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Meta, Amex and TikTok Offer Holiday Help to Small Businesses

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Meta also will highlight businesses from its Meta Business Leaders Network in the new 2022 Smalliday Showcase gift guide, and provide small businesses with advice on advertising effectively with its SMB Holiday Marketing Guide. small business owners.

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Cyber Week 2021 Was Slow, but Retail is Still on Track for a Record-Breaking Holiday Season

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In another sign that Black Friday, and to some extent the entire extended Thanksgiving weekend, has ceded its position as a truly peak shopping period, Black Friday 2021 was a mixed bag for retailers. higher than 2020’s, although it was not yet back up to 2019 levels (Black Friday 2021 was down 28.3% Store traffic was 47.5%

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Strategies for Retailers to Weather the Storm this Hurricane Season

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Hurricane Season 2022 is underway, and with it comes the looming threat of outages and downtime for retailers. As we head into the peak of the season, retailers should review their disaster avoidance strategies as they seek to protect critical equipment and prevent downtime.

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Connecticut Small Business Statistics You Need to Know for 2023

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Are you curious about the state of small business in Connecticut. I have curated, vetted and listed an up to date stat on small businesses operating in connecticut. These statistics include every relevant piece of information on small businesses in 2023. in April 2019. Check it out!

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3 Reasons Why E-Retailers Need to Address Digital Accessibility Now

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retail industry, as many consumers now solely rely on online shopping. Nearly one in five retailers were dependent on 2020’s holiday sales, and many of those sales came from online rather than in-store. While retail ecommerce sales grew 27.6% In 2020, 69% of lawsuits were against retail companies, up 11% since 2019.

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Shein Accused of ‘Industrial-Scale’ Copyright Infringement in New Class Action Lawsuit

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Giana is asking for damages and injunctive relief against the alleged “ industrial-scale scheme of systematic, digital copyright infringement of the work of small designers and artists.” Shein supplements its electronic data-mining system with online research and industrial surveillance of its retail competitors.

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5 Holiday Trends to Watch Include Rise of ‘Couch Commerce,’ Curbside Pickup

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Retailers and industry experts have been forecasting a 2020 holiday season dominated by ecommerce almost since the world started taking COVID-19 seriously, and results from “Cyber Weekend,” or BFCM (Black Friday/Cyber Monday), effectively made their case. over the 2019 holiday.