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Rebranded Citizens Pay Expands POS Merchant Services

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Providence, Rhode Island-based Citizens Financial Group is advancing the reach of its national point-of-sale (POS) offering for merchants, renaming it Citizens Pay, the company announced Monday (Jan. Citizens is looking to expand current partnerships with consumer electronics firms and reach deeper into retail sectors.

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The Acela Primary Underway In States Where Businesses Are Struggling

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Through the PYMNTS/CAN Capital Store Front Business Index , we’ve been tracking the data on business health and growth in each state and then stacking those results against the regional and national picture. percent, while the nation (using all of the inputs tracked) grew by 3.1 Rhode Island. percent growth.

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Restaurant Business Serves Up Mixed Plate For 2020

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The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining.

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Google’s Black Friday Mobile Data

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Consumers in Rhode Island and Delaware were top in the nation in local shopping searches on Black Friday — searches that contained “near me,” hours and stores. Shoppers turned to mobile not only to find the best deals online but also to discover the best deals in-store.

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Santander Gets Hit With Fine Due To Overdraft Practices

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Santander is a national bank based in Wilmington, Delaware, and operates a network of close to 700 retail branch offices in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

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Bringing The Farmers Market Online With Apps

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At the same time, Tortora noted the technology has been adopted by farmers markets nationally (the company white labels its product as well). That opens the door for producers from Southern Maine, New Hampshire, Western Massachusetts and Rhode Island.) The Products and Vendors.

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What Will Drunk Shoppers Buy On St. Patrick’s Day?

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Finder says Idaho, which leads the nation in weekly alcohol purchases at $54 per person per week, though Alabama, Rhode Island, Arizona and Iowa weren’t far behind. And just where are these plastered purchases happening? Patrick’s Day-related purchases as a whole. There are, of course, worse decisions made on St.