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NY Transit Seeks Apple’s Help With iPhone Mask Problem
NY Transit Seeks Apple’s Help With iPhone Mask Problem
August 10, 2020  |  Apple

New York City’s public transportation system is asking Apple Inc.’s help for a better way for some iPhone owners to unlock their phones, the Associated...

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The Ubiquitously Digitizing Retail Environment
The Ubiquitously Digitizing Retail Environment
August 10, 2020  |  Today In Data

The question is no longer about when the world will go digital – nowadays we’re asking whether the digital-first world will outlast the COVID-19 pandemic that...

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Amazon, Simon Properties Kick Off Serious Mall Transformation
Amazon, Simon Properties Kick Off Serious Mall Transformation
August 10, 2020  |  Retail

The great mall transformation is officially on. This weekend’s reports that Amazon is negotiating with Simon Property Group to take positions at anchor tenant spaces...

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Wall Street Woes Take The Retailer’s Eye Off The Customer
Wall Street Woes Take The Retailer’s Eye Off The Customer
August 10, 2020  |  Retail

The current stage of the pandemic – perfect storm that it is – is producing some serious cross-currents. And several of them are affecting the...

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Retail Rent Collections Rose To Nearly 70 Pct In Mid-July
Retail Rent Collections Rose To Nearly 70 Pct In Mid-July
August 10, 2020  |  Retail

Commercial landlords were greeted with some good news in July as rent collections for retail properties increased by double digits compared to May and June,...

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Consumers Demand Payments Modernization
Consumers Demand Payments Modernization
August 10, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Enough with all the “digital transformation” talk, right? Wrong. Modernizing payments capabilities is one of the clearest paths out of the trackless post-pandemic forest, and...

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Billtrust Adds ACH, Wire Support To Business Payments Network
Billtrust Adds ACH, Wire Support To Business Payments Network
August 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

When B2B order-to-cash technology provider Billtrust announced the launch of its Business Payments Network (BPN) in late-2018, it was a solution designed to tackle one...

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Foot Locker Says Same Store Sales Up 18 Pct Due In Part To Stimulus Checks
Foot Locker Says Same Store Sales Up 18 Pct Due In Part To Stimulus Checks
August 10, 2020  |  Retail

Foot Locker Inc., the New York-based athletic retailer, reported comparable store sales increased by 18 percent in the second-quarter ended Aug. 1 as the chain...

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How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Pushing Checks Out Of The Investment Disbursement Business
How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Pushing Checks Out Of The Investment Disbursement Business
August 10, 2020  |  Disbursements

Fifty-seven percent of millennial investors want their dividends and payouts from those investments just like they want everything else: right now. In our latest Disbursements...

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