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Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Most Minority Business Owners Optimistic About the Future

Retail TouchPoints

In May 2020, McKinsey issued a report stating while the COVID-19 pandemic was shaking up small businesses across the board, it was disproportionately affecting minority-owned small businesses. Think food services, retail and personal and laundry services, for instance. Reasons cited were that the country’s 1.1

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

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The ecommerce platform — which already is dealing with a number of lawsuits and legislative investigations — is now also facing a class action lawsuit for copyright infringement, filed April 5 in the Southern District of New York. “To Widespread copyright infringement is baked into the business.”

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Square for Retail Review (2019) – Everything You Need to Know

Ecommerce Platforms

Square is one of the best-known solutions in the world for small business eCommerce, mobile selling, and backend business management. For instance, if you run a specific kind of business, Square can give you a software solution that's been tailor-made to suit your needs. What is Square for Retail?

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The Four Best Ways To Grow Your Business As Told By A Social Media Influencer

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By Rigel Cable, FLUID Growing a small business in 2019 requires technological savvy. Here are some top tips to help small businesses succeed, taken from “big business” wisdom. For small businesses, that often means platforms like Shopify, Big Cartel or even Salesforce Commerce Cloud.

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Square Register Review 2019: Your Complete Guide

Ecommerce Platforms

Just like the other Square reader options like the Square terminal and cash register, the Square Register is designed to simplify the way that retail businesses connect with their customers and support card transactions. So, what kind of business will benefit most from the Square register? Square Register Pros and Cons.

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Ecommerce Lately: February 2019

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Mukesh Ambani, richest man in India, announced that two of his companies, Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio Infocomm, will both launch a new ecommerce portal that’s aimed to help over 1.2 million small businesses in Gujarat. Changing from offline to online retail is tricky as it requires a lot of time and attention.

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Square vs PayPal (Dec 2019): Clash of the Payment Processing Titans

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Square for Retail $60 per month. Since the pricing for the supplemental services will only apply to some people, you needn’t worry about it much if you’re only looking to build a basic ecommerce site. This device retails at $24.99 As of 2019, Square has also implemented a digital wallet for merchants similar to PayPal.