holidays

October Shapes Up As Make-Or-Break Month For Retail Sales
October Shapes Up As Make-Or-Break Month For Retail Sales
August 24, 2020  |  Retail

When a public company hosts a quarterly earnings call, it’s usually a predictable, even tedious affair. The executives who deliver news of the profit or...

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The Traditional Events That Are Getting Their Digital Debuts
The Traditional Events That Are Getting Their Digital Debuts
August 22, 2020  |  Innovation

In the era of COVID-19, as the world is awaiting a vaccine that will formally bring the pandemic to a close worldwide and consign it...

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Target Takes Big Step To Close On Thanksgiving Holiday
Target Takes Big Step To Close On Thanksgiving Holiday
July 27, 2020  |  Retail

Target said in a press release on Monday (July 27) that, as part of its holiday shopping and COVID-19 plans, it will close on Thanksgiving....

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Amazon Announces New Warehouse Limits Due To Virus Surge
Amazon Announces New Warehouse Limits Due To Virus Surge
July 14, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon will be restricting its storage capacities in warehouses as the coronavirus continues to surge and the holidays are still ahead, a company blog post...

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Ring Out, Wild Thoughts
Ring Out, Wild Thoughts
December 25, 2019  |  Commentary

The PYMNTS Christmas poem (with heavy assistance from Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out, Wild Bells”) Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Pillar Offers Gifting Platform For Student Loan Payments
Pillar Offers Gifting Platform For Student Loan Payments
December 17, 2019  |  Loans

Student loan personal finance platform Pillar has launched a gift initiative for the holidays called Boost, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Toy Discounts On The Decline For Holiday Shoppers
Toy Discounts On The Decline For Holiday Shoppers
December 13, 2019  |  Retail

Although retailers kicked off an earlier shopping timetable, toy discounts have plummeted this holiday season, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Dec. 12). Get the Full Story...

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‘Grinch Bots’ Ramp Up Cybercrime During Holidays
‘Grinch Bots’ Ramp Up Cybercrime During Holidays
December 02, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Insidious shopping bots infiltrate eCommerce sites year-round, but the holiday season brings them out in droves, with 20 bots for every one human, NBC reported...

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Cyber Monday Sales Expected To Rise 19 Pct YOY
Cyber Monday Sales Expected To Rise 19 Pct YOY
December 02, 2019  |  Retail

Cyber Monday is tracking to break eCommerce records and possibly go down in history as the biggest day ever for online sales in the U.S.,...

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