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Following a less-than-stellar fourth quarter, Newell Brands, which owns well-known brands, such as Calphalon, Sharpie and Yankee Candle, is deciding to shift its focus in 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Any shopper who’s ever spent a frustrating hour trying to find just the right pair of sunglasses will appreciate this story. Skelmet, a Cambridge, Mass.–based startup company, is focusing its vision on 3-D-printed custom sunglasses. Skelmet’s founders have always had trouble finding the right fit for sunglasses and wanted to focus on...
With more people shopping online, that means more packages to deliver for UPS. The company revealed that it delivered more than 712 million packages globally, a record and a 16 percent increase from the 2015 holiday period. For the full year, package volume rose 4.6...
For sports fans, particularly football lovers, the real Christmas comes tomorrow. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...
As of 2017, platform businesses need payments solutions — they are becoming a less optional part of the business. But turning payments isn’t exactly as easy as flipping a switch — and therein lies the rub, according to Kurt Bilafer, CRO at WePay. Platform businesses aren’t at...
Orchard Mile, a luxury digital mall, is hoping that the use of technology can overhaul the eCommerce experience for countless consumers, particularly more high-end ones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
While for some consumers, a trip to the car showroom is a fun adventure and a chance to match wits with a salesman on the field of battering battle — for many people, the experience of buying a car leaves some things to be desires....
While it is arguably almost impossible for Americans to avoid the tweets of Donald Trump at this point, unless they are willing to unplug entirely and cut themselves off from most mainstream media, things took a turn for the weird last week when a Twitter...
How do you design an omnicommerce strategy without a brick-and-mortar store? For this month’s Omniommerce Tracker cover story, PYMNTS spoke with Kristin Richmer, head of brand marketing at online footwear and apparel retailer Zappos, about the challenges and advantages of building a successful omnichannel strategy...
