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NRF, RILA Debut Blueprint For Reopening Retail

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In a plan that frames a phased-in approach to opening retail again, the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) debuted a Blueprint for Shopping Safe. The Blueprint for Shopping Safe outlines three different phases for reopening. Macy’s Inc. and TGI Fridays Inc.

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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported. A representative of the tech company said, per the report, “Due to current COVID-19 conditions in some of the communities we serve, we are temporarily closing stores in these areas.

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Discover Serves Up $5M To Bolster Black-Owned Restaurants

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To launch the program, three Black-owned restaurants have been selected to receive $25,000 each: Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia, Post Office Pies in Birmingham, Alabama and Rodney Scott’s BBQ , which has locations in both Birmingham and Charleston, South Carolina.

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Internal Memo: Simon To Reopen 49 Malls In May

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The properties in Texas, Indiana, Alaska, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee will not be limited to curbside-pickup reopening like the ones happening in Texas, the report said. Simon is also encouraging retailers to use technology, such as Apple Pay, for contactless transactions.

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Chase Plans Expansion In Top US Markets In 2019

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Chase has announced it is expanding its retail footprint into nine of the top American markets, as well as opening dozens of new locations in the greater Washington, D.C The bank said about 30 percent of the branches will be in low or moderately low income communities. The new locations will include Charlotte, North Carolina; St.

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Remote Seller Taxation: A Job For Tax Automation

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Aftershocks from the South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court decision continue to rattle online merchants, as three states (California, Louisiana and South Carolina) are now trying to collect eCommerce sales tax retroactively, as far back as five years. To date 43 states and Washington, D.C.

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Uber Freight Rolls Out Platform For Shippers To Access Its Network

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Companies like American Tile & Stone and Premier Packaging have already begun using Uber Freight to improve their shipping operations, and we’re excited to now roll out the platform widely to our freight community,” the company wrote in the blog post.