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Today In Payments: Flywire Could IPO In Late 2021 With A $3 Billion Valuation; Mastercard Debuts NextGen Contactless Technology
Today In Payments: Flywire Could IPO In Late 2021 With A $3 Billion Valuation; Mastercard...
January 26, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Flywire could file for an IPO later this year that could value that company at $3 billion, and Mastercard debuted new...

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From Community Hubs To In-Store Theater, Retailers Double Down In Digital At NRF
From Community Hubs To In-Store Theater, Retailers Double Down In Digital At NRF
January 25, 2021  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led...

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Today In Payments: Biden Taps FTC’s Chopra To Head CFPB; Marc Lore Retiring From Walmart
Today In Payments: Biden Taps FTC’s Chopra To Head CFPB; Marc Lore Retiring From Walmart
January 18, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Biden is bringing in the FTC’s Rohit Chopra to lead the CFPB, and Jet.com Founder Marc Lore is retiring from Walmart....

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Holiday Sales Shot Up 8.3 Pct In 2020
Holiday Sales Shot Up 8.3 Pct In 2020
January 15, 2021  |  Retail

Despite the ongoing pandemic, retail holiday sales were 8.3 percent higher in 2020 than in 2019, surprising even the National Retail Federation (NRF). The 8.3...

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Consumers’ Need For Normalcy Drives Strong Halloween Sales
Consumers’ Need For Normalcy Drives Strong Halloween Sales
October 27, 2020  |  Retail

Like so many other things that have changed in our lives over the past seven months, Halloween is changing as well. But even though COVID-19...

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Reality Sets In For Back-to-School Sales
Reality Sets In For Back-to-School Sales
August 19, 2020  |  Retail

The grim reality of erratic consumer spending patterns has changed back-to-school sales projections. At a time when the season should be in full swing, many...

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Back-To-School Predictions Go Off The Charts
Back-To-School Predictions Go Off The Charts
August 12, 2020  |  Retail

Back-to-school sales will set a record this year. The issue is whether it’s a record on the positive or negative side of the ledger, because...

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Will Back-To-School Shopping Flop?
Will Back-To-School Shopping Flop?
August 10, 2020  |  Retail

Back-to-school shopping is normally one of the most consistently positive times for U.S. retailers. Parents and educators descend upon stores en masse, snapping up folders,...

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Back-to-School Retail Meets Digital 3.0 FIT Framework
Back-to-School Retail Meets Digital 3.0 FIT Framework
July 22, 2020  |  Retail

The retail industry is facing its first sales event of the pandemic with the coming of back-to-school sales. And while some of the sales projections...

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