pandemic

A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents. It affects more people and takes more lives than an epidemic.

COVID-19 Spikes Hinder Retail Recovery
COVID-19 Spikes Hinder Retail Recovery
July 10, 2020  |  Retail

Back in late March when the pandemic first started to lock down retailing, PYMNTS published the first in a series of tracking reports showing clear...

READ MORE >
Coronavirus Refunds: Kansas City Chiefs Provide Reimbursement, Credit Options To Season Ticket Holders
Coronavirus Refunds: Kansas City Chiefs Provide Reimbursement, Credit Options To Season Ticket Holders
July 09, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, consumers might want refunds on things they have already paid for but may not...

READ MORE >
DTC Business Sees New Innovations
DTC Business Sees New Innovations
July 09, 2020  |  Retail

The speed and scale of change in the retail sector has been accelerating by the week during the pandemic. Iconic companies that started the year...

READ MORE >
Bed Bath & Beyond Will Close 200 Stores In Next 2 Years Due To Pandemic
Bed Bath & Beyond Will Close 200 Stores In Next 2 Years Due To Pandemic
July 09, 2020  |  Retail

Bed Bath & Beyond, in peril over the pandemic, will be closing 200 stores over the next two years as its sales have plummeted 50...

READ MORE >
Jobless Rate Could Drop To 7 Pct By Year’s End, Fed’s Bullard Says
Jobless Rate Could Drop To 7 Pct By Year’s End, Fed’s Bullard Says
July 09, 2020  |  Economy

St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard put in a vote of confidence for the U.S. economy on Wednesday (July 8), saying that the unemployment...

READ MORE >
What Happens If COVID Prompts Consumers And Businesses To Flee Cities?
What Happens If COVID Prompts Consumers And Businesses To Flee Cities?
July 08, 2020  |  Economy

Might one casualty of the coronavirus be the city center? One of the pandemic’s effects has been to spur individuals and companies to physically relocate...

READ MORE >
Coronavirus Refunds: Pittsburgh Pirates Unveil Rollover, Reimbursement Policies
Coronavirus Refunds: Pittsburgh Pirates Unveil Rollover, Reimbursement Policies
July 08, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, consumers might want refunds on things they have already paid for but may not...

READ MORE >
Tech Startups Laid Off 70K Since March
Tech Startups Laid Off 70K Since March
July 08, 2020  |  Startups

No sector of the U.S economy has been spared from the economic fallout of COVID-19. But the ranks of tech startups have been devastated with...

READ MORE >
Will The Pandemic Spell The Real Death Of Cash?
Will The Pandemic Spell The Real Death Of Cash?
July 08, 2020  |  Cash

Depending on where you look, cash may still be king. It’s no secret that the pandemic has been forcing consumers to embrace all things digital. That...

READ MORE >