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CFPB, joined by South Carolina Dept. of Consumer Affairs and Arkansas AG, files lawsuit targeting service providers to pension advance products structured as purchases

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The CFPB filed a complaint in a South Carolina federal district court against Upstate Law Group LLC. The CFPB filed a complaint in a South Carolina federal district court against Upstate Law Group LLC. The new lawsuit indicates that the Bureau is also targeting service providers to such companies.

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Retailers Wary Of Opening As Some States Restart Economies

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are some of the large national chains noting they will not partake in the early phase of reopening in places like South Carolina and Georgia per The Wall Street Journal. The governor of South Carolina let retail stores start operations again this week at one-fifth of usual capacity or five people for each 1,000 square feet.

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Chase Plans Expansion In Top US Markets In 2019

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Chase has announced it is expanding its retail footprint into nine of the top American markets, as well as opening dozens of new locations in the greater Washington, D.C The new locations will include Charlotte, North Carolina; St. area, Philadelphia and Boston.

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How Clandestina (Literally) Snuck Into The US Market

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And so, Clandestina exports its ideas — T-shirt designs — to a contract T-shirt printing operation in South Carolina called Frenzy. The funds from sales generally do not flow back to Cuba, instead paying for marketing, taxes and payment for future printings. Frenzy manages printing, packing and shipping.

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SMBs Say US Tariffs On Chinese Goods Are Limiting Imports Of Hand Sanitizer, Disinfectant

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Having access to international markets for critical medical supplies is a blessing, not a curse,” said Chad Bown, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Fabric for hospital bedsheets made by Standard Textile in South Carolina and Georgia can only be found in China, and is subjected to tariffs. .

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Companies Buy Time To Pay On Imports By Using Slower Shipping

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markets, the better because there’s nowhere for them to go at this point in time,” he said. I’ve heard people having containers literally on the dock in China and then saying they don’t want it,” said James Newsome, CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority, FT reported. So, the slower they get to the European, the U.S.

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Skip And Paytronix Team Up On Mobile Checkout, Loyalty Incentives

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We find that mobile reaches the 20 percent who engage with the brand most frequently, meaning they are among the most valuable,” said Michelle Tempesta, head of marketing at Paytronix. One of the first retailers to go live with the new integration is Enmarket, which has 125 locations in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

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