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JANUARY 7, 2021

Department stores like Sears, JCPenney, Lord & Taylor and others have either gone under or closed hundreds of stores, threatening to take down shopping malls where they once served as anchor tenants — but dollar stores are booming. Dollar Store Chains Are Expanding . Same-store sales likewise expanded 17.5

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Avalara , a leading provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses of all sizes, announced that its Avalara AvaTax solutions for SAP Business One and SAP S/4HANA & SAP ERP are now SAP Endorsed Apps, available for purchase on SAP Store.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

By the numbers, convenience stores are America’s gas stations. For convenience store chains and independents, fuel is a razor-thin business. It also represents a chance for convenience stores to embrace advanced payments technology and contactless payments, which have been accelerated by the pandemic. They account for 63.7

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

As major retailers get ready for a wave of October holiday shoppers, store design and safety is still top priority. The new Walmart in-store design starts with an invitation to a digital experience. The days of lazily strolling through store aisles are over, at least for a while,” it said.

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Withum

APRIL 2, 2021

Strong internal controls are an important component in helping Retail Store Businesses reduce possible fraud usually caused by employee theft and customer shoplifting. Shrinkage cannot be totally eliminated, but can be substantially reduced by implementing the following: STORE DESIGN AND SECURITY. OWNER/ STORE MANAGER.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

If department stores survive this pandemic, July 1, 2020 will almost certainly mark the point where the format reached one of its darkest days. s biggest department store, was laying off corporate and store personnel and would soon start closing stores. What will be the fate of department stores? percent over 2019.

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Snyder

OCTOBER 31, 2022

You may want to start a new career or may consider starting an e-commerce store as a possibility of additional income. How to start a Shopify business: setting a goal and choosing product ideas for your store. How to set up a Shopify e-commerce store? How to customize a Shopify store? How to add apps to a Shopify store?

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Xero

JUNE 16, 2022

This is where the new Xero App Store comes into play. Deputy Employee Onboarding supports the onboarding of new hires within a day with all documents securely stored within the app. The post Xero App Store apps Australian small businesses should know about this EOFY appeared first on Xero Blog.

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Insightful Accountant

JUNE 27, 2023

Our 'App Aware: Exhibit Hall' is featuring eight more apps you'll find in the QuickBooks App Store. I told you we'd have more apps for you. From accounting accuracy to sophisticated analytic reports, we have more to see in fewer steps.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the United States is replacing its traditional, cashier-staffed checkouts with self-checkout registers at its store in Fayetteville, Ark., If the pilot is successful, Walmart may move ahead with a wider rollout of cashierless stores. according to local news reports.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Amid the ongoing spread of the pandemic throughout the country, Ross Stores, Inc. The retailer said it wasn’t reporting comparable-store sales, as its shops were open for less than seven weeks of the 13-week period, per an announcement. Ross Stores also registered a loss per share of 87 cents compared to earnings per share of $1.15

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And as compelling as the current eCommerce expansion is, counting out stores is a big miscalculation. Noting the ways COVID has permanently changed retailing, CNBC recently reported , “As more and more stores go dark at the mall, some major retail executives are looking to grow outside of it — a tactic they hadn’t touted so publicly before.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 19, 2023

To help create a more robust platform that serves accountants and small business owners globally, Intuit QuickBooks has launched a dedicated rest-of-world app store that allows developers to build apps that seamlessly integrate with the QuickBooks platform. The robust app store was created for all skill levels.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

9) denied a request by Epic Games to make Apple reinstate Epic's Fortnite game on its App Store before a lawsuit Epic brought against Apple is resolved at trial, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). She also noted that Epic chose to breach its agreement with Apple with the result that Apple excluded Fortnite from the App Store.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

While in many places, the “best” time of day for a trip to the grocery store is a matter for debate, for some shoppers in Finland, the answer is easy. and midnight – when grocery “happy hour” begins at S-market’s 900 stores around the nation, at which point grocery items that are scheduled to expire at midnight tumble into deep-discount mode.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

In the bid to hasten their digital transformation, when it comes to innovation , financial institutions (FIs) may benefit from an “app store” approach as they weigh existing and new solutions. The app store approach, he said, can help solve some of what’s missing along banks’ digital pivots — namely, transparency and standardization.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

While a judge may not settle the dispute between Apple and Epic Games for months, the computer giant pulled the Fortnite maker’s games from the App Store on Friday (Aug. In response, Apple said it would end Epic’s access to the App Store on Friday (Aug. 28), 9to5Mac reported. 28) arguing that Epic violated Apple’s rules.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Some convenience stores and restaurants have seen their revenues dented by 60 percent or more in recent months, Paytronix CEO Andrew Robbins told Karen Webster. Such developments have restaurateurs and convenience store owners getting more aggressive about holding onto their customer bases.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Wool footwear brand Allbirds is wagering on physical retail stores despite the coronavirus. We think [shopping in stores] is going to come back,” Zwillinger said. In October, the firm will open its 22 nd retail location in its home state of California. More locations will come in 2021, per Co-founder Joey Zwillinger , as noted by FT.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

30) unveiled a new store design intended to evoke walking through a well-signed airport, with the goal of adding a digitally inspired feel to in-person shopping. We developed simple yet thoughtful designs to replicate these navigation efficiencies, which will help us move customers through the store more quickly.".

