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What Every Retailer Should Do to Stop Account Takeover Attacks

Retail TouchPoints

According to a recent report from the Identity Theft Resource Center there was a 68% increase in data breaches in 2021 compared to 2020, awarding last year with the highest number of data breaches ever reported. adults have been victims of account takeovers. To protect and mitigate ATOs, here are some steps to consider: 1.

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Wilko collapse takes retail job losses to 100,000 since 2020

Retail Gazette

The 12,500 jobs at risk from Wilko’s collapse is set to take the number of job losses on the high street to more than 100,000 since 2020, according to new figures from the Centre for Retail Research. Some 24,179 jobs were lost in 2021 and 53,364 jobs were aced in 2020 when the pandemic took its toll.

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Card payments accounted for more than £4 in every £5 spent in 2020, says BRC

365 Retail

Card payments accounted for more than £4 in every £5 spent in 2020, British Retail Consortium (BRC) figures show. Debit and credit card transactions accounted for 81% of the value of spending last year, up from 78% in 2019. Debit cards accounted for over half (54%) of all transactions by volume for the first time.

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Brush Up on Accounting with a QuickBooks Course

Small Biz Trends

Managing your company’s books requires teaching yourself special skills in different accounting software. And there are many different accounting software available. QuickBooks is one of the most popular accounting software packages and is specifically designed for small and medium level businesses. hours long.

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How to Address the Needs of the Next Generation of e-Commerce Customers

Speaker: Jenn VandeZande, Head of Digital Engagement Strategy at SAP Customer Experience | Beth Scott, VP, Business Operations - Supply Chain | Nikki Grigsby, PHR, Chief Operations Officer at Syndigo | Levana Wang, Content Creator, Gen Z Expert

Post-2020 life has changed the world in many ways — not the least of which is accelerating our reliance on digital commerce. What it means to integrate passion, ethics (transparency and accountability), and DEI&I accessibility. This webinar will include: What the next generation of e-Commerce customers are looking for.

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The Merchant’s Prep Guide to 2020 Holiday Delivery Fraud

Retail TouchPoints

To understand the threat landscape for the upcoming 2020 holiday season, it is important to understand the creative ways criminals target the convenient ecommerce features that were designed to benefit customers during the pandemic. Besides curbside pickup, thieves have also gotten clever about using account takeovers to re-route deliveries.

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Black Friday 2020 In-Store Traffic: An Expected Result in an Unexpected Season

Retail TouchPoints

Black Friday Weekend vs. Spring 2020. The worst of the pandemic — the very bottom of the retail traffic journey — occurred the week of April 12, 2020, when year-over-year traffic was down 83%. That means seven out of the nine days were within range of the pre-Black Friday 2020 trend. But first, a little recent history.