PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In Berlin, where last week saw a two-day meeting of financial officials from Europe, central bankers discussed digital payments and the confines of digital, national currencies. The ECB commentary, we contend, solidifies at least some regional approaches to CBDCs, but retail use cases may be gaining favor.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

In fact, in general, a “more is more” attitude prevails – from the decorations to the lights to the proliferation of sales events, it seems the entire commerce ecosystem has adopted a “go big or go home” mantra for the last eight weeks of the decade. Thus far, it doesn’t seem like anyone is all that interested in going home.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

At the same time, Sponholtz noted, consumers’ financial futures are looking less certain to them, as unemployment levels grow and the nation’s economic future looks increasingly precarious. . ” Consumers, he noted, in this financial downturn were pegged by a black swan event in the form of a global health crisis.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The game will be the main event for most people, particularly for fans in Boston and Philadelphia, as both cities are known for being ever so slightly fanatical about their sports teams. [GO billion chicken wings Americans are expected to eat this weekend according to the (honest to goodness) National Chicken Council.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

So what fun in the sun can the nation’s retailers expect this year? The Good … The really good news about summer for retailers is that the temperature is their ally — well, at least for those retailers in the Northeast, assuming that it warms back up again in Boston (from 92 to 62 in 24 hours is a bit much …).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

CFO Adam DeWitt noted that a seven-year-old, Boston-based LevelUp serves 200 regional and national brands, with a point-of-sale (POS) approach that seeks to replicate each brand’s experience online. million users, up from 9.2 million and that its revenue was up 51 percent on an annual basis. Amazon’s Prime Day.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

It might mean a night out with friends at a food hall that doubles as an event space, or visiting a restaurant that has meals for you and your dog. In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. Americans dine out more than ever before.

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