PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

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. For us, our biggest focus is making sure our small businesspeople survive,” he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Cash flow is thus still king, according to Caleb Benoit , founder of Illinois-based retail and wholesale coffee company Connect Roasters. The microbusiness seeks to keep most of its payments digital so that operations — and cash flow — can run transparently and smoothly, Benoit said.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 19, 2021

On January 13, 2021, the Illinois legislature overwhelmingly passed SB 1792 (the “Act”), intended to, among other things, overhaul the state’s consumer finance laws. SB 1792 separately amends the Illinois Consumer Installment Loan Act and the Payday Loan Reform Act to apply this same 36% MAPR cap.)

Illinois 60

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

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. For us, our biggest focus is making sure our small businesspeople survive,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

As it moves into the business of cannabis retail and hangs out its shingle in the industry, High Times is opening its own brick-and-mortar stores this year. announced it would be bringing a flagship retail store to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. They will operate under the logo and name of High Times. Hightimes Holding Corp.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

What eventually becomes cutting-edge in retail and payments often originates in places that are dedicated to security, not commerce. Those efforts come as voice-assistant and voice-activated technologies — different, of course, from voice-print biometrics — are having a moment in the retail spotlight. Voice-Print Efforts.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In a conference call with analysts, Walgreens Boots Alliance Co-Chief Operating Officer Alexander Gourlay noted that its pharmacy business has exhibited a particularly strong performance: “In the last year, we filled the highest number of prescriptions in Walgreens history,” Gourlay said. retail prescription market.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The ruling meant that online retailers could be mandated to collect sales tax — and taxes can be levied by states on firms that do not have physical presence in those states. One consideration is the fact that economic presence within a state means that retailers have to collect and remit taxes in those states.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

For instance, shares of Brinker International, which operates or franchises about 1,600 Chili’s Grill and Bar locations and other eateries, were up 15 percent as of midday Monday. Shares of Domino’s Pizza , which operates 17,000 stores, and Papa John’s International, which has about 5,500 pizza shops, were both down about 5.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2017

The total roster now claims more than 1,600 banks and credit unions domestically, said the site, even as 35 percent of retailers in the U.S. support Apple Pay. As has been reported, Apple Pay is also available internationally in, among other nations, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, the U.K. and Switzerland.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

is launching two “ghost kitchens” in its stores in partnership with Indianapolis-based ClusterTruck , which operates delivery-only restaurants. The operation will deliver restaurant-quality food from a menu of 80 meals. an Illinois-based foodservice distributor, announced its plans to help restaurant operators launch ghost kitchens.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Two Apple iOS 13 users took to Reddit to share some payment security issues they faced when using the tech giant’s newest iteration of its operating system, according to reports. A woman’s from Illinois. Apple has already announced it will release iOS 13.1 on Tuesday (Sept. 24) to fix problems concerning reliability and usability.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Instant payments are not always freely available to microbusinesses, however, which could cause them challenges as they attempt to keep their operations afloat. These SMBs have been hit especially hard by the ongoing health crisis, meaning any hiccups in their payment processes could have devastating effects on their operations.

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Illinois United States Payments Trends 195

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Pet goods retail chain PetSmart announced Thursday it had opened 28 new brick-and-mortar storefronts in North America during the quarter that ended Nov. Canada and Puerto Rico, and the company operates another 207 in-store PetSmart PetsHotel dog and cat boarding facilities. The 1,600 stores are located in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

On the optimistic side Elliot Nassim , president of Mason Asset Management, which co-owns the University Mall in Carbondale, Illinois, says: “We have always felt that the retail industry is evolving, despite what doomsday headlines would have you believe. Department store closures and bankruptcies have been ongoing for some time.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In the longer run, the service will grow over the next several months to the grocer’s 570 retail locations throughout California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Florida. Amazon Fresh, a new physical retail concept from Amazon, is setting up shop in four locations in the Chicago market, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Even the ways retailers package their items can make a difference in their taxes. This month’s Next-Gen Sales Tax Tracker examines these compliance complexities and their impact, as well as ongoing efforts to streamline how retailers can fulfill their obligations. Easing tax compliance helps governments and retailers alike.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Similarly, Illinois is eying close to $400 million in new annual sales tax revenue on ecommerce items shipped into the state. A plan backed by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association places the burden on sales tax collection on the marketplaces, which will then settle up with the state Department of Revenue. Implementation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2016

There aren’t many decisions in online retail that depend on smart geographic selection and rent negotiation, but determining where to set down fulfillment centers is one of them. Two of the warehouses will be located in California — in the towns of Tracy and Eastvale, to be exact — with the third landing in Joliet, Illinois.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

