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Retail Reopening Hinges On Dangerous Discounts

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retail reopening. Most reports of mall reopenings and other retail post-pandemic debuts in the U.S. For example, the Dillard’s store in Kansas City reported strong traffic as did its neighbors in the city’s Zona Rosa shopping district. Revenge shopping will not be a factor in the U.S.

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How Retailers Drive Innovation With Subscriptions (And Payments)

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Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. Some entertainment innovators are also rolling out new subscription services. And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products.

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How Academy Bank is using video to improve service efficiency

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When customers walk into one of Academy Bank’s new branches, a banker will guide them to a screen where they can video chat with a specialist at Academy’s headquarters in Kansas City.

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nbkc bank Taps Finastra to Build Conversational Banking App

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Kansas City-based nbkc bank is building a conversational banking app with Finastra on the vendor’s growing FusionFabric.cloud open platform.

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Fed Says America Needs Instant Payments As Soon As Possible

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Drilling down a bit into why real-time payments are taking on more urgency for retailers, Brainard said research showed that households “with the least liquid resources” — marked by relatively lower income and savings — boosted their spending starting on the day they received emergency-relief payments. A Liquidity Boost? .

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H&R Block Inks Tax Software Partnership With Walmart

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This exclusive retail partnership brings the value, innovation and support of H&R Block do-it-yourself desktop software products to the world’s largest retailer, making the do-it-yourself products even more convenient for clients.”.

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Building The Tire Shop Of The Future With On-Demand Service

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And it is not necessarily just a tire retailer – Komal said it is more of a logistics company that also happens to sell and install tires. The company services the two metroplexes of Kansas City and Dallas. Both cities are relatively spread out, so people have longer commute times. and avoid the trek to a garage.