retailers

Italy’s Small Retailers Start To Reopen As Lockdown Is Lifted
Italy’s Small Retailers Start To Reopen As Lockdown Is Lifted
April 24, 2020  |  Retail

Following a period of lockdown in the nation, Italy’s collection of artisan companies and stationers have begun to reopen their doors. A cautious sense of...

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Planning For Recovery: Lessons Learned From China
Planning For Recovery: Lessons Learned From China
March 16, 2020  |  International

In normal times, retailers plan for the holidays in July and August. These are not normal times. But it’s not too far afield for retailers...

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Amazon Pushes Its Cashierless Tech To Enterprise Retailers
Amazon Pushes Its Cashierless Tech To Enterprise Retailers
March 15, 2020  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon has been extending an olive branch to other large retailers offering collaborating for cashierless, automated stores — but so far, rivals Walmart and Target haven’t...

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Coronavirus Update: Italy Closes Most Retailers; CME Group Closes Trading Floor; Amazon Establishes Relief Fund
Coronavirus Update: Italy Closes Most Retailers; CME Group Closes Trading Floor; Amazon Establishes Relief Fund
March 12, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Under siege by the coronavirus, the Italian government has ordered the closures of all retailers barring pharmacies and grocers, according to published reports Wednesday (March...

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Stripe Powers Digital, In-Store Payments For Lightspeed Retail, Restaurant Customers
Stripe Powers Digital, In-Store Payments For Lightspeed Retail, Restaurant Customers
February 06, 2020  |  Retail

Canadian global point-of-sale (POS) and eCommerce firm Lightspeed is teaming up with Silicon Valley payments platform Stripe to advance in-store and online payments for retailers...

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India’s Marg ERP Develops B2B ePayment Platform
India’s Marg ERP Develops B2B ePayment Platform
December 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

India-based Marg ERP — which provides enterprise resource planning, inventory management and accounting technology to businesses — is reportedly developing an electronic B2B payments platform....

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Short Sellers Bet Against Physical Retailers Pre-Holiday
Short Sellers Bet Against Physical Retailers Pre-Holiday
December 02, 2019  |  Investments

Short sellers have been betting against brick-and-mortar retailers ahead of the holiday shopping season. According to The Wall Street Journal, these investors have taken their...

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Japan Introduces Cash-Back Rewards In Response To Tax Hike
Japan Introduces Cash-Back Rewards In Response To Tax Hike
October 01, 2019  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Japan has introduced a system of cash-back rewards points in response to increasing the consumption tax from 8 percent to 10 percent. The new system...

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Mastercard Teams With Retailers To Enable Digital Payments For Factory Workers
Mastercard Teams With Retailers To Enable Digital Payments For Factory Workers
September 26, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Mastercard is aligning with clothing retailers in a global effort to digitally pay factory garment workers to ensure they consistently get paid, the company said...

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