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MAY 16, 2019

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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APRIL 28, 2020

And merchants in Germany aimed to convince the government to allow all shops to have regular operations beginning on May 4, Reuters reported. The HDE, which is a national organization of retailers, had panned the decision only to let smaller shops open again. Those in the U.S. Those in the U.S.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Agrawal said the company’s digital operations have grown not just in terms of dollar amounts, but also in terms of how many new customers the pandemic has brought in. Management added that WesternUnion.com is currently available in more than 75 countries, with bank account payout in over 100 nations. million ($1.43

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The coronavirus has far-reaching impacts that extend beyond health, with a wide range of economic effects in sectors ranging from transportation to telecom and retail. And, in brick-and-mortar news, Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing has reportedly reopened roughly 100 retail locations in China as of last week.

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JULY 2, 2020

As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

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DECEMBER 6, 2020

Residents of Suzhou were given free digital yuan as part of a test orchestrated by China's central bank, according to reports, and retailer JD Digits announced it will accept the currency for some purchases. Bloomberg described JD.com as the second-largest online retailer in China.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

16), the retailer announced in a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The purchase process will involve scanning QR codes on mobile devices, CVS stated in the release. Customers at 8,200 CVS Pharmacy locations can use PayPal and Venmo to pay for purchases contact-free starting Monday (Nov. The partnership.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Companies that participate in the program will also receive access to the eCommerce retailer’s broader brand protection offerings prior to the official issuance of their trademark registrations. IP Accelerator was rolled out in the United States last year. Patent and Trademark Office.

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MAY 27, 2020

To decrease its outstanding liabilities and bolster its total financial position, Tuesday Morning Corporation said in a statement that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to pursue “financial and operational reorganization.” The retailer, which was started in 1974 and is based in Texas, has roughly 700 locations throughout the nation.

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MAY 10, 2018

After nearly three years, the transition to EMV in the United States still has its challenges. In an interview with PYMNTS, National Business Systems VP David Riley noted a lack of awareness in the field for smaller firms across several verticals. Integrated payments at the register also add comfort for end users, he said.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Those eCommerce companies are, he said, boosting volumes from Asia into the United States. And that means shipping and freight companies are boosting investments in warehousing and trucking operations to increase presence in “inland” logistics, helping these firms effectively become end-to-end delivery systems.

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MARCH 25, 2016

An inherent truth of the retail industry — that consumers, at the end of the day, wield the ultimate power in determining what products and companies succeed — can even be applied to entire business models.

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JULY 22, 2019

But we want to take a few minutes to talk about pop-up shops, and how those temporary but often lucrative retail efforts are shaping commerce — and being shaped by payments — and what could be coming next. Even so, the company has certainly not given up on physical retail. Riding Retail Trends.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. And while those numbers aren’t likely to keep Amazon or H&M up at night, for a small Cuban eCommerce startup operating out of nation where internet access is patchy and from which the company can’t ship goods directly to U.S.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Right now the economy is gradually returning to normal, but more support is still needed (given) small and micro-sized enterprises’ production and operations face unique challenges,” the government statement said, according to CNBC’s translation of the text. percent) and the United States (0.1 in the first quarter.

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MARCH 8, 2019

National Bank Financial, JPMorgan Chase & Co. The news comes after Lightspeed launched its Lightspeed Payments offering for retailers based in the United State that integrates payment processing with a POS for merchants operating physical and online shops. and Bank of Montreal headed up the share of sales.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

As the run-up to retail’s big season is getting ready to get underway, the nation’s retailers have a big, big problem at the ports. Unsurprisingly, this is causing some turmoil at ports in the United States and around the world. The problem is not American in origin. percent of the trans-Pacific U.S.

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MARCH 20, 2020

The coronavirus is changing retail compensation, operations, logistics and hiring. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus focusing on retail. Spain called a state of emergency for 15 days to combat the coronavirus and mandated that restaurants, bars and most stores shutter. In other news, U.K.

