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48RetailDiscount Retailer Primark Predicts Substantial Loss
Primark, the Irish fashion retailer, is expected to take a huge financial hit due to COVID-19, the Financial Times reported. The Dublin-based...
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109InvestmentsPalantir Raising Nearly $1B From Investors
Palantir Technologies has a lot of irons in the fire as it reportedly gets ready for an initial public offering (IPO), including...
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224RetailCorona Beer Parent Company Tops Off DTC Trend
The direct-to-consumer (DTC) trend attracted another big name this week, as Corona beer’s parent company, Constellation Brands, acquired media agency owner Gary...
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321Today In DataThe Pandemic’s Effect On Subscriptions And Luxury Goods
Orders to stay at home have consumers spending more on subscriptions – from streaming services to purchasing retail merchandise for day-to-day use. Merchants that...
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208EconomySaving Main Street: College Towns Deal With Economic Devastation
Downtowns everywhere from Maine to California are dealing with varying degrees of economic and existential pain as a result of the pandemic,...
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194RetailPandemic Brings Dark Days For Department Stores
If department stores survive this pandemic, July 1, 2020 will almost certainly mark the point where the format reached one of its...
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181RetailWalmart To Transform Parking Lots Into Drive-In Cinemas, Offer Virtual Camp
To provide entertainment to families amid the coronavirus pandemic, Walmart unveiled a virtual experience and an in-person “contact-free” experience. The events include...
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266RetailApple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic
As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores...
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246Coronavirus90 Days To A New World
Fear has been a key ingredient in some of the strangest episodes in human history, and the COVID-19 pandemic now joins that...
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232RegulationMerchants Solving For Data Compliance
Driven by COVID-19 fears and stampeding online, consumers overwhelmed many businesses in 2020 that were unprepared for drastic, sudden eCommerce volume. That...
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202EconomyUS Unemployment Rate Drops To 11 Pct And Jobless Claims Fall To 1.4M, But Troubles Persist
The U.S. economy added a record 4.8 million nonfarm jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell to a lower-than-expected 11.1 percent,...
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341B2B PaymentsWirecard Saga Reignites Debate Over Auditors’ Role In Combatting Fraud
As the fallout from Wirecard‘s $2 billion accounting scandal continues, some attention has turned to the Germany-based payment company’s auditor, Ernst &...
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442B2B PaymentsPayroll Cards Find Opportunity In Corporates’ Digitization Push
With the pandemic nudging businesses further into the digital payments realm, commercial card innovation is heating up to capitalize on the opportunity...
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431APIUS Bank On Improving B2B Payments Via Open Banking
B2B payments are often complicated by incompatible systems that delay transactions and add additional fees. Embracing open banking can help, but many...
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373Credit UnionsDeep Dive: How Loyalty Innovation Improves Member Relationships, Boosts Brand Awareness
Many know that credit union members tend to be highly loyal and greatly value engagement. It would therefore make sense that members pay attention...
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286ANTITRUSTAmazon, Google, Facebook, Apple CEOs To Face Congress
The CEOs of the world’s four biggest technology companies will testify later this month before the House Judiciary Committee as lawmakers investigate...
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582IPOSoftBank-Backed Lemonade Snags $319M In IPO At $1.6B Valuation
Lemonade, the insurance startup backed by Japan’s SoftBank, came off an initial public offering (IPO) with $319 million, according to Reuters. The...
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770Payment MethodsVenmo Pilots Business Payments For Micro SMBs
Venmo will introduce a new feature for businesses to accept payments separate from the individual owner’s account, a press release says. The...
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1.4KRidesharingUber To Continue Mandating Masks Into July
Uber will be requiring drivers and riders to wear masks for the forseeable future, Reuters reported. The rule, put in place May...
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825DisbursementsA Digital Disbursement Fix To Help SMBs Keep Afloat
The pandemic is continuing to throw typical business operations for many industries into flux, resulting in disastrous financial consequences. Small- to medium-sized...
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522Next-Gen DebitHow The Pandemic Makes 90-Day Customer Histories A Fraud-Fighting Weakness
Consumers who are seeking to avoid exposing themselves or others to COVID-19 are turning to eCommerce where possible and are demanding touch-free...
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