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US One-Day Record of 1M+ COVID-19 Positives Includes New Year’s Backlog
US One-Day Record of 1M+ COVID-19 Positives Includes New Year’s Backlog
January 04, 2022  |  Coronavirus

More than 1 million COVID-19 cases were registered Monday (Jan. 3) in the U.S., setting a single-day record, but with the caveat that the number...

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New Year’s Resolutions Crafted for the Financially Frivolous
New Year’s Resolutions Crafted for the Financially Frivolous
January 01, 2022  |  Commentary

Some say the ancient Babylonians were the first to make a big deal out of New Year’s resolutions — perhaps vowing to invade less or...

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Holiday Gift Returns Expected to be Higher in Part From Supply Chain, Labor Woes
Holiday Gift Returns Expected to be Higher in Part From Supply Chain, Labor Woes
December 29, 2021  |  Retail

Americans’ returns of unwanted holiday gifts will prove costlier for retailers, CNN wrote Wednesday (Dec. 29), particularly as retailers grapple with higher costs due to...

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Today in Data: Bring-It-To-Me Reshapes Retail, the Rise of Social Commerce and Holiday Gift Return Season
Today in Data: Bring-It-To-Me Reshapes Retail, the Rise of Social Commerce and Holiday Gift Return...
December 29, 2021  |  Today In Data

Social commerce is full of potential, but there are plenty of pitfalls too if you aren’t careful. Plus, holiday gift returns bust retail budgets, and...

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Retailers Grapple with Costs Tied to Longer Grace Periods for Returns
Retailers Grapple with Costs Tied to Longer Grace Periods for Returns
December 29, 2021  |  Retail

Major U.S. retailers who adopted longer return policies during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to entice customers could be paying for those changes — in more...

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Today in Data: Forever 21 Goes Meta, NFTs as Impulse Buys, Online Sales Boost Holiday
Today in Data: Forever 21 Goes Meta, NFTs as Impulse Buys, Online Sales Boost Holiday
December 28, 2021  |  Today In Data

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming big business as impulse buys for some shoppers, and Forever 21 is diving deeper into the metaverse. Plus, online sales...

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Gift Returns: The Holiday Hangover That Busts Retail Budgets, Overflows Dumpsters
Gift Returns: The Holiday Hangover That Busts Retail Budgets, Overflows Dumpsters
December 28, 2021  |  Retail

Need to downsize that beautiful new couch that you adore but just doesn’t fit in your living room? Or offload that new pair of trousers...

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Oculus’ Popularity as Holiday Gift Boosts Meta Stock
Oculus’ Popularity as Holiday Gift Boosts Meta Stock
December 28, 2021  |  Meta

Meta Platforms stock surged to more than $346 per share on Monday (Dec. 27), its highest closing price in about six weeks, after Santa Claus...

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COVID Resurgences, Weather Cause Travel Delays Over Holiday Weekend
COVID Resurgences, Weather Cause Travel Delays Over Holiday Weekend
December 27, 2021  |  Coronavirus

With surging COVID-19 cases in the U.S., airlines are feeling the burn, with hundreds of flight cancellations and a recommendation from infectious disease expert Dr....

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