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US New Home Sales Plummet As COVID-19 Hits Housing Market

PYMNTS

As COVID-19 started to impact the housing markets during a wind-down in mid-March, new home sales in the United States plummeted 15.4 Both areas of the country had states that put stay-at-home orders into place before other parts of the nation. percent sales drop in February, per the Commerce Department, the Associated Press reported.

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No-Deal Brexit Could Cause Grey Market Retail ‘Explosion’

PYMNTS

In the case of a no-deal Brexit, an “explosion” in grey market goods could occur per a U.K. The term “grey market” references legitimate items sold through legal but unauthorized sellers; by contrast, a “black market” describes counterfeit products or illegally traded scarce goods, CNBC reported. retail expert. Geometry U.K.

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Bank Super Bowl Ads 2012

Jeff For Banks

If you need to go to the bathroom, feel free to do so: Amarillo National Bank puts their CSRs through a workout. Awesome: Would my marketing readers, being given the keys to the Super Bowl jumbo tron, offer this lack of creativity: Not a 2012 commercial, but this is my favorite Super Bowl bank ad. speed dating.

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Bonus episode: understanding pay and labour market tightness

BankUnderground

But bonuses could be really important to understand labour market tightness – a topic of much interest at the moment. A frequently used measure of pay by the Bank of England is Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) regular pay for the private sector , published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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Turkey to be cashless by 2023

Chris Skinner

Nevertheless, from a financial markets point of view, it’s a fascinating place. If nothing else, I love Turkey for their cheesy adverts: In this latest update BKM, the ACH for most of the retail banks, provides the story of Troy, the first and only national payments scheme of Turkey. million POS machines in the market.

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Bridg Closes Marketing Loop For Restaurants, Retail

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ECommerce marketers know everything about their customers,” said Mike Bell, COO of Bridg. Founded in 2012, Bridg began by providing its platform to leading national and regional restaurant chains in the U.S., and draws patterns and conclusions on how to most effectively market to them. They don’t know their customer.

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Tink Seeks Open Banking Growth With Acquisition Of UK's OpenWrks

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The release added that the deal “strengthens Tink’s connectivity coverage and solidifies its market-leading position in the U.K.” is a key market” for Tink, said Rafa Plantier , the company’s U.K. Stockholm, Sweden-based Tink, which was formed in 2012, has been in growth mode all year. and Ireland country manager.