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How (And Why) Major Retailers Are Embracing Print Catalogs Again

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The holiday season is the time for nostalgia and tradition, and that is the case here at PYMNTS, where even amid our coverage of the newest retail trends, we sometimes get the warm-and-fuzzies. It led us to wonder, going into the heart of the fourth quarter and then into 2020, about the status of that old standby, the retail catalog.

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Holiday Retail Sales To Hit Highest Since 2005

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Procrastinators and internet shoppers saved the day this holiday season, transforming what was a slow start into the best holiday season for retailers in years. Meanwhile, Mastercard found in its SpendingPulse survey that retail sales, which exclude cars and gas, increased 4 percent. percent, up from 4.1 percent, noted the report.

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Bonus episode: understanding pay and labour market tightness

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But bonuses could be really important to understand labour market tightness – a topic of much interest at the moment. Businesses appear to be using bonuses to attract or retain talent in today’s tight labour market, allowing them to compete for talent without locking themselves into higher permanent salaries.

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Unattended Retail Lessons From Caviar Dreams

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Those who travel to some of the wealthier parts of the world, however, will discover the well-to-do have much more expensive unattended retail tastes. In fact, in various global markets, high-end luxury items can be purchased from both ATMs and unattended machines. A few years ago, U.S.

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More Than 50K Amazon SMB Sellers Tally $500K+ In 2018 Sales

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“Since we opened our shelves to third-party sellers in 2001, small and medium-sized businesses have been an integral part of Amazon’s DNA. Our guiding star is an obsession with customers, and the service we’ve built is more powerful because we have small and medium-sized businesses complementing and competing with our retail business.”.

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Warehouse Space Going For Premium Rates

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Brick-and-mortar merchants are far from being free from the problems that plague their particular brand of retail, but even they have to look at online retail rising rents for warehouse space with a little bit of mirth. percent — the lowest such figure since 2001. As of Q2 2016, industrial warehouse space declined by 8.8

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

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Financial Markets & Economic Update- Third Quarter, 2019 Summer is upon us and I cannot wait to get to the beach for vacation. Although business confidence fell from the uncertainty, stock markets were reaching new record highs on many of indices. from 1991 to 2001. What an amazing ride it’s been this year for bonds!