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Retail
Macy’s Expands to Strip Malls With Smaller Stores and Leaner Inventory
May 08, 2023

The word is that Macy’s is exiting the dying mall and making its foray into strip malls, as it views these type of physical retail opportunities to be more lucrative. However, the move isn’t just about entering a new retail landscape. The company is also...

Retail
Shopify eCommerce Refocus Includes Recruiting Celebrity Brands like The Row
May 08, 2023

From luxury fashion to tequila, Shopify remains a popular choice among celebrities for launching brands. During the first quarter of 2023, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s luxury fashion brand, The Row, John Legend’s Loved01, and Kendall Jenner’s tequila brand 818, all opted to launch on the...

Retail
Retailers Lead April Job Cuts as Consumers Pull Back
May 08, 2023

April layoffs in the retail space led all other industries, jumping 270% from March. That’s according to a report from employment service Challenger, Gray & Christmas (CGC), which also found retailers cut 14,689 positions in April and 36,115 this year, an 843% increase over the...

Regulation
Tech CEOs: EU Data Act Threatens Cybersecurity
May 08, 2023

Worried about cybersecurity, five European tech CEOs are seeking changes to the proposed Data Act. “Such a monumental change to established ways of doing business without proper consideration is a huge risk both to cybersecurity and to the competitiveness of some of Europe’s most successful...

eCommerce
Decision Brief: Optimizing Consumer Authorization Rates in Cross-Border eCommerce
May 08, 2023

Introduction: Cross-border eCommerce involves millions of transactions spanning multiple markets, acquirers and issuers, which combined together can significantly increase the occurrence of failed transactions. That, in addition to local payment preferences and varying regulatory landscapes from one market to another can create numerous points of...

Payment Methods
Demand for Bill-Pay Portals Tempered by Consumer Security Concerns
May 08, 2023

A one-stop payment portal is a single-user interface through which consumers can pay several or all their bills. The trouble is that some consumers hesitate to use payment portals, chiefly because they have security concerns. This is an area that more providers should be upgrading...

Banking
Banks That Can’t Personalize Services Risk Quiet Quitting by Millennials
May 08, 2023

PYMNTS asked business leaders for their take on how to plan for the rest of 2023 and what they are telling their teams to focus on. Amir Wain, founder and CEO of digital payments and banking solutions provider i2C, says to reach the next generations of...

Payment Methods
EPI CEO Says Europe Ready for One Digital Wallet
May 08, 2023

As regulators push for the development of instant payments, European Union countries continue to leverage preexisting economic relationships to advance faster payments across the region.  It’s a trend that has led to historic real-time payment growth and adoption in recent years, PYMNTS has reported, with successful national...

Banking
Report: FDIC Rescues Create ‘Vicious Cycle’ for Future Bank Purchases
May 07, 2023

Do banks need to fail — and get government help — before buyers come forward? A report by Reuters Friday (May 5) citing industry sources said that recent government-arranged purchases of First Republic, Signature and Silicon Valley banks had set such a “vicious cycle” in motion. For example, the Federal...