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Restaurant innovationRestaurants Get Ready For An Uncertain Holiday Season
The pandemic has been fundamentally disruptive for restaurants, requiring rapid pivots — mostly on...
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Travel PaymentsCamping’s Pandemic-Inspired Renaissance
For the non-expert, going camping can be a bit of an intimidating activity. Where...
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CoronavirusFauci Encourages Return Of Sports, With Caution
There’s no question Dr. Anthony Fauci’s first pitch at the Washington Nationals’ season opener...
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Digital-First BankingDeep Dive: How Banks Are Responding To The COVID-19 Crisis...
The way banks and their customers are coping with the new realities brought on...
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RetailNew York Threatens NYC Restaurant Closures As State Prepares For...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is threatening to close down restaurants that are not...
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Mobile ApplicationsConsumer Mobile App Use Increased 40 Pct During Lockdown
The pandemic saw an all-time high record of mobile app usage, according to market...
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AppleApple Customers Can Now Schedule In-Store Appointments
A new Apple service will let customers browse shops in person in a safe...
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DeliveryFood Delivery Expects No Summer Slowdown
As Americans head into Fourth of July barbecues and related celebrations, they are showing...
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B2B PaymentsNew Marg ERP Feature To Aid Social Distancing In B2B...
A new digital, contactless feature for India-based software developer Marg ERP will hopefully help...
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RetailThe Unexpected Ways Dining Out Is Evolving
When COVID-19 exploded into a global pandemic that more or less shut down everything...
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Real EstateHow ‘Self-Touring’ And Digital Lockboxes Can Change Real Estate Rentals
The pandemic has the potential to change the way any number of business verticals...
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Travel PaymentsCelebrity Event Planner Colin Cowie On How ‘Hospitainment’ Can Save...
It hasn’t been a good year for hospitality and events, with the pandemic shutting...
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InnovationThe 'Quarantini' And Other Post-Pandemic Cocktail Innovations
The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down bars and nightclubs nationwide, leaving Americans without their...
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EconomyAMC Plans Global Reopening For July
AMC Entertainment, the U.S. theater chain, reported a decline in earnings for the first...
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AppleApple Earns Patent On Tech That Compiles Group Selfies
As the worldwide push to beat the coronavirus continues with social distancing measures almost...
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RetailSocial Distancing Could Open Up New Ways To Sell
With a need for social distancing in the coronavirus era, businesses are seeking ways...
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CoronavirusAnd The Beat Goes On: Music’s New Playbook For Summer...
The summer season is usually the time of year for the young and the...
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RetailOffline Shopping: Three Categories To Watch
The numbers are in. The latest in the PYMNTS COVID-19 series that quantifies the...
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Travel Payments‘Travel Bubbles’ Key To Getting Consumers To Travel Cross Border
The summer travel season is upon the Northern Hemisphere, and while many consumers would...
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CoronavirusShould Las Vegas Bet On Consumers Returning to Casinos?
Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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CoronavirusThe Drive-In Dance Club And The Future Of Social Gatherings
There are some experiences that seem impossible in light of the social distancing rules...
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CoronavirusIs The Old-Fashioned Carhop About To Make A Comeback?
Carhops and drive-in restaurants are classic parts of the American dining experience immortalized by...
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RetailHow Disney Is Remaking The Magic Kingdom For Social Distancing
After officially shutting its doors in mid-March and furloughing staff, Disney World is planning...
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Digital-First BankingHow APIs Help Banks Provide Digital Services During The Pandemic
While APIs have played a critical role in enabling digital-first banking experiences, their rollout...
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SMBsThe Blueprint For Rethinking Main Street
For the small shops and independently owned restaurants that line America’s Main Streets from...
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CoronavirusEmpty Steel Canyons In NYC As Commuters WFH?
Amid the wreckage left by the pandemic — the lost jobs, shuttered businesses, and...
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Artificial IntelligenceAI Robot Enforces Social Distancing At S. Korean Coffee Shop
A smart factory in South Korea has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to...
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Restaurant innovationWhat Famed Boston Eatery Petit Robert’s Owner Sees As Restaurants’...
Boston’s Petit Robert Bistro, one of the city’s fanciest French restaurants, started 2020 with expectations that...
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Restaurant innovationCurry Up Now On Its Contactless Approach To Reopening
Redesigning restaurant layouts and creating a touch-free environment are about to become non-negotiable for...
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Today In DataThe Growth Of Off-Premise Dining, Subscriptions During The Pandemic
The pandemic is impacting industries globally, but fewer verticals have been harder hit than...
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RetailPool Noodles, Mannequins And The Wilder Side Of Social Distancing...
If we’re being truly honest with ourselves, the new rules that will surround restaurants’...
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Real EstateHomebuying And Selling In The Time Of Social Distancing
Land. They’re not making any more of it, as the old saying goes, which...
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Travel PaymentsTraveler Complaints Prompt DOT To Remind Airlines Of Refund Rules
As thousands of complaints about airlines flood the Department of Transportation (DOT), the department...
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BusinessCouples Opt For Smaller Weddings Amid Social Distancing
You won’t find the word “minimony” in the dictionary. But couples who spent a...
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RetailSimon Eyes Opening Half Of Its Malls This Week
Simon Property Group, the biggest mall retailer in the U.S., said it plans to...
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Travel PaymentsVariations On A Theme (Park) And What Disney Signals For...
Face masks. Socially distanced photos with Mickey and Minnie. The (measured) reopening of Shanghai...
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LoansMnuchin Wants To Fix Restaurants' PPP Woes
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he wants to tweak the rules of the Paycheck...
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CoronavirusExpect Another Year Before Sports, Entertainment Venues Reopen
The spread of the coronavirus has led to a halt of Major League Baseball,...
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Travel PaymentsFrontier Retracts $39 'More Room' Fee On Flights
Denver-headquartered Frontier Airlines is retracting its $39 “More Room” fee that guarantees passengers would...
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Travel PaymentsFrontier To Allow Passengers To Purchase Extra Space On Planes
As the world steadily inches toward reopening after several months of coronavirus-related lockdowns, Frontier...
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CoronavirusGeorgia's Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home
The road to recovery after the coronavirus pandemic is widely expected to be a...
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CoronavirusUK Restaurants Say Social Distancing Could Bankrupt Them
If restaurants and bars in the U.K. are required to apply social distancing when...
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DeliveryWalmart Tests $10 Upcharge For 2-Hour Grocery Delivery
Walmart’s new Express Delivery service will transport items to customers’ doors within two hours...
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Next-Gen DebitDeep Dive: How FIs, Customers Are Navigating The Coronavirus-Inspired Spike...
The coronavirus pandemic has consumers around the world turning to digital devices to access...
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CoronavirusStudy: Economic Damage Would Be Worse Without Lockdowns, Social Distancing
A new study reveals that government-imposed shutdowns and social distancing could cut the economic...
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RetailReinventing Retail Will Mean Embracing New Formats
Reinventing retail in the wake of COVID-19 may mean reinventing retail formats. As the...
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CoronavirusPence: Country Might Be 'Largely Past' COVID-19 By Early June
The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States could be finished before the Memorial Day...
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Digital-First BankingDeep Dive: How Banks Use Digital Technologies To Outlast The...
The coronavirus outbreak is still ravaging countries worldwide, but it has not eliminated consumers’...
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CoronavirusAG Barr Threatens Legal Action If States’ ‘House Arrest’ Too...
Attorney General William Barr advised some state governors that the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
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CoronavirusNEW DATA: How We Will Change: Consumers And Life After...
California became the first state to issue a stay-at-home order on March 19. All...
