Retail spending in the months of November and December 2016 was the strongest in five years. Retail sales increased 4.8 percent during the holiday season when compared to the holiday season in 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The best way to encourage good behavior is to reward it. And what could be better behavior than going to the gym? In the latest Data Drivers, Perkville CEO and Founder Sunil Saha discussed the healthy trends one fitness center enjoyed upon adopting rewards programs.
Wellington, New Zealand, has become a hub for successful tech-based startups and social enterprises due to its 20 percent advantage. It is 20 percent easier to launch a tech startup, expand a business or seek innovative investment opportunities in Wellington than elsewhere in the world. Get...
The Greatest Show on Earth is no more. After over 100 years, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will take its final bow in May, brought down by high operating costs and declining audience interest. It seems running off and joining the circus is no...
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Alibaba is at the forefront of a bid of as much as $2.6 billion that would take Intime Retail Group private as part of Alibaba’s efforts to counteract slowing online sales growth. The privatization of Intime might help Alibaba modernize China’s $4.5 trillion brick-and-mortar retail...
McDonald’s Corp. has reached a pact to sell most of its China- and Hong Kong–based operations to Citic, the Chinese state-backed entity, along with Carlyle Group for as much $2.1 billion. The ownership structure shakes out to 32 percent for Citic, and affiliate Citic Capital...
Cash withdrawals set a record on Dec. 23 in the U.K., with Brits withdrawing £730 million from LINK cash machines. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Death. Taxes. Online fraud attempts. Are these the only sureties in life? In the latest Data Drivers, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster and Jason Tan, CEO of Sift Science, delved into the staggering costs of fraud, with $8 billion in false declines alone.
