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MARCH 20, 2018

As sad as the end of Toys R Us may be, the iconic toy store is far from the only retailer struggling these days — and it’s not the only one throwing in the towel this week. The beloved, bankrupt retailer has announced the cancellation of all in-store events, such as its annual Easter Egg Hunt and Geoffrey the Giraffe birthday parties.

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JUNE 15, 2018

It’s been a week of experimentation in retail, with many big names opening new types of stores to — as the saying goes — see what sticks. It seems more likely that these brands will uncover their key rather than some universal master retail key that can solve the brick-and-mortar challenge across the board.

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JULY 1, 2020

That estimate comes from market intelligence company GlobalData, which predicts that total spending in the region will dip to $60.3 COVID-19 has forced luxury brands to postpone their fashion shows and cancel promotions events, and has disrupted supply chains,” GlobalData Retail Analyst Suresh Sunkara said. billion in 2019.

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MAY 15, 2020

Customer loyalty continues to be a recurring theme this week as retailers look to reopen and the latest monthly sales report shows another double-digit plunge. The solution also enables retailers to create marketing campaigns that are triggered whenever repeat customer behavior or presence is detected.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Retailers are set to clean up this Halloween, as 2017 is looking to be a record-setter for consumer spending during the holiday. Halloween is no longer just for the kids and those with kids,” wrote Allison Zeller, director of research for the National Retail Federation (NRF). In fact, holiday spending is expected to hit $9.1

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MAY 30, 2016

But for all the glories of summer — long days, vacations and a built-in excuse to substitute ice cream for any actual meal — summer does have one asterisk for retailers in the U.S. So what fun in the sun can the nation’s retailers expect this year? However, across the U.S. Strange, but not necessarily bad.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

At the same event, ECB President Christine Lagarde took note that there has been no decision yet to create a digital euro, though a task force’s findings are due to be presented within the next few weeks. 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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JANUARY 22, 2020

The success of Pokémon Go and other such “walking games” has, according to that report, fueled at least $249 million in “tourism revenue for the cities on its event list for 2019.” Those events last year reportedly took place 77 times in 32 countries, attracting some 2.7 Louis, Philadelphia and Liverpool to the gaming event list.

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JUNE 22, 2020

On the optimistic side Elliot Nassim , president of Mason Asset Management, which co-owns the University Mall in Carbondale, Illinois, says: “We have always felt that the retail industry is evolving, despite what doomsday headlines would have you believe. Once seen as the least risky tenant of all, they are now the greatest question mark.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 16, 2015

This last week the American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015 was going on in Austin, TX. There were a couple of overarching themes throughout the event. The retailer combines the in-store and app experience to enhance the customer buying process. Competitive pressures on smaller institutions were top of many bankers´ minds.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

There was lots to watch in the world of payments and commerce last week, with red flags flown in physical retail, international commerce and crypto. Physical Retail Stumbles Into 2020 . The year got off to something of a rocky start for physical retailers, as the recent spike in store closures carried on and even picked up strength.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

And in Brazil, the company was fifth behind MercadoLibre and other big names in that region like B2W , Via Varejo and Magazine Luiza , according to the news report. MercadoLibre was founded in 1999 and has seniority in the region, with a wide seller base and a greater understanding of how to succeed in that area of the world.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where the number of fundraising deals in the Southeast Asian region were higher in 2020, as measured through the second quarter — more than 60 percent higher over the second quarter of last year, in fact, to 184 deals as measured by DealStreetAsia.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Today’s event is one of three regional finals, from which a few Read More. Artificial intelligence is set to challenge traditional technologies in financial services, if the startups that demoed at BBVA Open Talent in New York today are any indication. The BBVA Open Talent Challenge is part of Next Money NYC.

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JULY 26, 2017

The eCommerce arena can be tough for retailers to navigate. One recent disrupter is multinational retail corporation Walmart. With one of the larger online retail presences, Walmart is taking aim at a lucrative eCommerce market — China. based retailer. omnichannel shopping festival.

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JANUARY 14, 2019

There’s good news for Amazon Pay users in India: Amazon is giving customers in the region cashback of up to Rs 1,000 ($14) when they load in Rs 5,000 ($71) or more, according to reports. RKN Retail revealed in an exchange filing that it’s going to sell all of its 62.2 20 and running through Jan. percent stake to Witzig.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

s annual Prime Day shopping event will be a two-day spectacle. It has waited long enough to see shipment times improve on non-essential items across most regions, but not so long that it’ll compete with its own early Black Friday 2020 deals,” the website wrote. For the second consecutive year, Amazon.com Inc.’s

