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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Can monetary policy cure the ills of an economic slowdown caused by the Coronavirus ? That target was slated to be announced at the National People’s Congress scheduled for early March, which is now delayed. But as has been widely reported, Chinese consumers are already pulling back on retail spending. .

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MAY 8, 2020

As they navigate the coronavirus pandemic and begin to reopen stores, large retailers are putting safety measures into place to keep shoppers and staff members safe — and get customers confidently back into stores. Trade groups are also providing guidance to help retailers open their doors again.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Apple CEO Tim Cook and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty have been appointed to President Donald Trump’s advisory board that aims to direct the future of workforce policy. The 25-member board — which includes leaders in education, retail and government — will collaborate with the National Council for the American Worker.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

retailers are concerned about a supply chain problem. While no direct evidence has been presented for a supply chain interruption from China, a new Wells Fargo report says concerns are rising among retailers. Sixty percent of those companies are planning a work-from-home policy for their staff. Reuters reported Sunday (Feb.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

16), the National Restaurant Association offered up seven public policy tenets that – in collaboration with delivery aggregators – are being billed as a “framework” for the delivery industry. With data sharing, to boot. To that end, as reported on Wednesday (Dec.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

To that end, in China, retail data showed consumers snapped a seven-month streak decline. Retail sales posted their first gain amid the pandemic. Data published by China’s National Bureau of Statistics showed consumer spending gained 50 basis points in August from the year ago period. percent of the total sales of retail goods.

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JUNE 2, 2020

The list of positive retail brand attributes goes on and on, but one new post-pandemic value has become more important than all the others: cleanliness. Example: Ted Gallagher is vice president and partner at Environmental Hazards Control , a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based company that disinfects retail locations and other business facilities.

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MARCH 31, 2020

As retail sales fell with increasing social-distancing policies and travel limitations , companies and retail stores in Hong Kong snapped under the COVID-19 outbreak last month. Retail sales fell 44 percent in the month to $2.93 For the first two months of 2020, retail sales by value plummeted 31.8

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

According to B2C Europe’s recently released study , more than half of all consumers consider returning the item long before they decide to buy it and will actively seek to learn what the merchant’s return policy is. Over a third would be incensed to make a purchase in a foreign country if the return policy was clear and certain.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

The proof-of-concept was run in partnership with BIS’ Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank and financial infrastructure operator SIX, according to the announcement. BIS’ report noted that it used a wholesale CBDC, which is used by bank and other financial institutions, rather than a retail CBDC, which is for general use.

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JULY 22, 2019

Retail trends and innovation can come from unlikely places, and that seems to be the case now when it comes to pets and CBD, two hot areas of commerce that are intersecting. No matter the state of regulatory or scientific certainty about CBD, various players in payments and retail are making moves to secure their roles in this growing market.

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MARCH 9, 2020

The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on medical facilities, eCommerce retailers, technology and the economy as a whole. Meanwhile, because of the continued proliferation of the coronavirus, Amazon is offering a more flexible attendance policy for warehouse workers and other staff, CNBC reported.

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MARCH 8, 2018

Retailers have requested that the House Financial Services Committee take a closer look at draft data breach notification legislation, saying it doesn’t do enough to ensure appropriate data security standards.

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JUNE 6, 2019

By 2023, manufacturers and retailers will have to donate, reuse or recycle the goods” under a program that the French prime minister called the first of its kind from any national government. Amazon apparently played a part, indirectly at least, in turning public opinion against such retail waste. Amazon’s Role.

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MAY 11, 2020

If they’re global, then the rationale for a single national license makes more sense. a blockchain loyalty system, and Korean luxury retail chain Shinsegae Duty Free have joined forces to allow rewards points to be managed on the blockchain, Cointelegraph reported. Meanwhile, MiL.k,

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Amid the great digital shift , retailers and financial institutions (FIs) must walk the fine line between challenging transactions and letting the consumer journey proceed frictionless. That’s driven the retailer to require merchandise, risk-driven signatures that can be dynamically altered, said Thompson. The Scope Of The Problem.

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JULY 17, 2020

His comments came as a growing number of prominent chains and businesses are adopting mandatory mask policies to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Walmart did so on Wednesday (July 15), becoming the largest retailer in the U.S. to do so thus far. Benioff said the masks need to be a new “cultural revolution,” CNN reported.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

22) that it is working to modify its debit routing policies, saying that it has “modified and clarified” its rules to boost EMV chip card adoption in the United States. Separately, the National Retail Federation said that it applauded Visa’s decision not to explicitly steer debit transactions across its own processing network.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

By some accounts, the 2018 holiday season is going to be a bang-up year for retailers. retailers are expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) — well above the 3.9 percent growth seen by the retail market one year ago. Holiday sales for U.S.

