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Retail’s Staffing Stumbling Block

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But not all labor market strength is distributed equally – and the retail segment continues to lag. As of the end of the first quarter, nearly 5,000 (4,810, to be exact) retail locations were marked for shutdown, as players like The Gap, Abercrombie and Fitch and Dollar Tree are markedly cutting back their physical footprint.

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How to Use the Terraform Destroy Command to Control Cyber Attack Damage

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This approach is slightly more complex, but it is applicable in cases when a specific resource needs to be removed permanently from the infrastructure because its continued existence only adds unnecessary clutter.

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In Papua New Guinea, Facebook May Shutter — For A Bit

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The Post-Courier reports that in Papua New Guinea, users of the social media giant will have to get their feeds and updates and funny videos elsewhere, as a month-long shutdown looms. We cannot allow the abuse of Facebook to continue in the country. The country has only 8.4

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How Digitizing India's Food Supply Chain Promotes Payments Modernization

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While India is one of the world's largest economies, many industries in the country continue to rely on legacy infrastructure to operate. Amid a widespread shutdown, Kirana stores remained open as essential businesses to continue serving their local communities — yet store owners were unable to physically visit their wholesale marketplaces.

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GE On Why The Road To Growth Runs Through Cross-Border Payments

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There's always a continuous assessment regarding your top line [as a company], but you also have to think about the bottom line, and cost efficiency becomes a huge metric in that space.”. GE’s treasury department experienced this firsthand in the early days of the pandemic, when China imposed a full shutdown on businesses.

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Department Stores Adapt to Difficult Season, Count On Revenge Shopping

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And just weeks after they could open for limited business, malls and department stores are threatened with another nonessential retail shutdown as the virus surge rages on. Shipping delays are threatening the digital-first economy. It’s a difficult hand to play, but both online and offline retailers are finding a way forward.

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Saving Main Street From Its Downward Pandemic Spiral

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It’s why consumers would rather wait in line to eat at a crowded restaurant than go down the block to an emptier one. Brooks Brothers, which occupied a huge footprint in the first block of Newbury Street, is pulling out. And to avoid having one more “for rent” sign going up on her block. Even more of them are closing.

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