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Five Fast Facts On The SMB Scene As 2020 Turns Into 2021

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But luckily, PYMNTS has five fast facts that will make it that much easier to navigate: Consumer Demand Is Increasing, Especially for Multichannel Merchants. The big-picture view shows that demand has been improving for Main Street SMBs, with 46 percent reporting an increase in demand for their products or services.

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Coronavirus Boosts Mom, Apple Pie And A Return To ‘Leave It To Beaver’ America

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The stock market, the unemployment tick-up, the uncertainty, the growing number of coronavirus cases, the concerns about the healthcare system, the small business shutdowns with uncertain futures – pick your poison in terms of bad news. Baking’s Big Return . And no, that last one isn’t a joke – in fact, it seems to be a trend.

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Carnival Reports $2.2 Billion Q4 Loss As US Cruises Stay Docked

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30 because of the pandemic's shutdown of its voyages for almost a year now, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Cruise ship operator Carnival is looking at a loss of $2.22 billion for the fourth quarter ending Nov. The loss is compared to the company's $423 million profit in the same quarter from a year prior, the report stated.

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Generation House Arrest? Retailers Anticipate Reinvention And Reopening

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At stake are the early returns on some issues that will determine the nature of consumer behavior and spending patterns, which are the lifeblood of retail for any season. It’s that day that several states, and now the federal government, have set as an unofficial day to begin reopening the economy.

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Delivery Platform Bringg Nets $30M

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Tel Aviv startup Bringg , which works in delivery services, has completed a Series D funding round for $30 million amid a global crisis that has seen demand for the company’s services skyrocketing, according to TechCrunch. The total raised is now $83 million.

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Today In How We Eat: Troubled Times And New Innovations

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With COVID-19 case counts on the rise and shutdowns going back into effect in an increasing number of states, the already rocky road restaurants had ahead of them looks to have gotten more treacherous. Which, in turn, has made more restaurateurs discover more novel approaches to serving their customers. According to U.S.

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Coronavirus Triggers Job Losses, Reduced Hours

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Slowing demand, brought on by the need for Americans to practice social distancing, is going to very likely immediately hurt those who work in at the nation’s hotels, restaurants, and bars,” said Andrew Challenger, senior VP of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. We are certainly beginning to see the cracks in the foundation.