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Discount Retailers Move Away From eCommerce

PYMNTS

In our business, which is a moderate off-price business, the nature of the treasure hunt and the average price point that we operate at mean that brick-and-mortar stores have a significant competitive and economic advantage over eCommerce,” CEO Michael O’Sullivan said on the company’s recent earnings call.

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The Secrets of Expert Deposit Pricing Management

South State Correspondent

With loans, it’s hard to discern expert-level skills unless you know the market and the credit. Each bank faces a different cost structure, market, goals, and risk profile, so pricing to the market or other banks never makes sense. Deposit products and marketing attributes do not operate in a vacuum.

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SAFER Banking Act passes Senate Banking Committee: Will marijuana be re-scheduled under the Controlled Substances Act?

Abrigo

Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. This lack of access to financial services hinders these businesses’ abilities to gain a market foothold and contributes to the flourishing of an unregulated, underground marketplace. While 38 states , along with Washington D.C.,