PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Lower digital sales penetration, a slower cadence of store reopenings, less agile management, and a continuing reluctance among many consumers to visit malls were all likely contributors to this dreadful sales performance,” said The Motley Fool. I think the majority of retail is going to have a tough time surviving another major shutdown. …

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The filing will allow the retailer to continue operating while it attempts to reorganize the business and return to profitability. It will continue operations in Mexico and Latin America, the article said. The company said it will close a large number of physical stores worldwide, CNBC reported on Sunday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

Unfortunately, this extended period of shutdowns and slow economic activity means fewer businesses will be around in the latter half of the year. The most pressing, of course, is how long the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact our everyday life. It’s now clear that all the talk of COVID-era change is crossing over into reality.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

But for credit-union servicer CO-OP Financial Services , an 18-month effort to stand up a 150,000-person call center came to fruition in mid-March, just days before shutdowns began going into effect nationwide. We’ll certainly continue to invest in the developer portal and APIs,” he said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2020

The countries stress that it will likely be some time before everything returns to normality, but the aforementioned countries have enacted committees to strategically plan ways to both ease the restrictive conditions implemented to stop the virus, while also trying to stop further infections and not overwhelm the medical systems.

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MARCH 19, 2020

Many establishments would like for their teams to return to work as soon as possible or otherwise keep them employed. If the shutdowns continue even longer, many of these jobs may not exist immediately when the crisis ends,” he added. He forecasts 20 percent of the population will be jobless if the package fails. “It

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AUGUST 31, 2020

The government agency said shutdowns imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus since late March caused the decline, the worst it has been in two dozen years. While much of the country has seen coronavirus restrictions lifted, the economy is expected to continue to struggle.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

Las Vegas is betting that, with social-distancing restrictions in place, customers will return to its famed casinos. We continue to see a consistent and sustainable downward trajectory of percentage of positive Covid-19 cases and a decrease in the trend of Covid-19 hospitalizations,” Sisolak said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

Nowhere is that more apparent than in the continuing shift to streaming media –specifically in Netflix’s first-quarter results , which showed a boost in subscribers well beyond even its own projections, buoyed by a surge in March as lockdowns became the law of the land pretty much around the globe.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

At the commencement of 2020, the commercial card was continuing to find its footing in a world of B2B payments in which supplier acceptance remained limited. Amid these controversies, smaller commercial card FinTech startups like Brex continued to add new competition into the market. Winter Blues. Spring’s SMB Support.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

The restaurant industry is in a state of massive flux, with almost all on-site dining switched to carry-out as shutdowns in most U.S. Restaurants that didn’t offer takeout or delivery before the pandemic began faced an unbelievably high wall when the shutdown started, as offering those services was the only way to stay in business.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

But that’s changing by the day, pushed by the strict lockdowns and shutdowns of the physical commerce sphere as the pandemic hit Italy incredibly hard in early spring and held on for weeks. The degree to which consumers intend to continue shopping online seems to depend on the types of products and services they purchase.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

But finally, pro sports look set for a return. That’s good news, because of all of the things people have missed during the shutdown, many sports fans have suffered especially acutely. The National Hockey League (NHL) is committed to returning to play, but its plan for full reopening remains fluid. The NHL’s Phased Reopening.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

Of all the verticals hit hard by the global pandemic, hotels have seen their business slowed to a near stop as shutdowns and social-distancing rules bring travel of all kinds to a near halt. The AHLA’s Rogers expects to see travelers continue to return to hotels, although not back at 2019 levels. The U.S. .”We

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MAY 14, 2020

Goldman is still optimistic about the rebound, though, with companies starting to ease back into doing regular business and consumers, if slowly, returning to shopping. There’s a 29 percent bounce-back predicted for the third quarter, which could represent a ‘V-shaped’ arc for recovery as the pandemic eases up, Goldman said.

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APRIL 15, 2016

In return the drivers would have the ability to do things that might seem somewhat far afield for the average Uber driver, like checking kids out of school and such. And it is a very quick shutdown — Shuddle’s service will be a thing of the past as of the end of the week. . Or at least that was its selling point. ”

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JUNE 15, 2020

But Bloomberg recently reported that traffic to dealerships is returning as businesses reopen, defying predictions that many car sales would permanently shift online. We’re going continue [pushing online sales] and I want to do it, but after the last week of April the story got watered down.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Even before any official shutdowns, 43.8 Even as predictions about the length of the pandemic continued to stretch in May, consumers also began to think about the outside world and the activities they’d most missed during the lockdown,” the reporting states. Similarly, 49.4

