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Retail Crisis In U.S., U.K. A Fizzle For 2020?

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Call it a crisis that crosses the pond, will last into 2020 and, likely, beyond. Looking past the cheerful numbers tied to holiday shopping and the tens of billions of dollars spent on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and into Christmas, the decline of retail, at least the traditional retail model, continues into the new year, and across oceans.

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Restaurant Business Serves Up Mixed Plate For 2020

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The restaurant business is: a) healthy for 2020 or b) apprehensive about technology. The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. All of the above.

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Retail SMBs Face Up To Q4 Marketing Opportunities

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For retailers, the fourth quarter of 2020 is likely to see a media blitz that will make other years pale in comparison. Unspent budget from big box retailers will be let loose as early as Oct. There are many critical aspects to SMB retail media strategy but two stand out this year: when to advertise and where to advertise.

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Five Fast Facts On The SMB Scene As 2020 Turns Into 2021

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Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have unfortunately found themselves at or near the top of COVID-19’s 2020 hit list. But that increased good feeling is largely reliant on the nation not undergoing yet another round of lockdowns. Main Street retailers are optimistic that a vaccine will inoculate their businesses against failure.

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In China, Green Shoots For Luxury Spending To Prove Fragile?

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And yet, overall spending across the luxury industry could shrink by as much as 45 percent through 2020, as other regions and countries – Europe and the U.S. As reported in this space last week, the country saw retail sales increase for the first time since the pandemic took root. As reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday (Sept.

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Amazon Sets Sights On Southeast Asia

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So where to next for the omnichannel retail giant? The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. But Amazon isn’t waiting until 2025, or even 2020. Singapore, it turns out.

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Will The Pandemic Finally Get Central Banks Interested In Building Digital Currencies?

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A central entity may maintain exclusive rights to create or destroy currency in a region such as a nation. A central entity may be associated with a government of such a region.”. However, a retail CBDC accessible to all would be a game-changer. So a retail CBDC is now [the ECB’s] main focus.”.