PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

Overstock , the online retailer and blockchain company, announced Thursday (Jan. 3) that it will pay a portion of its state business taxes in Ohio in bitcoin, becoming the first major U.S. company to pay state taxes in bitcoin. state to offer this way of paying for business taxes, noted Overstock in the press release. “We

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a noted effect on how several industries can operate and interact with their customers during this time including retail stores, movie theaters and casinos. There is one sticking point online casinos need to fix, however, and that is the speed at which consumers receive their winnings.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

The Southeast Asian country’s national tax office announced it will impose a 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on foreign global technology companies as the nation looks for ways to defray the costs of battling the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported. The country’s total budget for 2020 is $177.6

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Albania has announced it will implement a new online billing system to prevent businesses from circumventing tax payments and to boost revenue in the country, according to a report by Reuters. The minister said that 1,600 hotels on a booking site were not registered with the proper tax authorities.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The tax man looms across state and international borders, searching for digitally derived dollars due — scanning sites, platforms and even pop-up stores. For retailers and other firms, there’s the persistent lure of broadened reach into new markets. That means they must navigate tax collection nuances. Wayfair, Inc. ,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. in 2017 had a 52.75

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Grocery retailer Winn-Dixie opened a second location of its next-gen, upscale store concept in Tampa, Florida, in the beginning of November. In other organic grocery news, former Sprouts Farmers Market CEO and current Chairman Doug Sanders is reportedly stepping down from his board position effective Feb. 20 of next year.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara , said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model and passed marketplace facilitator laws. Imposing state taxes on out-of-state sellers is now the new normal, she said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

consumers more frugal, but other individuals are still turning to retail therapy to cope with stresses. Online gambling or gaming is one possible outlet, and the sector may even make it through the pandemic with less financial damage than other industries. Online Gambling Changes . Shopping on mobile devices has increased 7.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2016

This is proving particularly true for more and more cash-strapped states that have spent years staring at soaring traffic for online retailers but little — if any — increases in the taxes reaped from this digital, transcontinental economy. proper to occupy much of the conversation. And South Dakota, for one, has had enough.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

While digital fund disbursements clearly can affect insurance claims, government tax returns and gig economy workers’ paychecks, it’s reimbursements that play a major role for the retail industry. The rise in online shopping means more shoppers needing refunds on returned merchandise. Many Happy Returns. It’s no small matter.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Amid a change in shopping habits from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce, online spending is expected to reach $124.1 To arrive at the forecast, Adobe Analytics took a look at transactions at 80 of the top 100 retailers in the United States along with visits by consumers to U.S. retail websites. retail websites.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Amazon Plans to Raise Fees for Companies in Wake of New Digital Tax in Spain . After Spain’s government levied a new digital tax, Amazon plans to increase fees by 3 percent starting in April for Spanish firms harnessing its platform, Reuters reported. Google Raises Specter of Making Search Inaccessible in Australia.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

No, that doesn’t mean that PYMNTS takes sides in the struggle for retail supremacy, but only that we like to note when someone or some organization mounts a challenge to the eCommerce and logistical behemoth. High-End Retail. The battle for Amazon retail supremacy also involves pets. Here’s some news: Amazon is not unbeatable.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2016

China has some new taxes on goods imported through eCommerce sites, though it has also removed some duties that had previously been assessed. Food will now import at a higher duty price; previously the tax was 10 percent. percent, a dip from the 17 percent currently being charged as a value-added tax in Chinese physical stores.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

sales tax obligations via the company’s sales tax application programming interface (API). Wayfair last year, many online retailers now have to collect sales tax in additional states. ” “ Quill creates rather than resolves market distortions,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority decision.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

According to a study by the Center for Retail Research (CRR), More than 2,750 jobs were lost every week — about 61 every working day. The study also said that without further government intervention, job losses in retail could hit 171,000 next year. Retail is still the U.K.’s Joshua Bamfield, director of the CRR.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2017

In an increasingly complex consumer landscape, creating a coherent retail strategy requires synthesizing hundreds of data points on industry, consumer and competitor trends. Other days, I spend looking at partners that, when combined with our services, could add something to the retail ecosystem that the world doesn’t even know it needs yet.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Digital disbursements are appearing in unexpected markets , such as sports betting platforms and boatsharing sites. taxpayers who received federal tax refunds via direct deposit as of May 2018. At the same time, the share of households with subscription video on demand/over-the-top (SVOD/OTT) services is growing in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that retail sales this year will increase between 3.8 More people are working, they’re making more money, their taxes are lower and their confidence remains high. Preliminary estimates show that last year’s retail sales grew 4.6 percent and 4.4 percent to $3.68

