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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. 28), which is supported by American Express nationally. It’s also an area where the big six or other retailers won’t play this year, focusing instead on regional and national media. Now, the where.

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EU Proposed Law Aims To Make Friends With FinTech

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s exit from the bloc next year, the EU’s executive is set to propose a draft law aimed at boosting the FinTech market throughout the region. Some national watchdogs offer these controlled environments (or “sandboxes”) to FinTech firms for testing new applications on real customers. exits the bloc in 2019.

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Retail Rental Payments Make Comeback

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A new report from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) shows that rent collections for free-standing and shopping mall-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs) gained ground in July on top of gains in June. He is also counseling his tenants to work on their digital marketing. Rents fell 6.6

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Data Dive, The Bad, The Worse And The Ugly Edition: Store Closures, Coronavirus And Bitcoin

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By comparison, 2019 saw 9,200 stores closed as brands like Payless ShoeSource, Fred’s, Gymboree, Charlotte Russe, Family Dollar, Forever 21 , Charming Charlie, Sears, Kmart, A.C. The emergent form of coronavirus that originated in China’s Wuhan region continues to spread and pick up fatalities. So what did we learn this week?

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Why lower house prices could lead to higher mortgage rates

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We analyse an illustrative scenario where mortgage spreads rise by 100 basis points and house prices fall by 10% from their peak Our aim is not to forecast what will happen in the mortgage market, but simply to examine a set of conditions that are within the realms of possibility. Sources: Bank of England and Office for National Statistics.

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How will the Apple Watch and other tech evolutions impact banking?

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Then the marketers must promote that message to both existing and potential customers. An innovation like that can make the Apple Watch and Bitcoin seem archaic in comparison. Given that consideration, many of the national and regional institutions are able to invest the funds and resources to keep up with their customers’ tech.

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Mastercard Bets On Biometric Cards To Advance Inclusion

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In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. In the U.S.

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