pandemic

A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents. It affects more people and takes more lives than an epidemic.

What Digital 3.0 ‘Convenience Shifters’ Want From Merchants
What Digital 3.0 ‘Convenience Shifters’ Want From Merchants
July 10, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Shapeshifting is rarely convenient (ask any werewolf), but in the case of a newly-minted persona that PYMNTS calls the “convenience shifter” some COVID-era behavioral changes...

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Barbados Rolls Out Sandy Carpet For COVID-Weary Workers
Barbados Rolls Out Sandy Carpet For COVID-Weary Workers
July 10, 2020  |  International

The prime minister of Barbados has a message for workers weary of COVID-19 restrictions and other pressures at home: Come to the Caribbean island for...

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COVID-19 Boosting PC Sales
COVID-19 Boosting PC Sales
July 10, 2020  |  Retail

Add makers of personal computers to the short list of companies that are seeing a net benefit from the COVID-19 crisis. Get the Full Story...

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COVID-19 Spikes Hinder Retail Recovery
COVID-19 Spikes Hinder Retail Recovery
July 10, 2020  |  Retail

Back in late March when the pandemic first started to lock down retailing, PYMNTS published the first in a series of tracking reports showing clear...

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Coronavirus Refunds: Kansas City Chiefs Provide Reimbursement, Credit Options To Season Ticket Holders
Coronavirus Refunds: Kansas City Chiefs Provide Reimbursement, Credit Options To Season Ticket Holders
July 09, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, consumers might want refunds on things they have already paid for but may not...

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DTC Business Sees New Innovations
DTC Business Sees New Innovations
July 09, 2020  |  Retail

The speed and scale of change in the retail sector has been accelerating by the week during the pandemic. Iconic companies that started the year...

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Bed Bath & Beyond Will Close 200 Stores In Next 2 Years Due To Pandemic
Bed Bath & Beyond Will Close 200 Stores In Next 2 Years Due To Pandemic
July 09, 2020  |  Retail

Bed Bath & Beyond, in peril over the pandemic, will be closing 200 stores over the next two years as its sales have plummeted 50...

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Jobless Rate Could Drop To 7 Pct By Year’s End, Fed’s Bullard Says
Jobless Rate Could Drop To 7 Pct By Year’s End, Fed’s Bullard Says
July 09, 2020  |  Economy

St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard put in a vote of confidence for the U.S. economy on Wednesday (July 8), saying that the unemployment...

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What Happens If COVID Prompts Consumers And Businesses To Flee Cities?
What Happens If COVID Prompts Consumers And Businesses To Flee Cities?
July 08, 2020  |  Economy

Might one casualty of the coronavirus be the city center? One of the pandemic’s effects has been to spur individuals and companies to physically relocate...

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