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Despite the concern – and a corresponding 9 percent drop in Walmart’s stock price that shaved some $29 billion from its market cap – CEO Doug McMillon told analysts he remains confident that 2018 digital sales performance will be in parity to its 2017 performance. Same-store sales, physical retail’s most-watched metric, grew 2.6

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Perficient

JANUARY 7, 2021

From retail to consumer goods, online and mobile sales are up significantly. The omnichannel (online-offline) approach is essential, but digital has the opportunity to make the most significant impact. What about the tax incentives and credits? People are more comfortable than ever transacting digitally.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Luxury retail is being revised — and in some cases, reinvented — and those trends are worth attention as the 2019 holiday shopping season approaches. One of the latest, ongoing trends is the rise of online luxury resale commerce. That’s not to say brick-and-mortar is doing well in all areas of the luxury retail world.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza has announced that it will be selling books online, which could be picked up in one of its almost 1,000 stores. The company is aiming to compete directly with Amazon , which launched its online Brazilian operations in 2012. Magazine Luiza shares were up 1.9 percent at R$170.31 ($43.45

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

With the holiday shopping season in full swing amid the global pandemic, online commerce is booming. Despite a surge in sales, small businesses selling online can struggle to manage working capital, particularly as many rely on third-party marketplaces like Amazon that don't facilitate instant access to revenues.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

Spring has sprung, as March marched to the best showing of monthly retail sales data in a year and a half. percent), total core retail sales were up 90 basis points. Online and mail order retail sales were up 1.2 Through the past year, retail spending is up 3.6 The latest showing is well above the 1.1

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

In a stock market that seems to continuously flirt with new highs, the answer seems to be: Aim for the IPO. Though the stock has backed off sharply as of this writing, trading at a recent $72, the market cap – ostensibly what the public markets would pay to “own” the company – stands at roughly $4.5 percent seen in March.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

retail sales rose higher than expected last month — a sign that the economy remained strong early in the third quarter. According to Reuters , the Commerce Department revealed that, with the exclusion of automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services, retail sales increased 0.5 percent in July, and rose 6.4

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

15), “the City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on a plan requiring new retailers in the area to designate at least 500 square feet of space to fresh food. As reported, the measure would apply to discount and dollar stores, often the main source of retail in so-called food deserts. The measure is expected to pass.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Under the arrangement, Flipkart customers will be able to place orders for their favorite drinks, which HipBar will then deliver after collecting products from retail outlets, according to a source. As PYMNTS reported, Amazon was not the only online company to be approved for liquor sales. the Chinese global technology company.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

It’s the big stage for retailers, the holiday shopping season – when all the consumer world is watching (and, merchants and payments providers hope, buying more than they did last year). Put the finishing touches on those late-year marketing plans. 26 will bring online spending of $7.7 26 will bring online spending of $7.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2018

It’s a good time to be a retail chain. Retail Ascent. Retail is on the ascent. In July, retail sales increased 0.5 Economists had only forecasted retail sales going up 0.1 percent, online and mail-order retail sales increased 0.8 Retailer Woes. Yeah, really. percent, and grew 6.4

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Takeaway 2 Advisors recommend that financial institutions look behind some of the headlines and examine their own markets before ruling out CRE altogether. But understanding trends in their own portfolios and local markets can allow lenders to identify risk-appropriate CRE credits. The impact is not consistent.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Having previously identified the region’s growing eCommerce market and given the traction witnessed by clients (going) online due to the pandemic, we are on track for the scheduled opening by the end of 2020.”. DCC is the first eCommerce free zone to foster retail growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

Though much attention these days is given to the plight of retail in a digitizing world, in his fireside chat with Karen Webster at Innovation Project (IP) 2017, Paul Galant gave IP delegates a critical retail reality check. That doesn’t mean that retail hasn’t changed — or isn’t in fact changing as you read this.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The filing will allow the retailer to continue operating while it attempts to reorganize the business and return to profitability. The company is struggling with online competition and changing clothing trends, like sustainable fashion and secondhand clothing. The used-fashion market in the U.S.

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