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NRF Seeks Nationwide Rule On Which Stores Are ‘Essential’
NRF Seeks Nationwide Rule On Which Stores Are ‘Essential’
March 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The National Retail Federation wants clarification on the word “essential.” Following a letter on Wednesday (March 18) asking for the federal government to consider the...

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Retailers Worldwide Temporarily Shutter To Slow Coronavirus Spread
Retailers Worldwide Temporarily Shutter To Slow Coronavirus Spread
March 18, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Retailers around the world are shutting their doors or reducing hours in an attempt to slow the spread of the fast-moving coronavirus, according to reports...

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NRF Asks Government To Give Notice Before Ordering Store Closures
NRF Asks Government To Give Notice Before Ordering Store Closures
March 16, 2020  |  Retail

Things are getting a bit testy in retail land. The world’s largest retail trade group sent a letter on Monday (March 16) to the National...

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Can FinTechs Get Through A Turbulent Market?
Can FinTechs Get Through A Turbulent Market?
March 10, 2020  |  Markets

There are bad days on the market — and in the wake of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, which has spent the last...

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US Consumers Expected To Drive Retail Sales Up
US Consumers Expected To Drive Retail Sales Up
February 27, 2020  |  Retail

U.S. retail sales are expected to rise between 3.5 percent and 4.1 percent, topping $3.9 trillion. However, the coronavirus could put all of that in jeopardy,...

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For Retailers, Love In The Air, And At The Register
For Retailers, Love In The Air, And At The Register
February 14, 2020  |  Retail

Valentine’s Day is rooted in love, in goat skins and fertility (go look it up). For retailers, perhaps especially those luxury goods sellers weathering the...

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The Rise Of Organized — And Disorganized — Crime In Physical Retail
The Rise Of Organized — And Disorganized — Crime In Physical Retail
January 18, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

They say the perfect crime is hard to commit, but last week in Spokane, Washington an intrepid burglar managed to pull it off at the...

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New Tech Combines To Make Grocery Shopping More Innovative
New Tech Combines To Make Grocery Shopping More Innovative
January 15, 2020  |  Retail

The grocery battles are heating up in retail, and that is sparking innovation and could lead to even more disruption. Some of that was on...

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With Pointy Deal, Google Digs Deeper Into Brick-And-Mortar Retail
With Pointy Deal, Google Digs Deeper Into Brick-And-Mortar Retail
January 14, 2020  |  Google

Listen closely to recent news — including news coming out of the ongoing National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City — and...

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