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Accounting Today

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Technology developers who serve the accounting profession share the developments they have planned for 2024.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The Rakuten In Store Network has turned on offers in Google Pay, allowing users of the payment method to receive cash back on promotions connected to their cards for eCommerce and brick-and-mortar purchases, according to a Tuesday (Dec. In separate news, Klarna has debuted Google Pay for in-store purchases in the U.S. 8) announcement.

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Snyder

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Can You Shop In-Store With Afterpay? Afterpay was originally an online payment method, but it’s expanded to allow customers to use their (free) credit account in-store at numerous locations. How Do You Use Afterpay In A Store? Let’s look at Afterpay’s availability in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As criticism of the app stores run by Apple and Google heats up in the U.S., India is now reportedly planning to launch its own app store as an alternative. 24) with a goal of pushing for legal and regulatory changes regarding Big Tech’s app stores, in particular. In the U.S., The Times newspaper launched ET Now in 2009.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

And just weeks after they could open for limited business, malls and department stores are threatened with another nonessential retail shutdown as the virus surge rages on. Department stores, in particular, are taking an uncertain future and applying innovation to their strategies as a make-or-break fourth quarter trudges on.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to modify ideas around how we shop and pay, consumers and B2B buyers are also making choices about where to shop: online or in-store? But expectations have changed dramatically, and shrewd physical store operators need to respond accordingly. The answer is “both,” but there the simplicity ends. With the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Apple 's App Store had a good year last year, generating over $64 billion, CNBC reported. The numbers from 2020 seem to suggest that the pandemic had given a strong boost to usage of the App Store, as people quarantined and stayed away from public gatherings to avoid contracting the virus. billion in 2018, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

The new year has not been kind to retail stores around the country, as the trend of accelerating store closings continues, according to a report by Yahoo! Last year, 9,200 stores closed, including locations like Payless ShoeSource, Fred’s, Gymboree and Charlotte Russe. Bed Bath & Beyond will shutter 60 stores as well.

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Insightful Accountant

MAY 10, 2023

Now you can add, store and manage your employee documents and HR records right inside of QuickBooks Online Payroll. Murph explains.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

The technology firm’s retail staffers will keep helping customers from corporate offices while offering sales, support and education virtually, as investments continue to be made via digital storefronts as well as Windows and Xbox stores, per an announcement.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

And the pandemic is creating some dark days for department stores domestically and across the pond in the U.K. stores operated by 38 large and medium-sized retailers that fell into administration in the first six months of 2020. All this, Today in Data. Data: 2,123: Number of U.K. 75%: Approximate portion of U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Macy’s started the year by laying off employees and closing stores. For retailers, it can be as simple as an in-store event or a high-profile design that consumers will travel to visit. Pop-up stores ? It ran a fashion show at 25 stores in March 2019. As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The convenience store industry has seen a record $21.7 Two major deals and one blockbuster agreement between 7-Eleven and Marathon will see more than 4,000 C-stores change hands in the next several months – and analysts say the mergers and acquisitions don’t appear to be over yet. That’s the biggest C-store deal on record.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

New York City's famous FAO Schwartz store will be listed on Airbnb for someone to stay in for a night on Dec. For sleeping options, the store boasts a giant sleigh bed and bunk beds with a slide, and Radio.com reports that the family will also get to "go on a shopping spree" at the store, courtesy of Airbnb.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Don’t tell retail executive Calvin McDonald that construction of brick-and-mortar stores is a thing of the past. told Bloomberg part of his growth strategy includes new stores. In the third quarter of 2019, the company had 460 stores. Those features are key to the company’s store expansion strategy. “If

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2020

billion for Whole Foods , the online retail giant is planning to open its second automated-checkout grocery store in Seattle’s Eastside neighborhood and is hiring managers for a third store in the city’s Capitol Hill district, The Seattle Times reported. Three years after it paid $13.4 And it’s not stopping there. billion, up 7.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

As it leaned into its digital businesses with its stores closed amid the pandemic, Kohl’s Corporation saw its digital sales rise 24 percent for the quarter and accelerate to 60 percent in April. The executive reported that over 40 percent of digital orders were fulfilled through ship from store and customer pickup in the first quarter.

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