Main Street

The three million businesses that line the main streets and side streets of the local economies. These businesses are diverse and include retail shops, small grocery stores, personal services such as hair and nail salons and spas, hardware stores, local contractors, restaurants, trade services such as plumbers and electricians, and small manufacturers and wholesalers. The health of these businesses is directly related to the health of the local economies in which they operate, which is why their success is vital to the communities they serve.

PYMNTS’ Main Street Merchant Index Shows Deep Divide Between Winners, Losers

PYMNTS’ Main Street Merchant Index Shows Deep Divide Between Winners, Losers
PYMNTS’ Main Street Merchant Index Shows Deep Divide Between Winners, Losers
December 14, 2021  |  SMBs

Main Street businesses are enjoying a strong, if incomplete, recovery from the pandemic’s ongoing economic impacts, according to The Main Street Index, a PYMNTS and...

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Digital Ordering Boom Widens Gap Between Big Restaurant Brands and Small Operators
Digital Ordering Boom Widens Gap Between Big Restaurant Brands and Small Operators
December 08, 2021  |  ResTech

While many businesses are getting back on their feet after the devastating events of 2020, Main Streets’ restaurants are struggling. PYMNTS’ December 2021 Main Street...

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Resilient Main Street Businesses Use Digital to Keep Recovery on Track
Resilient Main Street Businesses Use Digital to Keep Recovery on Track
December 07, 2021  |  SMBs

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SMBs Tout Local Shopping as Salve for Supply Chain Issues, but Concerns Still Loom
SMBs Tout Local Shopping as Salve for Supply Chain Issues, but Concerns Still Loom
October 29, 2021  |  Retail

As shortages of supplies and labor continue to plague businesses and retailers across the country, many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are pushing an age-old...

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Main Street Merchants’ Employment, Wages and Locations Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
Main Street Merchants’ Employment, Wages and Locations Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
October 11, 2021  |  SMBs

Main Street merchants remain resilient and are even thriving 18 months into the pandemic, but they’re not quite back to “business as usual.” That won’t...

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PYMNTS’ Merchant Index Finds Main Street SMBs Taking Different Paths to Recovery
PYMNTS’ Merchant Index Finds Main Street SMBs Taking Different Paths to Recovery
October 07, 2021  |  SMBs

Big wins for small business seem harder to come by as global enterprises dominate the news and our everyday lives, but small and medium-sized businesses...

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Main Street Service Industry Wages Up 10% in Past Year
Main Street Service Industry Wages Up 10% in Past Year
September 23, 2021  |  SMBs

Nothing’s come easy amid the pandemic, to put it mildly. But through the past 18 months, we’ve found out just how resilient “Main Street” SMBs...

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Easy Digital Payments Help Main Street SMBs Counter Click-And-Deliver Rivals
Easy Digital Payments Help Main Street SMBs Counter Click-And-Deliver Rivals
September 15, 2021  |  SMBs

As the old way of doing business went out the window last year, Main Street stores shifted quickly to meet new consumer demand for convenience...

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