PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Worse yet, some analysts fear the triggering of break-lease clauses for retailers in malls if anchor stores leave. All of this will only make malls an even tougher sell to consumers, and to retailers that want consumers to buy their stuff.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Many existing community bank customers and prospects are also national bank customers. There are now many online, nationally-focused lenders that are capable of an entire virtual relationship. Conclusion Community banks should not try to be national or regional banks.

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MAY 8, 2020

The crisis is hardly over, but post-pandemic reality is setting in for Main Street retail. She believes lockdown orders created a loophole that allowed large chains that offer essential retail to continue selling non-essential goods like toys and electronics. Policy put into place must target Main Street.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

We have deep dives on disbursements, Main Street small- to mid-sized business (SMBs) and BarkBox reportedly combining with Northern Star Acquisitions Corp. Globally and in Australia, 20 percent of our transactions take place in physical retail,” Molnar said. BarkBox To Go Public Via SPAC At $1.6 Billion Valuation. billion arrangement.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

retailers are concerned about a supply chain problem. While no direct evidence has been presented for a supply chain interruption from China, a new Wells Fargo report says concerns are rising among retailers. Every retailer has what’s known as an ‘All Hazard Plan.’ Chinese retailers are being hit hard.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Out of the haze of uncertainty emerged a new mobile network, and from the new mobile network came new retail applications and experiences, all taking advantage of the faster speed of the technology, and the potential to reduce friction. 5G Retail Deal. 5G Retail Deal. VR Retail Growth. A new report also says the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

The Federal Reserve will launch the Main Street Lending Program, which is geared toward mid-sized businesses, this week. By contrast, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans were designed to help the smallest companies in the nation survive the pandemic, Marketplace reported.

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Abrigo

APRIL 28, 2016

Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? Counseling: SBA provides free consultation and advice to help Main Street succeed.

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Perficient

AUGUST 10, 2020

The WeWork building is a co-working space that provides networking opportunities with other local and national companies. The office also has a fitness center plus restaurants and retail on the ground level. There are new restaurants, breweries, and all kinds of retail businesses opening every day!

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

In the inaugural QR Code Payments Tracker® , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of QR codes, including new implementations at retailers and payment providers, the security concerns facing this payment method, and the pandemic’s effect on the development and rollout of QR code-enabled payment options. Retail Environment.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The mom-and-pop shops, independent proprietorships and independently owned restaurants, cafes and coffee shops that line Main Streets all over America have found themselves pushed to the brink – and are nervous about the prospect of their continued survival. But zooming in front of that result are some important nuances.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

And often, drilling down into business segments and management commentary provides insight into just how we as a nation are faring, depending on where you look. All eyes may be trained on Wall Street now, and Main Street too as the latest tranche of business lending gets underway. The Cash Need.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Tommy Hilfiger, Target and Zappos have all launched these types of lines in recent years, while Kohl’s is the latest retailer to do so, CNBC reported. The jumpsuit was designed with input from Chloe Ball-Hopkins, a Paralympian, who was also said to be the main model for the apparel item.

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2017

According to the latest findings of the European Ecommerce Report 2017 , it is a good time to be selling online in Europe — especially since online retail growth has been “exponential” over the last several years. percent of 2016 global retail sales. percent of 2016 global retail sales. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

While the shopper will click “buy,” then receive data about order confirmation, payment acceptance and shipping, the retailer itself is bombarded with information and a slew of decisions to make. That single purchase provides several data points that retailers must assess to run their businesses most efficiently.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

All possible joking aside, going into the national day of giving thanks is going to be especially hard on some people this year, simply because of how very little the year has given them to be grateful for. So it’s good to see some major retailers giving back for the holiday. That would cut 7.3

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

When it comes to retail innovation — changes that promise to influence commerce not only this year, but in the 2020s — cameras could have a significant role. This data certainly isn’t nothing, but it pales in comparison to the data troves that digital retailers have. That’s not the only way innovation with cameras can help retailers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Retail innovation comes from various places – and for the new decade, that includes quick-service restaurants (QSRs), the site of massive technological change. According to a new study from the National Restaurant Association and Technomic, 22 percent of consumers used kiosk ordering last year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

As a nation of awake-earliers, up-very-laters, last-minute-crammers and entrepreneurs who simply never sleep at all, in this country, we like our coffee. Welcome To National (Free) Coffee Day. If you happened to have missed it, National Coffee Day was technically yesterday, Friday (Oct. National Taco day is next week (Oct.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

