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Warby Of X: Furnishr, D2C Home Furnishing
December 30, 2016

Moving is no fun. Packing up and schlepping furniture and belongings, only to unpack and re-set up in a new location is taxing. But if part of the equation were taken out — say, the moving and setting up of furniture — perhaps it would...

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What Hit — And Missed — In 2016
December 30, 2016

When it comes down to writing year-in-review roundups about what surged and what didn’t in any given year, the challenge is always in not omitting something important or miscategorizing something entirely. One man’s sizzle can be another man’s fizzle after all. Get the Full Story...

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Holiday Shopping, Old School, Desktop Included
December 23, 2016

Deck the halls with shopping via desktop? Consumers ride high, sizzling in fact, no matter the hardware they've been using to buy last-minute gifts. But all is not sizzling, as currency snafus abroad prove, and closer to home, hackers look for new ways to bring...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Déjà Yahoo All Over Again
December 16, 2016

What’s hitting – and missing this week?  We’ve got it all here. 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...

Warby Of X: Hello Vino, Personally Picked Wine
December 15, 2016

They say “life is too good to drink bad wine.” One direct-to-consumer company agrees with that sentiment. 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...

Warby Of X: Oliver Cabell, Handbags With A Transparent Story
December 09, 2016

The handbag space is fierce and competitive. According to Barclays, expectations for the industry included 3 percent growth to nearly $12 billion in 2015, after declining by 8 percent in 2014. Looking to the future, by 2019, analysts anticipate the market to grow at CAGRs of...

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Starbucks Sizzles, Sears Fizzles And Pixel Shows Sizzle Potential
December 09, 2016

Starbucks had a big week with expansion plans and bots, while Sears saw its bottom line losses grow by 65 percent (!) year over year. And Google's Pixel looks like it is picking up some steam. It might not have really "trounced" the iPhone on...

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Payments And Commerce: A Year In Quotes
December 03, 2016

This week marked the 181th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Langhorne Clemens — or, as he he is better known to his many generations of fans, Mark Twain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Stripe Sizzles, Auto Loans Fizzle
December 02, 2016

With the first full week back from Black Friday, into Cyber Monday and beyond, give thanks to the consumer, who has managed to stay buoyant and chipper, even, when it comes to opening the purse strings. The latest U.S. personal consumption data sizzled. Want tax...