

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