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Instagram Shop launches as Facebook Pay plans rollout
July 17, 2020
Instagram Shop launched Thursday in the U.S., providing members of the social media platform a new destination to shop from a favorite brand name.
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Bill seeks to modify PPP loan forgiveness
July 17, 2020
A bill known as the Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act has been introduced to the Senate to modify loan forgiveness under the Paycheck…
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Target, Walgreens, CVS launch mask requirements
July 17, 2020
CVS, Target and Walgreens are now on the list of retailers requiring consumers to wear facial masks while shopping and the rule impacts all stores nationwide.
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Best Buy to customers: Wear a mask
July 16, 2020
Best Buy is requiring shoppers to wear face masks in stores due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the fact many states are seeing record-breaking numbers of…
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JCPenney slashing jobs, closing stores
July 16, 2020
As it begins to emerge from its Chapter 11 process begun in May, beleaguered retailer JCPenney is reportedly getting ready to cut 1,000 jobs and close 15…
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NRF: Time for nationwide mask policy
July 16, 2020
As a growing number of retailers, from Walmart to Costco to Best Buy, initiate face mask mandates for shoppers, the National Retail Federation is calling on…
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Amazon launching smart shopping carts that eliminate checkout line
July 14, 2020
Amazon is advancing its contactless and cashierless shopping experience with a smart shopping cart, called a Dash Cart, that lets shoppers avoid the checkout…
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Bbot raises $3M to drive contactless dining platform forward
July 14, 2020
Bbot Inc., a restaurant and hospitality startup focused on simplifying and improving order and pay processes, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led…
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AfterPay to offer Apple Pay, Google Pay at US retailers
July 14, 2020
AfterPay, an Australia-based mobile app that offers 'Buy Now, Pay Later' installment options in key international markets, said it will begin offering Apple…
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ACI Worldwide says global e-commerce up 28% in June
July 14, 2020
Global e-commerce sales rose 28% in June, according to ACI Worldwide, marking the largest year-over-year increase since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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New York's Hamptons gets a luxury fashion pop-up
July 14, 2020
Iconic fashion brand Giorgio Armani has launched a pop-up experience in East Hampton, New York.
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New York & Co. parent files for bankruptcy
July 14, 2020
RTW Retailwinds Inc., parent company of New York & Co., is reportedly considering shuttering all its stores as part of a bankruptcy action initiated this…
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BrightSign powers digital signage at Hong Kong experiential landmark
July 13, 2020
K11 MUSEA, a experiential landmark in Hong Kong's Victoria Dockside art and cultural district, recently deployed seven LED video walls as well as circular LCD…
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Don't expect coin change at Kroger
July 13, 2020
Grocer Kroger won't be doling out any change to cash paying customers citing a coin shortage.
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Aramark opens automated c-store in Southern California
July 13, 2020
Aramark has opened an autonomous convenience store called QuickEats Close Convenience in an apartment community called Nineteen01 in Santa Ana, California…
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Live webinar: Assessing COVID-19 impact on customer interaction, satisfaction
July 13, 2020
A live webinar on July 16 will explore how COVID-19 is impacting customer satisfaction and the way they perceive and interact with a preferred financial…
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Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy, closing stores
July 10, 2020
Brooks Brothers, which is already shuttering 50 stores due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, filed for bankruptcy this week.
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Online consumer behavior differs among generations
July 10, 2020
Online shopping during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic reveals different shopping behaviors by different generations of consumers, according to a PFS and…
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Senators introduce bill to require cash acceptance
July 9, 2020
U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota and Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Senate Banking Committee members, have introduced the Payment Choice Act, S.4145, a…
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Grocers online business model needs work, reveals report
July 9, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing greater numbers of consumers to online grocery shopping and grocers need to improve the e-commerce channel experience…
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