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America’s Work-From-Home Transition Will Have Many Economic Ripples
America’s Work-From-Home Transition Will Have Many Economic Ripples
July 27, 2020  |  Economy

About 14 percent of U.S. employees worked remotely before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bureau of Labor statistics. And while official figures have yet to be...

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The Four COVID Personas, Part 4: ‘Office Shifters’
The Four COVID Personas, Part 4: ‘Office Shifters’
July 14, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Over months of research in which we surveyed more than 18,000 U.S. consumers, PYMNTS has identified four distinctly new shopper personas emerging from the pandemic...

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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. IDC reported that worldwide...

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Adapting To A Hybrid Future
Adapting To A Hybrid Future
July 08, 2020  |  Innovation

“2020 will be the year when businesses invest in filling their information and skill gaps to take advantage of digital commerce.” It’s now clear that...

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A Third Of US Companies Slashed Worker Pay For Pandemic
A Third Of US Companies Slashed Worker Pay For Pandemic
July 06, 2020  |  Economy

A new survey by global outplacement and executive and business coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that 30 percent of companies have cut pay...

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How One Gig Platform Is Reinventing The Gig Worker Experience By Boosting Their Wages
How One Gig Platform Is Reinventing The Gig Worker Experience By Boosting Their Wages
July 06, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Among the casualties of the pandemic: The gig economy. As estimated by PYMNTS, 40 percent of gig workers have lost at least $10,000 of income...

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Red Hat: Migrating To The Cloud And The Risk Of Sticking With The Status Quo
Red Hat: Migrating To The Cloud And The Risk Of Sticking With The Status Quo
July 03, 2020  |  Innovation

The ability for companies to immediately respond to the need to support a work-from-home environment depended, in large part, upon where those firms were already...

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Slack Revenues Soar, But Less Than Competitor Zoom
Slack Revenues Soar, But Less Than Competitor Zoom
June 05, 2020  |  Earnings

Slack, the San Francisco-based workplace messaging app, saw its revenues surge in the first quarter as working from home became the new reality amid the COVID-19 pandemic....

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What The World Of Work Will Look Like A Year From Now
What The World Of Work Will Look Like A Year From Now
June 04, 2020  |  Innovation

The phrase “going to work” has very much changed in meaning for millions of employees in recent months. As offices around the world remain shut...

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