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Moreover, the industry will start regaining ground in the year 2021, particularly the Asia Pacific region. But subdued tourism, limited events and consumers continuing to stick close to home in the first half of the year will act as a persistent drag to recovery. Still others are more optimistic.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

operations to PNC Bank , creating the fifth-largest regional player in the U.S. No matter the size of the bank or the regional focus, there’s a general realization that disruption is on the horizon. People are revaluating their footprints and rebalancing their retail footprints,” he told Webster. “In Gearing Up For Disruption.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

In two massive hiring tranches, the headcount has almost quadrupled, making Instacart an even more desirable destination for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers looking to grow their customer bases on the back of digital.”. The launch has to be a consumer event full of in-store signage, consumer advertising and consumer press exposure.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

The venue will feature amateur and professional esports tournaments and a diverse selection of events. and to create “The Simon Cup,” a national, amateur esports tournament featuring both online competition and in-person events. Allied Esports and Simon are expected to announce plans for the 2020 Simon Cup soon.

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JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. the region. The potential impact of the crisis on open banking’s future in the region is a different story, however.

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MAY 27, 2020

The Beige Book takes commentary from various regional Federal Reserve banks and drills down into what the Fed terms “anecdotal information” to paint a portrait of the economy ’s current state. For instance, Boston’s hotel industry reported cancellations of conventions and other events that have shaved off 200,000 room-nights.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

26 and running through Thanksgiving weekend, the company now has at least two major sales events in October. It has waited long enough to see shipment times improve on non-essential items across most regions, but not so long that it’ll compete with its own early Black Friday 2020 deals.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

What’s more, Visa said it will play a role in further elevating women’s football and the regional tournaments. Visa has been a partner of FIFA since 2007, providing fans with remote and mobile ticket purchasing, contactless payment technology at transit locations, in-seat ordering and new ways to pay for retail.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Visa said Monday evening at a New York gathering in anticipation of the launch that events through a year-long campaign will include interactive workshops, tailored on a community-by-community basis. Notably, at the Atlanta event, participants from Visa, Square and Yelp will participate in the workshops. An inaugural Jan.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The annual event generally brings 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, and its sudden cancellation will reportedly cost the Spanish economy roughly $500 million. The bigger picture in the surrounding regions is uncertain, he noted. The annual Mobile World Conference (MWC), scheduled in Barcelona for Feb. 24 through Feb.

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MAY 2, 2016

After several years spent trying to infuse its multi-billion dollar business with more forward-thinking concepts with mixed results , last week, the retail giant announced that it will be conducting what amounts to an open call for tech innovation. But with the retail technology space heating up, Walmart doesn’t want to be left in the dust.

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NCR

OCTOBER 16, 2017

But despite the fact consumers are so familiar with this option, one area where drive-up convenience hasn’t gained such momentum outside the United States and Middle East is within retail banking. However, these tend to be concentrated in just a few key regions. Most other global regions have less than 1,000 installed.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Travelers start by visiting the Roost site, which shows cities and events. Next, they can select in which neighborhoods or regions they would like to stay. In another case, Roost allows travelers to book hotels and find roommates. They can enter how many people are traveling and choose a category of hotel.

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Celent Banking

OCTOBER 6, 2014

All of these players, the old and the new, coming together to create a new community of innovators in financial services exploring the real future of the financial services industry and the big ideas that will forever change the industry in the region. Banking Events Retail Banking banking digital innovation'

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Additionally, the company must underwrite risk, and is on the hook in the event of fraud or returned items. Despite its benefits, Stripe’s PayFac model also means that the company absorbs more merchant risk by serving as a master merchant account, and that it’s responsible for downside risk in the event of chargebacks and fraud.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The concept was mainly for music festivals and events – places where lots of younger, open-minded people are traveling on the same dates. Travelers start by visiting the Roost site, which displays events and cities. That idea gradually morphed into Roost, which allows consumers to book a hotel and find a roommate. The Platform.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

regional bank executives were gearing up for a bumper year, according to Bloomberg. Crediting lower taxes, thanks to the end of the year tax reform bill passed by Congress, regional bank executives saw a sudden and notable pick up in both commercial loan demand and a big jump in spending on credit and debit cards.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The potential buyers, Walmart said, share the company’s desire to grow the business in the region. Asda is the number three supermarket in the U.K., behind number one Tesco and number two Sainsbury’s. Walmart purchased Asda for $8.7

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APRIL 12, 2019

Grocery retailers are opening new stores in cities that aren’t only designed as places for consumers to pick up their weekly groceries: They’re turning them into culinary destinations with eateries as well as features designed for city living. Luxury retailers usually have that type of glass installed, and it’s easier to see inside.

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APRIL 10, 2019

Whole Foods Market South Region President Bobby Turner said, according to the outlet, “Whole Foods Market Midtown will be a true gathering space for the community.” The store is also set to host social, health and wellness and culinary community events. by 2020.

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