Main Street

The three million businesses that line the main streets and side streets of the local economies. These businesses are diverse and include retail shops, small grocery stores, personal services such as hair and nail salons and spas, hardware stores, local contractors, restaurants, trade services such as plumbers and electricians, and small manufacturers and wholesalers. The health of these businesses is directly related to the health of the local economies in which they operate, which is why their success is vital to the communities they serve.

Main Street Merchants’ Employment, Wages and Locations Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
Main Street Merchants’ Employment, Wages and Locations Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
October 11, 2021  |  SMBs

Main Street merchants remain resilient and are even thriving 18 months into the pandemic, but they’re not quite back to “business as usual.” That won’t...

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PYMNTS’ Merchant Index Finds Main Street SMBs Taking Different Paths to Recovery
PYMNTS’ Merchant Index Finds Main Street SMBs Taking Different Paths to Recovery
October 07, 2021  |  SMBs

Big wins for small business seem harder to come by as global enterprises dominate the news and our everyday lives, but small and medium-sized businesses...

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Main Street Service Industry Wages Up 10% in Past Year
Main Street Service Industry Wages Up 10% in Past Year
September 23, 2021  |  SMBs

Nothing’s come easy amid the pandemic, to put it mildly. But through the past 18 months, we’ve found out just how resilient “Main Street” SMBs...

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Easy Digital Payments Help Main Street SMBs Counter Click-And-Deliver Rivals
Easy Digital Payments Help Main Street SMBs Counter Click-And-Deliver Rivals
September 15, 2021  |  SMBs

As the old way of doing business went out the window last year, Main Street stores shifted quickly to meet new consumer demand for convenience...

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For Main Street SMBs, BNPL Can Unlock New Consumer Spend
For Main Street SMBs, BNPL Can Unlock New Consumer Spend
September 13, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

With make-or-break season approaching for retailers and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) looking for fresh ways to cash in on consumers’ return to physical stores,...

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Mastercard: With Digital Commerce ‘The New Normal’ For SMBs, Focus Shifts to Faster Payments
Mastercard: With Digital Commerce ‘The New Normal’ For SMBs, Focus Shifts to Faster Payments
September 13, 2021  |  SMBs

The resilience of Main Street small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) over the past 18 months has been remarkable, as small businesses have not only survived but adapted, reinvented and thrived, thanks in large...

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New Pandenomics Study: 76 Percent of SMBs Say Local Economies Still on Recovery Road
New Pandenomics Study: 76 Percent of SMBs Say Local Economies Still on Recovery Road
September 08, 2021  |  Pandenomics

The PYMNTS series of special reports dubbed “Pandenomics” ­­— a portmanteau of “pandemic” and “economics” for the uninitiated — continues tracking these forces as one influences...

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Study Reveals Vaccine Policy Rift In Urban Vs Rural And Large Vs Small Businesses
Study Reveals Vaccine Policy Rift In Urban Vs Rural And Large Vs Small Businesses
August 24, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The location and size of companies are two indicators of how likely businesses are to require or encourage vaccination for their employees, new PYMNTS data...

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To See What ‘Normal’ Looks Like, Watch Main Street SMBs
To See What ‘Normal’ Looks Like, Watch Main Street SMBs
August 23, 2021  |  SMBs

As the world navigates the latest surge in COVID cases attributed to the Delta variant, and medical experts caution that COVID will soon transition from...

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