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Even as stores have reopened, the big chunk of foot traffic walking up and down Newbury Street hasn’t returned. Businesses helping businesses stay alive to give Newbury Street back a little of its hustle and bustle – one new customer at a time, even if the new customers continue their relationships with those stores online.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Will consumers keep ordering cookable meals when the easier option of dining out returns? The company believes that this temporary reopening initiative will enable the company to leverage existing assets to meet forecasted demand while it continues to identify and implement other operating efficiencies.”. Consolidation in the Market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

“Stuff did well but so did experiences,” he said, underscoring the optimistic view that consumers in general have right now — a view that continues to hold even as tariffs threaten retail supply chains and prices, and the government shutdown and other political issues threaten to put a damper on purchasing power and consumer confidence.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

Rent-A-Center ‘s decision to sell itself to Vintage Capital comes amid a continuing expansion of so-called “alt lending” options for consumers, which could make it more difficult for the chain to reinvent itself as it becomes a private company under its new ownership. listed shares have outpaced S&P 500 returns over that time.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Players like Ahold-Delhaize are looking to raise the level of their competitive game by acquisition, up-and-comers like Farmstead are growing by investment and the pool of digital shoppers is becoming wider and more inclusive as digital SNAP continues to expand. Ahold’s FreshDirect Pickup . Another Round of Toilet Paper Hoarding .

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

A decision to reopen, even partially, must weigh the economic impact of keeping the economy locked down against the availability and effectiveness of treatments that will mitigate or eliminate the risk of another serious outbreak, as well as illness and deaths, within months of reopening – and the potential for another shutdown.

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APRIL 1, 2020

They can’t change the crisis, the closures or the course this is going to take, but they can and have shifted their operations and will likely continue doing so long after this pandemic has passed. Adapting, all agreed, is the only option open for eateries today. When The Only Consistency Is Inconsistency.

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MAY 20, 2020

They think a shift to digital will be a feature that lasts well beyond the shutdown period. On the hopeful assumption that consumers will one day return to physical stores, PayPal — the web’s most powerful mobile wallet player — is expanding its efforts into in-store payments via the introduction of QR codes for payments. “We

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CB Insights

MAY 16, 2018

Using CB Insights earnings transcript tool , we see that several of GreenSky’s largest bank partners have either spoke highly of or planned to continue their partnerships with the lending platform. While it may seem risky to rely on these four banks, they are happy to work with GreenSky.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

The mom-and-pop shops, independent proprietorships and independently owned restaurants, cafes and coffee shops that line Main Streets all over America have found themselves pushed to the brink – and are nervous about the prospect of their continued survival. There's a Big Gap Between When Consumers and SMBs Expect COVID-19 to End.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The sudden spike and the possibility of hospitals being overwhelmed means Swiss officials will soon announce new national measures to curb the infection, and they’re under extreme pressure from doctors to impose a strict national shutdown. European shutdown measures have led to protests and even small riots in Italy.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Moreover, as Amazon is continually increasing its investment in delivery logistics, they are appearing as more a competitor on the horizon than a collaborator. shutdown was preceded by the program’s closure in London in November 2018. In noting its reasoning for ending the delivery partnership, FedEx said Amazon made up less than 1.3

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MAY 8, 2020

Reaching out online is helping clubs endure the shutdown. Some clubs are even lending gear to members to help them complete workouts at home, Packer added, keeping them more engaged with their instructors and fostering loyalty that might inspire them to donate now and return to venues once they reopen.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Demand continues to outpace supply, but we are working diligently to get products to our retailers as fast as humanly possible … We are prioritizing our bestselling sizes to maximize the amount of product we can ship to retailers, and we remain focused on making sure our products are available.”.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Funding to the baby and kids tech space is on pace to reach a record number of deals in 2017 as the sector continues to grow. Startups like these often deliver a custom-curated selection of clothes based on a buyer’s unique preference, allowing buyers to return any items they don’t want to keep for free.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

North 3rd Street Market opened in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in May 2018, just in time for the dreaded L train shutdown. But with commercial rents continuing to rise in most urban areas, it’s been a challenge both for small businesses and national retailers to find affordable space. The sushi kiosk: Miso Ko. in annual sales.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

Over the past few months, owners’ expectations for the future have tempered, while reporting continued solid economic activity,” the NFIB stated, reports said. could be impacted by the government shutdown, particularly businesses seeking a loan from the Small Business Administration.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

. “The general consensus of the employee base is that there was mismanagement of finances,” said one former company executive… The day after the shutdown announcement, one Mode manager of an overseas office described receiving frantic emails from headquarters requesting immediate transfer of all funds and assets back to the US.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

The challenges of reigniting the economy after nearly two months of a near-total shutdown of the physical world, and probably a longer partial shutdown, is a lot like the ones faced by an entrepreneur with a platform business that she wants to ignite and scale. It may also be wishful thinking. The Long Road To Reopening.

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