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Thinking Outside The Chocolate Box For Valentine’s Day 2021
Thinking Outside The Chocolate Box For Valentine’s Day 2021
February 13, 2021  |  Retail

There are a lot of ways to quantify what a weird Valentine’s Day 2021 will shape up to be — but instead of using numbers,...

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Walmart’s Q4 Holiday Sales Likely Show Amazon’s Dominance In Electronics
Walmart’s Q4 Holiday Sales Likely Show Amazon’s Dominance In Electronics
February 12, 2021  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Amazon is growing faster and its market cap is bigger, but Walmart still sells more stuff. Investors will get a fresh look at how the...

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BNPL Gives Cash-Strapped Consumers Spending Control Post-Holiday
BNPL Gives Cash-Strapped Consumers Spending Control Post-Holiday
February 10, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The year 2020 was a big one for buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangements in retail, as a perfect storm of occurrences pushed consumers online...

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Valentine’s Day Will See Fewer Retailers Coping With More Demand
Valentine’s Day Will See Fewer Retailers Coping With More Demand
February 09, 2021  |  Retail

In a good year, Valentine’s Day is a madhouse for the country’s 13,000-plus florists. In a bad year, it can be downright frustrating. While research...

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Holiday Sales Shot Up 8.3 Pct In 2020
Holiday Sales Shot Up 8.3 Pct In 2020
January 15, 2021  |  Retail

Despite the ongoing pandemic, retail holiday sales were 8.3 percent higher in 2020 than in 2019, surprising even the National Retail Federation (NRF). The 8.3...

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Deep Dive: How Online Retailers Kept Fraudsters From Having A Merry Little Christmas
Deep Dive: How Online Retailers Kept Fraudsters From Having A Merry Little Christmas
January 15, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

The holiday shopping season is the most wonderful time of the year for the retail industry. Brick-and-mortar merchants and online retailers alike often rely on...

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Today In Payments: CT AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business; Petco’s $864 Million IPO Beats Forecasts
Today In Payments: CT AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business; Petco’s $864 Million...
January 14, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Connecticut’s Attorney General has opened an antitrust probe into Amazon’s eBook business, and Petco beat expectations in its IPO. Plus, Grab...

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PSCU: Owner CUs Saw Rising Debit, Credit Sales Volumes Over The Holidays
PSCU: Owner CUs Saw Rising Debit, Credit Sales Volumes Over The Holidays
January 14, 2021  |  Credit Unions

Payments credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU reported 11.4 percent year-over-year debit and credit overall same-store sales volume growth among its owner credit unions over the...

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