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MAY 8, 2020

As they navigate the coronavirus pandemic and begin to reopen stores, large retailers are putting safety measures into place to keep shoppers and staff members safe — and get customers confidently back into stores. Trade groups are also providing guidance to help retailers open their doors again.

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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? Today, I serve in the cabinet of the President of the United States.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

To that end, in China, retail data showed consumers snapped a seven-month streak decline. Retail sales posted their first gain amid the pandemic. Data published by China’s National Bureau of Statistics showed consumer spending gained 50 basis points in August from the year ago period. percent of the total sales of retail goods.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

As government measures to decelerate the spread of the coronavirus have come into place, many upscale retailers in New York such as Chanel, Celine and Fendi have blocked access to their shops with plywood. Retail shops in storied retail locations have shut their doors. In other retail news, department stores in the U.S.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Quick: Who’s the biggest retailer in the U.S.? In terms of sheer size and locations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is the biggest retailer in the country, with 31,000 locations covering pretty much every town. Now, a new report is asking a good question: What if the post office expanded its retail offerings?

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2020

The increasingly likely scenario that many students in the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom will be resuming school at their kitchen tables has retailers that usually cash in every late summer biting their financial nails. Deloitte predicted roughly flat year-over-year U.S. back-to-school spending of $28.1

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

Following the suspension of store staffers by one of the largest textile merchants, worker furloughs in the retail sector are now well past 1 million. staffers at distribution centers and retail locations, Bloomberg reported. Many of the biggest retail employers in the United States, with the inclusion of Kohl’s Corp.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The business advisory firm FTI Consulting has forecasted that online retail sales in the United States will top $1 trillion by 2027 , CNBC reports. The firm expects eCommerce to grow from the current figure, $445 billion, as consumers continue to move away from traditional retailers.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

On January 5, 2024, two trade groups representing auto dealers filed a petition for review challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

To help merchants and promote Afterpay in-store payment services to individuals before the busy holiday shopping season, buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay and Simon have announced a national collaboration. Millennial and Gen Z shoppers are focusing on sustainable and ethical fashion and retail more than before.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Those eCommerce companies are, he said, boosting volumes from Asia into the United States. That’s because consumer demand is picking up, but retail inventories are relatively low. Call it an illustration of supply and demand.

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JULY 4, 2017

At this time about 240 years ago, the United States officially signed the Declaration of Independence, stating the 13 colonies at war with Britain had separated themselves to form their own country. At a rate of one-third of the amount of discounts as Black Friday, our nation’s birthday actually is trending upward, with a 15.5

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

By some accounts, the 2018 holiday season is going to be a bang-up year for retailers. retailers are expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) — well above the 3.9 percent growth seen by the retail market one year ago. Holiday sales for U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

In the United States, the digital dollar was floated in a draft proposal of one of the early stimulus bills. 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.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. And while those numbers aren’t likely to keep Amazon or H&M up at night, for a small Cuban eCommerce startup operating out of nation where internet access is patchy and from which the company can’t ship goods directly to U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

The HDE, which is a national organization of retailers, had panned the decision only to let smaller shops open again. made over 103 million stops at retail locations throughout the country on April 25, which was higher than 86 million on the Friday before (yet 20 percent under the previous year.) Those in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Residents of Suzhou were given free digital yuan as part of a test orchestrated by China's central bank, according to reports, and retailer JD Digits announced it will accept the currency for some purchases. Bloomberg described JD.com as the second-largest online retailer in China.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

After nearly three years, the transition to EMV in the United States still has its challenges. In an interview with PYMNTS, National Business Systems VP David Riley noted a lack of awareness in the field for smaller firms across several verticals. Integrated payments at the register also add comfort for end users, he said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2016

An inherent truth of the retail industry — that consumers, at the end of the day, wield the ultimate power in determining what products and companies succeed — can even be applied to entire business models.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Companies that participate in the program will also receive access to the eCommerce retailer’s broader brand protection offerings prior to the official issuance of their trademark registrations. IP Accelerator was rolled out in the United States last year. Patent and Trademark Office.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

To arrive at the forecast, Adobe Analytics took a look at transactions at 80 of the top 100 retailers in the United States along with visits by consumers to U.S. retail websites. retailers are expected to increase 4.8 percent growth the retail market saw one year ago. percent this year.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Ouai , a hair and body care brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, will roll out some of its merchandise in 1,200 Ulta Beauty locations in addition to the retailer’s website on Sunday (Jan. The retailer wrote in a tweet , “We’re starting off the decade with a big announcement: “@theouai by Jen Atkin is launching at Ulta Beauty!”

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

In the United States, imports are surging, indicating that retailers are getting ready to stock their (real and virtual) shelves in anticipation of the holiday shopping season. As reported this week, the Port of Los Angeles processed more than 883,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (of cargo capacity) in September, up 13.3

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Citycon runs 40 shopping centers throughout Estonia and the Nordic nations, Bloomberg reported. In one case, Simon Property Group has reportedly been in discussions with Amazon to transform some vacant retail space into fulfillment hubs for the eCommerce retailer.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Elder financial exploitation and elder fraud are rising at an alarming rate as they continue to be serious crimes in the United States. According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA) this heartless crime is most likely under-reported due to the victims’ fear, shame and embarrassment. The under-reported and growing crime.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

percent) and the United States (0.1 In September, the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics announced that August retail sales rose for the first time this year by 0.5 That’s stacked up against the first eight months of the year when retail sales slid 8.6 percent growth during the period), then Turkey (0.4

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

But that increased good feeling is largely reliant on the nation not undergoing yet another round of lockdowns. With the United States deep in the second wave of the pandemic – and more than 2,000 Americans dying from COVID-19 nearly every day – lockdown measures are making a comeback in various U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

There’s arguably no more polarizing macroeconomic issue in the retail world than the fate of the American mall. The problems start with how retailers view and serve the customer. It was an amalgamation of numerous challenges, either ignored or wrongly addressed, that has led to the question of relevance plaguing the industry today.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2016

No harm, no foul, more or less ; and those who stood to be most affected by the security vulnerabilities — the online retailers — hardly had to lift a finger to be protected against them. But the fact is that things don’t always sort themselves out, effectively, in the retail security game.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. Wells Fargo CEO Reorganizes Business Units. NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As governors across the country scramble to reimpose restrictions on dining as coronavirus cases soar, the National Restaurant Association is pushing back. 17) to the National Governors Association decrying the latest round of state restrictions. New York Gov. while also cutting down on outside seating capacity.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

New rules may loom for technology providers pertaining to privacy — on a national level. Microsoft President Brad Smith remarked ,“We believe Congress should create a bipartisan expert commission to assess the best way to regulate the use of facial recognition technology in the United States.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The battle over FinTechs and national banking charters is about to get a bit more heated. New York state is suing the United States. Or to put it a bit more specifically, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

India's food and grocery landscape looks a lot different than it does in the United States. These local retailers — of which Jhina said there are as many as 12 million — are typically run by a family that must physically visit a wholesale market to procure items they need to sell from hundreds of different suppliers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

26) in contrast to an average return day in the United States, according to a Tuesday (Dec. The company said that retailers should get ready for a bigger gap and a lengthier return season, with more individuals seeking to steer clear of large groups of people and fewer people returning to their regular office routines.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

But we want to take a few minutes to talk about pop-up shops, and how those temporary but often lucrative retail efforts are shaping commerce — and being shaped by payments — and what could be coming next. Even so, the company has certainly not given up on physical retail. Riding Retail Trends.

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