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Heading Into Labor Day, Americans Are Traveling Despite Concerns About COVID-19
Heading Into Labor Day, Americans Are Traveling Despite Concerns About COVID-19
August 30, 2021  |  Travel Payments

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Grocery Roundup: In The UK, Labor Shortage Compromises Christmas Dinner
Grocery Roundup: In The UK, Labor Shortage Compromises Christmas Dinner
August 26, 2021  |  Retail

Good news for Ebenezer Scrooge and only Ebenezer Scrooge: Christmas in the United Kingdom is under threat. At least, its food supply is. Major grocery...

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Back-to-School/Holiday Shopping, Wedding Experiences, Amazon Store Plans
Back-to-School/Holiday Shopping, Wedding Experiences, Amazon Store Plans
August 23, 2021  |  Today In Data

Engaged couples want experiences more than any other gift. Plus, shoppers are already thinking about the holiday season as they do back-to-school shopping, and we’ve...

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Consumer Anxieties Pull Holiday Shopping Into Back-To-School Season
Consumer Anxieties Pull Holiday Shopping Into Back-To-School Season
August 20, 2021  |  Retail

Before the pandemic, if you can remember that long ago, there was a back-to-school shopping season and a holiday shopping season, and never the twain...

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Retailers Set For Another Unprecedented Holiday Season
Retailers Set For Another Unprecedented Holiday Season
July 20, 2021  |  Retail

It may be the dog days of summer, but retailers are already busy planning for a holiday season geared toward experiential, but less expensive, gifting....

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Blackhawk Network Brings Enterprise Edition Of eGifting Offering To Retailers
Blackhawk Network Brings Enterprise Edition Of eGifting Offering To Retailers
July 13, 2021  |  Retail

Blackhawk Network, a global branded payments provider, is rolling out the Enterprise Edition of its Digital Gifting offering to help retailers get ready for the...

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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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DoorDash Makes Play For D2C Grocery With July Fourth Meat-Free Grilling Kits
DoorDash Makes Play For D2C Grocery With July Fourth Meat-Free Grilling Kits
June 28, 2021  |  Delivery

As the walls separating restaurants and grocery stores continue to decay, DoorDash is using a (metaphorical) wrecking ball to speed up the process with its...

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Juneteenth Celebrations To Help Black-Owned Restaurants Rebuild From Pandemic
Juneteenth Celebrations To Help Black-Owned Restaurants Rebuild From Pandemic
June 18, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

This Juneteenth, many cities around the United States are holding events to boost local Black-owned restaurants. After all, while interest in Black-owned restaurants spiked in...

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