PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is intended to distribute loans to small businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic shutdowns, resumed activity on Monday (April 27) and it wasn’t even a full day before more reports of now-familiar glitches and delays resumed as well.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

The endgame is for those SMBs, most of which have had to close or drastically reduce operations to prevent the spread of the coronavirus , to be able to continue to pay employees and keep the lights on while social distancing and lockdown rules are in effect.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

It makes perfect economic sense, but politically it will be a struggle because the players insist it’s a salary cap in disguise,” Zimbalist told PYMNTS. If the parties can negotiate an agreement for a fanless season, it would likely be a boon for restaurants continuing to offer take out while their dining rooms remain closed.

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Caps Shutdown Agreements Research 52

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Then to cap it off, Sears , which has become an afterthought in the pandemic retail nightmare, announced it is closing its iconic Hackensack, New Jersey location. in general and Southern states in particular unable to control the spread of COVID-19 at this point, the scenario of yet another retail shutdown looms. billion in Q1.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

UPS Caps Deliveries From Gap, Nike, Other Big Retailers. Dining in went out when shutdowns came, and consumers continue to turn to online ordering channels despite restaurant reopenings, turning ghost kitchens from merely a potential dining segment disruptor to a booming opportunity for restaurants to keep up with the digital shift.

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Visa Online and Mobile Banking Push-to-Card Digital Currency 60

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

The coronavirus continues to have reverberations across the global stage, and is especially impacting developed economies, and in particular, the small businesses that are a key foundation of those economies. To get a sense of how smaller firms are being impacted, in a situation that is fluid on a day to day (hour by hour?)

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

And ordering experience that integrates into the restaurant’s point of sale platform that makes it technically possible for consumers to opens up a tab for they can continually add food and drink to their order in real time. “So boom, you’re right into the ordering experience.”. Every Little Bit Counts Big.

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Contactless Payments Point-of-Sale (POS) Checks Shutdown 97