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Off-Price Retailer Stein Mart Files For Chapter 11

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filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division amid a challenging retail climate and the pandemic, the company said in a statement. Off-price specialty retailer Stein Mart, Inc. It also foresees to close a number β€” if not each one β€” of its physical locations.

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Hard Rock CEO: Tourists Need To Come Back For Business To Recover

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Founded in London in 1971 and based in Florida, Hard Rock operates hotels, casinos and restaurants in 76 countries, according to the Hard Rock website. The safety and security of guests, team members and their families is, and has always been, Hard Rock’s highest priority,” the company said in a statement. β€œThe and abroad.

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Gamblers Descend On Reopened S. Dakota Casinos

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Liv Hospitality, a family business, owns and operates Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort and Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort and four hotels in Deadwood. Other casinos are watching what’s happening in Deadwood for reference on how to operate their own businesses. The official explanation, according to CEO Caleb Arceneaux , is cabin fever. β€œI

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How The Pandemic Made QR Codes Sizzle

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The first was that American mobile-wallet providers pretty much avoided it, starting with Apple eschewing QR codes in 2014 in favor of the higher-tech (and more secure) NFC technology. consumers could have learned to pay with QR codes, but the technology hit two major roadblocks. Second, U.S.

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High Tech, Low-Touch Streamlines AP

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As things progressed through May and into June, here in Jacksonville we got the go-ahead, the all-clear to begin reopening. Relating this to payment systems, he added that β€œthe cloud-based environment that we operate in is bank-grade. It’s never been more secure, and the needs have never been greater.

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The Big Gorilla

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Sarah Getzlaff, executive vice president and chief operating officer at First Security Bank of North Dakota, sees the detrimental effects of overly complex regulation in everyday operations, particularly in lending. First Security, a $180 million-asset community bank in New Salem, N.D., Fearful of mistakes.

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Data Dive, Better Together Edition: Worldpay, FIS, Google, eBay, PayPal, Instagram

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The combined company will retain the FIS name and will be headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. We started to really think about how [we] not only simplify integration and onboarding, but [how to] better manage operations on an ongoing basis,” he said. β€œWe merchant customers. eBay Drafts Google Pay.

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