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Reinventing Retail: The Laws Of Attraction

Reinventing Retail: The Laws Of Attraction
Reinventing Retail: The Laws Of Attraction
May 06, 2020  |  Retail

It used to be that controllable and somewhat predictable factors like price, selection and location defined retail success. More recently it was data-driven decisioning and...

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European Economic Collapse May Rival Great Depression
European Economic Collapse May Rival Great Depression
May 06, 2020  |  Economy

The European Union’s economy is on track to contract by 7.4 percent this year — shrinking at a higher rate than during the Great Recession...

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CVS Front Store Sales Rise 8.5 Pct Fueled By COVID-19 Purchases
CVS Front Store Sales Rise 8.5 Pct Fueled By COVID-19 Purchases
May 06, 2020  |  Retail

As consumers stocked up on merchandise amid the coronavirus pandemic, CVS Health Corporation reported that front store revenues rose 8.5 percent in the three months...

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New Stores Created On Shopify Jump 62 Pct Amid Shift To eCommerce
New Stores Created On Shopify Jump 62 Pct Amid Shift To eCommerce
May 06, 2020  |  Retail

As the coronavirus pandemic speeds up consumers’ transitions to online shopping, Shopify reported that new stores created on the platform jumped 62 percent from March...

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Western Union Weathers Uncertainty With Digital Acceleration
Western Union Weathers Uncertainty With Digital Acceleration
May 06, 2020  |  Earnings

As has been the trend with earnings reports this quarter, COVID-19 and its global economic effects took center stage when Western Union reported its Q1...

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COVID Report: Organizing A Recovery
COVID Report: Organizing A Recovery
May 06, 2020  |  Economy

Making history many times over, the U.S. government passed $3 trillion as a life-support effort for American businesses, with a focus on preserving the nation’s...

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US Jobs Report Shows 11M Jobs Lost At SMBs
US Jobs Report Shows 11M Jobs Lost At SMBs
May 06, 2020  |  Economy

COVID-19 continues to take its toll on the nation’s workforce as the number of private-sector jobs fell by a record 20.2 million from March to...

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Corporates, SMBs Consider Cards To Ease Pandemic Friction
Corporates, SMBs Consider Cards To Ease Pandemic Friction
May 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With many small businesses struggling to manage cash flow, access loans or secure a portion of government funding, some experts say more of them could...

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How AR-Client Relationships Can Build Cash Flow Predictability
How AR-Client Relationships Can Build Cash Flow Predictability
May 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Although it’s a back-office function often plagued with loads of friction points, the accounts receivable (AR) department rarely gets the attention it deserves from digital...

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