social distancing

NEW DATA: Five Ways Social Distancing Is Transforming Retail

NEW DATA: Five Ways Social Distancing Is Transforming Retail
NEW DATA: Five Ways Social Distancing Is Transforming Retail
April 17, 2020  |  eCommerce

COVID-19 has driven consumers indoors — and online. Consumers are 30.6 percent more likely to make their purchases online in 2020 than they were in...

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Sweden’s Outlier Response To COVID-19, And Its Results So Far
Sweden’s Outlier Response To COVID-19, And Its Results So Far
April 16, 2020  |  Economy

While most of the world has gone into some version enforced social distancing and quarantine mode with the rise of COVID-19 — closing schools, banning...

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What COVID-19 Means For Logistics, Now And In The Future
What COVID-19 Means For Logistics, Now And In The Future
April 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

COVID-19 has interrupted global supply chains, leaving companies scrambling for alternate ways to keep operations running smoothly. However, businesses can learn lessons from this impact...

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Fed Officials Explore Ways To Reopen US
Fed Officials Explore Ways To Reopen US
April 14, 2020  |  Economy

U.S. Federal Reserve officials are facing a two pronged problem, Reuters reported: How do they reopen the economy while also making sure the coronavirus doesn’t...

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DBS Hong Kong Digitizes Two-Day SMB Account Opening
DBS Hong Kong Digitizes Two-Day SMB Account Opening
April 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

DBS Hong Kong, a subsidiary of DBS Bank headquartered in Singapore, is transitioning to a new contact-free way for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to...

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Google, Apple Team For App To ID Coronavirus Contact In UK
Google, Apple Team For App To ID Coronavirus Contact In UK
April 12, 2020  |  Economy

A mobile app to track the coronavirus is being developed by NHSX, the technology arm of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS), in coordination with Google...

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The Handshake Is Dead – Long Live The Curtsy
The Handshake Is Dead – Long Live The Curtsy
April 11, 2020  |  Economy

The handshake has a long and curious history as far as greetings go. Most historians place the first instance back in the 5th century BCE...

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EU Planning For Transition Out Of Lockdown
EU Planning For Transition Out Of Lockdown
April 05, 2020  |  Economy

European countries, including France, Spain, Belgium and Finland, among others, have begun tentatively etching out potential ways to ease social distancing requirements for the coronavirus...

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