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MARCH 23, 2020

Retailers are adapting their operations and rolling out initiatives amid COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Here are the latest updates from the retail industry. The stock has increased as nations throughout Europe and states in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

India's food and grocery landscape looks a lot different than it does in the United States. While India is one of the world's largest economies, many industries in the country continue to rely on legacy infrastructure to operate. The retailer has to go to a large wholesale market. Unlike the U.S.,

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MARCH 15, 2017

The world’s largest retailer by sales and size has reportedly paid out $157 million in employee bonuses this year. Walmart operates 11,695 stores in 28 countries – it also operates e-commerce websites in 11 countries. million of which are in the United States. Walmart employs approximately 2.3

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MARCH 22, 2019

There are huge operational consequences for central banks in implementing monetary policy and implications for the stability of the financial system,” Carstens said. The Swiss National Bank said it saw no reason to do so, but a handful of central banks are expected to issue their own currency in the next ten years.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

There’s arguably no more polarizing macroeconomic issue in the retail world than the fate of the American mall. The problems start with how retailers view and serve the customer. It was an amalgamation of numerous challenges, either ignored or wrongly addressed, that has led to the question of relevance plaguing the industry today.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Shoppers in the United States have long turned to credit cards to let them get the products now while delaying payments until they have a chance to save up. These plans fund retail purchases that consumers can then pay off over time in typically four installments.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

3) that the tech giant has added another 17 firms in the United States that accept and work with Apple Pay. The total roster now claims more than 1,600 banks and credit unions domestically, said the site, even as 35 percent of retailers in the U.S. 9to5Mac said Tuesday (Jan. support Apple Pay. and Switzerland.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

Canada’s Lightspeed rolled out an offering for retailers based in the United States called Lightspeed Payments, the company said in an announcement. The system integrates payment processing with a point of sale (POS) for merchants operating online and in physical stores.

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JULY 30, 2020

The quarter was significantly impacted by COVID-19, the primary driver of our 25 percent core operating profit decline,” Gibbs said. The company’s KFC division opened 234 gross new restaurants in 36 nations, the Pizza Hut division opened 70 new gross restaurants in 14 nations, and Taco Bell opened 22 gross new restaurants in four nations.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Taken together, COVID-19 has given rise to a pet craze that’s brought new attention to what’s a $100 billion annual industry in the United States alone. “It Pet Valu this week announced that it was winding down operations at all of its 358 stores and warehouses in the Northeast and Midwest “due to severe impact from COVID-19.”.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Total net operating revenue dropped to $8.08 In December, news surfaced that some state attorneys were joining forces to fight a proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile that is backed by the United States Justice Department. T-Mobile and Sprint are the third and fourth cell phone providers in the nation.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

After Halloween comes the lucrative holiday shopping season — sorry, Thanksgiving, but you’re only a speed bump — but there are serious questions about how happy the fourth quarter will be for some big eCommerce operators. retail websites. Overall holiday retail sales, by contrast, will increase 4.8 Amazon’s Problem.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

The transaction itself shows Ant Financial, which operates as an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding, the eCommerce giant, making inroads into the United States, which has been a goal of the parent company. Last September the Chinese firm bought EyeVerify, a mobile eye recognition tech firm that operates stateside.

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MAY 28, 2019

So much starts with coffee – mornings, political ads, artistic movements, advances in QSR retail – and that dictum could hold true with robots, at least the next generation of robots that promise to be powered by 5G technology. That 5G technology is key to the robot’s operations and worth, the report added. Robots and Coffee.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Earlier this week, Japan ’s cabinet proposed a bill that seeks to, as reported by the country’s national daily, The Mainichi , “improve contract transparency” for deals struck by Big Tech firms — specifically, platform operators — and their smaller vendors. Perhaps not surprisingly, Big Tech might be poised to push back.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Two government officials from European nations have advocated to have watchdogs engage in preventative measures against Big Tech to reduce their strength and handle on the market, according to reports. Regulation. Netherlands, France Advocate For Action Against Big Tech. Skepticism Emerges Over Effect Of British Tech Tax On Amazon.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The COVID-19 numbers are bad almost every place one looks in the United States and Europe. Across the pond in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed another strict national lockdown aimed at halting the coronavirus’ spread. Office for National Statistics , one in 100 people in England have COVID-19.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The rates refer to the rates that United States-based merchants pay to accept Visa cards. Mastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments Systems. Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga is very much against attempts to split the Global Payments Systems into national domains. Why Consumers Are Firing Traditional Retailers.

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