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The greatest absolute gains forecast (largely from increased productivity) are tied to corporate and retail banking. That compares to 39% of global or national banks with more than $10 billion in assets. Now, Southwest National uses Connect to generate a report in seconds to show examiners the loan concentrations across its markets.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

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. How economic nexus policies play out with restricted substances . There are five or six large eCommerce players within the tobacco space.

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APRIL 25, 2016

A little over a week ago, Target jumped into the national debate over transgender right with the announcement of its new bathroom policy: that going forward it will allow transgender visitors to use whichever bathroom or fitting room they think best matches their gender identity.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

According to the retailer, tariffs will result in Walmart customers facing “cost increases for essential items like car seats, cribs, backpacks, hats, pet products and bicycles. Either consumers will pay more, suppliers will receive less, retail margins will be lower or consumers will buy fewer products or forego purchases altogether.”

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APRIL 21, 2016

Brian Krebs reported the change to grocer Giant Food’s policy yesterday (April 20) on his cybersecurity blog Krebs on Security. Giant is just the latest retailer making it harder for consumers to purchase gift cards with the intent to fight growing fraud. This change has been made in order to mitigate potential fraud risk.”.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Yesterday, retail industry executives were scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss his proposed change to the border tax. In their meeting, the retail executives reportedly planned to discuss the tax’s potential effects on consumer prices. The group was said to have included top brass from Best Buy, Gap Inc.

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MARCH 19, 2020

The National Retail Federation wants clarification on the word “essential.” When state and local governments give blanket orders to ‘close non-essential retail’ and ‘limit mass gatherings to 50 people,’ it causes panic and alarm. Consumers then swarm retailers, which exhausts existing supplies and overwhelms employees.”.

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JULY 11, 2016

It might seem a little counterintuitive that retailers have to spend so much time laying down a proper foundation for flexible mobile wallets, but that was the journey Walmart embarked on oh-so-many months ago. Having different cards for different retailers makes no sense.” ” Mathews told RetailWire. “It isn’t pretty.”

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MAY 15, 2020

Economic Policy Institute Senior Economist Elise Gould said per the report, “Latest JOLTS data further illustrates the catastrophic COVID-19 labor market.”. million staffers receive pink slips, while 908,000 people lost their positions in the retail industry. million by 9.5 million in March. million by 654,000.

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APRIL 17, 2020

percent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to 2019, according to a statement from the National Bureau of Statistics of China. . Economic growth will also depend on the strength of stimulus policies. Fiscal policy will play a leading role while monetary policy will be modestly expansionary.”. percent.

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MAY 4, 2016

Those are the questions being raised by the National Retail Federation’s newest study , which looked at the impact that government regulations are having on everyday and high-level operations. ” “Overregulation is undermining the resolve of small retailers,” Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the NRF, said in a statement.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Amazon is facing an investigation by Germany’s national competition regulator over the eCommerce giant’s relationship with third-party sellers, Reuters reports. “We In response, Amazon said the company’s policies were designed to guarantee its partners set competitive prices.

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Josh Martin The Monetary Policy Committee has recently looked at wage growth as an important indicator of inflation persistence. How to match wage data to the CPI Most wage data, including the Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), is weighted by employment.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Even the ways retailers package their items can make a difference in their taxes. This month’s Next-Gen Sales Tax Tracker examines these compliance complexities and their impact, as well as ongoing efforts to streamline how retailers can fulfill their obligations. Easing tax compliance helps governments and retailers alike.

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JUNE 1, 2016

Politics and retail usually mix like oil and water. Look no further than the situation Target seems to have embroiled itself in by making a simple announcement on its in-store bathroom policy. Regardless of anyone’s political leanings, it’s clear that the market does not agree with the Donald.

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JULY 27, 2020

States have worried about their ability to quickly figure out a policy change as Americans wait on unemployment insurance.”. However, the package is likely to get a thumbs up from the National Retail Federation, which made lobbying for a new version of the PPP one of its top priorities. “It

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JULY 15, 2020

In addition to front door signs declaring the policy, Walmart said a trained “health ambassador” will be stationed at entrances to remind those without a mask of the new rule. The patchwork of local mandates many retailers faced earlier this year made it incredibly difficult to focus on implementing the right safety protocols,” RILA said. “The

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APRIL 7, 2016

Retail work has always been seen as somewhat of a transient employment prospect — from the teenagers working summer breaks to the single parents who pick up extra shifts to cover the bills — but what if investing in retail workers can not only keep them in the system longer, but produce a skilled crop of customer service experts in the process?

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