As The Wall Street Journal reported, the eatery hoped to avert a complete liquidation of its 98 locations in New York, the Mid-Atlantic, California, Illinois and Florida with a proposed $3 million sale of the business to Aurify Brands LLC. Effective today, we are pausing our operations, company-wide.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

The retailer is adding more than a dozen new states that will receive the service, including in parts of Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Wisconsin. The retailer also hopes that next-day delivery will boost its eCommerce sales. digital operation is estimated to lose more this year than it did in 2018. However, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

To help build customer loyalty, eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers have a myriad of tools on hand: Cashiers can sign customers up for loyalty cards at brick-and-mortar stores, and eCommerce sites can send customers special offers and coupons by email. Europe’s 2017 share of the coin-operated vending machine production market is 30.3

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S. ” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. .” Customers can place their beer orders via the 7Now app.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Policymakers may have simply shifted operating firms from one industry to another, having no real effect on market conduct,” Ramirez writes. As of this week, the firm announced it would be adding to its store count with the acquisition of 11 Illinois stores, one Iowa store and seven Texas stores.

Ohio 151

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

“Our operating performance still remains well below our goals,” stated chairman and CEO Eddie Lampert. ” To improve on its shrinking sales, the Illinois-based company announced plans to expand the distribution network of its top brands outside the Sears network. “Our

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

“We are excited to expand in the state of Georgia and add a new fulfillment center to better serve our customers in the region,”Akash Chauhan, vice president of Amazon’s North America operations, said in a statement. “This facility will create hundreds of new jobs with competitive pay and great benefits starting on day one.

Georgia 100

Georgia New Jersey Illinois Atlanta 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

A year after General Growth Properties’ (GGP) Providence Place opened in 1999, the mall boasted 120 tenants, including a slew of upmarket retailers, seven restaurants and two cinemas. million square feet of space — and quickly became a hot retail destination. But, since then, renovations have opened up spaces for new retailers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2016

As The Christian Science Monitor notes, the governor of New York is already pushing for a statewide hourly minimum of $15 by July 2021, while states like Maryland, Nebraska, Alaska, South Dakota and Illinois have elected to increase their respective minimum wages (albeit to lesser degrees). My mom and my kids will be affected by it.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2016

Not only do real-time analytics improve the customer experience, but they also provide more consistent and compliant operations — just in time as the regulatory requirements of many services and industries are increasing. Joe received a BA in Economics from Lewis University and an MA in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

According to the FTC, that previous task force “reinvigorated the [FTC]’s hospital merger review program, and also sharpened the agency’s focus on merger enforcement in retail industries, particularly regarding matters involving food, beverages and supermarkets.”. Last year, for instance, the European Union (EU) slapped Google with a $5.1

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2017

Until now, only four of Jewel-Osco’s 186 stores were located in Indiana, with the vast majority located in Illinois and Iowa. three Strack & Van Til Ultra stores that were not included in the transaction with Jewel-Osco; and six Raceway real estate assets as the company’s wholesale distribution operations draw to a close.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

The paper reported that, in May, the online retailer “added two directors to its 11-member board that were nominated by activist investor Starboard Capital. A Walmart representative said locations will open in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana and Virginia soon, as well as on a microsite on Walmart.com.

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Indiana social media Online Illinois 105

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 7, 2020

Cottonwood operates approximately 340 retail lending outlets in Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin under the name Cash Store. The CFPB announced that it has entered into a settlement with Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., The consent order requires Cottonwood to pay a civil money penalty of $1.1

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

But sometimes, a more creative approach in retail is needed. The service operates out of two 2,000-square-foot industrial spaces and offers only 1,000 products, using artificial intelligence to determine which items to stock and in what amounts based on customer buying trends. So what is a micro-grocer, anyway?

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San Francisco Hawaii Illinois Ohio 100

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In Illinois, a loan participation plan by a community bank “insourced” jobs to the local area from overseas. In 2011, the company purchased a Costa Rica-based company with the intention of moving its operations to Rockford, Ill. Customer Speak’s expansion is expected to create 150 jobs over its first two years of operations.

Oregon 70

Oregon Illinois Community Bank Lending 70

NCR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Last year, the EMV liability shift for payment terminals saw merchants become responsible for card present fraud conducted on their premises, and this is giving retailers the push they need to adopt tougher security protections. Dena has over 30 years experience in the financial services sector (retail and corporate banking).

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ATM Fraud Cards Illinois 75

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Customer contact centers are reshaping retail service for the technology age. But in today’s world of proliferating digital devices and communication options, customer contact centers, once operating primarily as telephone switchboards, are turning into full-service and multichannel communication hubs. Bob Meara, retail banking expert.

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