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Illinois Predatory Loan Prevention Act signed into law and now effective

CFPB Monitor

On March 23 , Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law SB 1792 , which contains the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (the “Act”). The new law became effective immediately upon signing notwithstanding the authority it gives the Illinois Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules “consistent with [the] Act.”.

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Kiosks Flourish In International Markets

PYMNTS

Kiosks are gaining more power in retail, especially as it becomes ever more obvious that consumers are not quite ready to cut ties with physical forms of buying, contrary to the early fever dreams of the eCommerce age. There are seven million family-run mom-and-pop stores that dominate retail outside big cities in China,” that analysis reads.

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The Helpful Robots Of Automated Retail

PYMNTS

High-level market intelligence about the $18 billion expected to be invested over the next three years is a major focus of the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS , which serves as a bimonthly breakdown of developments in this rapidly growing business sector. Amazon Go’ Cashless. UR Making Me Laugh.

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Fabletics Announces Brick-and-Mortar Expansion

PYMNTS

Activewear brand Fabletics , which was co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, announced plans for a retail expansion across the U.S. The company confirmed that the new locations will bring the brand’s total retail store count to 30 locations throughout the U.S.

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Consumer Foot Traffic Up, But Time Spent In Store Is Shorter, Mall Group CEO Says

PYMNTS

The owner/operator of 85 shopping centers in California, Colorado and Illinois said shoppers are returning to recently reopened malls, but they’re not lingering, according to a CNBC report. But you can access equity markets [and] public debt markets. The heart of our communities [and] shopping centers are small businesspeople.”.

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ALDI Expands Online Grocery Delivery To All US Stores

PYMNTS

According to Chain Store Age , the German supermarket company will use its partnership with Instacart to roll out the service to 75 major markets, including San Diego, New York City, Miami, Raleigh and Minneapolis. We’re growing at a time when other retailers are struggling. Last year, the company revealed plans to spend $1.6

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Companies Buy Time To Pay On Imports By Using Slower Shipping

PYMNTS

Schrimmer’s Illinois party supply retailer typically imports as many as 100 sea containers four times a year. markets, the better because there’s nowhere for them to go at this point in time,” he said. Every day they hold it is another day’s grace period to weather the storm.”. So, the slower they get to the European, the U.S.

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