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Store Front Business Index: Will Main Street USA Profit From A Trump Win?
SMBs // December 06, 2016

As President-Elect Trump has driven stock markets to brand new highs, Main Street might have to wait a bit to see the value. While Store Front businesses showed positive year-over-year growth, their performance overall dipped slightly since Q2 2016. The hot-off-the-presses Q4 PYMNTS.com Store Front...

Are Main Street Merchants Crushing It?
SMBs // September 16, 2016

The rumors of Main Street's demise may be greatly exaggerated. The hot-off-the-presses Q3 PYMNTS Store Front Business Index™ indicates that store front businesses are proving doomsdayers wrong, growing by nearly 2 percent in Q2 2016 and outpacing GDP. You can find more key takeaways from the research, along...

Wisconsin: Forward – But for Whom?
Payment Methods // April 05, 2016

Tuesday’s primary marks the way for a Trump surge, or contested nomination. Perhaps more importantly, the state with a deceptively simple motto – Forward – has been showing momentum across the storefront tracker that may be firm enough that it really doesn’t matter who takes...

The Store Front Index Goes West
Retail // March 22, 2016

While the 2016 election has turned out to be surprisingly dramatic, the surprise is the source of the drama — not the histrionics themselves. Because — as anyone who has been taking a long look at the economy over the first three or so months...

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Store Front Business Index: Will Main Street USA Profit From A Trump Win?

December 06, 2016
As President-Elect Trump has driven stock markets to brand new highs, Main Street might have to wait a bit to see the value. While Store Front businesses showed positive year-over-year growth, their performance overall dipped slightly since Q2 2016. The hot-off-the-presses Q4 PYMNTS.com Store Front Business Index™ reveals which sectors are sizzling and which might be fizzling. It also includes an interview with Vince Petryk, founder of J.P. Licks Ice Cream, who shared the secret sauce of his Main Street success story.

Are Main Street Merchants Crushing It?

September 16, 2016
The rumors of Main Street's demise may be greatly exaggerated. The hot-off-the-presses Q3 PYMNTS Store Front Business Index™ indicates that store front businesses are proving doomsdayers wrong, growing by nearly...