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Boomers Fueled Amazon and Walmart Summer Sales Crowds

Boomers Fueled Amazon and Walmart Summer Sales Crowds
Boomers Fueled Amazon and Walmart Summer Sales Crowds
September 07, 2026  |  Retail

The summer’s biggest retail sales events did more than create a larger shopping crowd. Their overlap also changed who showed up, how much they spent...

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CFO Caution Creates an Opening for Bolder Competitors
CFO Caution Creates an Opening for Bolder Competitors
September 04, 2026  |  CFO

Corporate America may have a capital allocation problem hiding inside its risk management discipline. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Credit Union Card Loyalty Pays Off in Deposits
Credit Union Card Loyalty Pays Off in Deposits
September 03, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions typically treat card usage as a payment metric. More transactions produce more interchange revenue, more engagement and a greater return on the cost...

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Debit Dominates as Low-Income Consumers Guard Cash Flow
Debit Dominates as Low-Income Consumers Guard Cash Flow
September 03, 2026  |  Economy

For merchants selling to low-wage consumers, the competition isn’t simply over who offers the lowest price. It’s over whether the purchase can clear a tight...

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Digital Sales Give Small Businesses a Map for Growth
Digital Sales Give Small Businesses a Map for Growth
September 03, 2026  |  SMBs

Digital channels gave small and medium-sized businesses more than reach in 2025. They gave those companies a measurable growth edge: Digital-led SMBs were 14 percentage...

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72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
September 03, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

The UAE shopper has little patience for yesterday’s checkout. A phone can serve as a storefront, research assistant and wallet before a merchant’s website has...

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56% of Consumers Have Faced a False Payment Decline
56% of Consumers Have Faced a False Payment Decline
September 02, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Merchants may have more revenue to gain from approving good customers than from tightening fraud controls another turn. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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CFOs Forecast Better When Finance Sees More
CFOs Forecast Better When Finance Sees More
September 02, 2026  |  Back-office

The competitive advantage today isn’t forecasting tomorrow’s cash more accurately. It’s having less of today’s cash left to forecast. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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