That’s because cameras are playing a much bigger role in retail, a trend that will keep gaining steam in the new decade. The Associated Press reports that cameras are, at least somewhat quietly, making inroads into a number of retail outlets in a bid to, well, get to know you. are now looking to follow suit.”. Security Cameras.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Each study examines consumer behavior about the shopping and dining behaviors of a national sample of now roughly 30,000 U.S. consumers, as well as the behavior of a sample of Main Street business owners. The national study PYMNTS fielded to 2,157 adult consumers between Sept. The same goes for retailers. 10 and Sept.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In Berlin, where last week saw a two-day meeting of financial officials from Europe, central bankers discussed digital payments and the confines of digital, national currencies. The ECB commentary, we contend, solidifies at least some regional approaches to CBDCs, but retail use cases may be gaining favor.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Commerce Department released July’s retail sales last week, showing an increase in seasonally adjusted retail spending – up 1.2 Analysts reported that physical retail sales, seasonally adjusted, were up 2.7 And what we also see is only one part of the retail sales story. percent growth in June.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

Digitally native retailers are opening stores to bring their virtual experiences into the real world, and Zola is one of the latest merchants to test out the brick-and-mortar waters. The wedding retailer opened a store in New York City’s Flatiron District that is billed as a “one-stop-shop for wedding planning.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2018

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India’s main investigative agency in the country, has filed charges in the Punjab National Bank fraud case against Nirav Modi, the jewelry retail owner, and his uncle Mehul Choksi, as well as senior executives at the state-run lender.

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APRIL 12, 2018

India’s Punjab National Bank (PNB) is conducting an internal investigation into an alleged $2 billion fraud, vowing to come down on anyone involved in the crime. “We The scandal involves firms associated with diamond merchants Nirav Modi, the billionaire jeweler, and his uncle, Mehul Choksi, who heads jewelry retailer Gitanjali Gems.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2016

But Bulk Nation had a radical idea about fixing that problem. “We have more than 3,000 items available on our shelves,” Bulk Nation President Clay Donato noted, “and we mean it when we say customers can buy whatever they want. There is a container, and that’s what the customer buys. You can buy just a pound.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

On the other hand, brands with existing wholesale relationships with retailers face the difficult situation of creating a perception that they’re suddenly competing with their own distributors. has early conversations with brands looking to step into DTC, one of their top concerns is not messing up existing relationships with retail partners.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

A central entity may maintain exclusive rights to create or destroy currency in a region such as a nation. However, a retail CBDC accessible to all would be a game-changer. So a retail CBDC is now [the ECB’s] main focus.”. Mersch added that a retail CBDC could be based on deposit accounts with the central bank.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

The country recently announced that it will no longer process checks on its national payment system. Truckers play an important role in shuttling deliveries across country to retailers and merchants, handling 71 percent of the freight tonnage moved in America in 2017. Find all the latest headlines in the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

He said “the older generation that couldn't [use technology] or is not willing to shop in stores is also adopting digital” — one of the main reasons the adoption of eCommerce has accelerated so much this year. centric events, that’s no longer the case because global sellers and fierce competition have blurred national boundaries.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

For years, the weekend after Thanksgiving has been a harmonic convergence of made-up shopping holidays, concentrating Black Friday and Cyber Monday into three days of riotous retailing. As a companion to National Salesperson Day on Dec. 14 already has a made-up commercial holiday: National Free Shipping Day , in effect since 2008.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Customers visiting OXXO’s 14,000 locations can receive their funds by completing their payout information independently via one of three options — calling a national hotline in advance or using dedicated in-store phones and digital devices. The self-service feature allows faster and efficient funds collection at checkout.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In the meantime, the digital, mobile, delivery and other innovations that are taking place in this sector are also promising to impact retailers and the consumers who shop not only with mom-and-pop stores but with the bigger chains. The latest example of that comes from one of the biggest retail chains out there — Walmart.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

As far as made-up, non-holiday holidays go, you could probably do worse than National Burrito Day , which takes place on Thursday (April 4). And that’s what Chipotle, like many of its competitors, is betting on.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

and five other nations identified 100 million potentially fraudulent transactions between March 11 and April 28, for example. Merchants’ main challenge when working to thwart promotion abuse, however, lies in accurately identifying the risks posed by first-time customers who have access to these deals.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

He said retailers and service providers need to address such anxieties as they sketch out their digital and omnicommerce strategies and think about what new tech to put in place. As long as retailers focus on creating such safe spaces, he said, “the future is bright.”. And that is where a lot of stress is created.”. Gauthier said.

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