We live in the age of the on-demand customers, a reality measurable by various metrics. You can measure it in money and the flow of investment dollars. In 2014, VCs dropped over $1 billion into on-demand food and grocery business alone. Get the Full Story...
For most retail tech innovations, the nuts and bolts of gadget functionality are usually the determining factors in whether it’ll be adopted by the industry. However, when it comes to consumer-facing tech-enabled products like wearable devices, how well the technology works is only one part...
Gas prices are down in the U.S. -- will consumers direct their savings towards holiday shopping? Retailers do have reason to hope so, but predicting consumer spending behavior isn’t as simple as reading a fuel gauge.
Securing a consumer’s loyalty to the brand is only as good as a retailer’s ability to keep their data secure. We take a look at recent events that prove that building the ideal customer experience — and keeping customers coming back — goes hand-in-hand with...
With all of the financial data that QuickBooks has at its fingertips, it’s no wonder why the accounting platform can link up with alternative lending partners to offer an array of financing options to its small business users. But according to Jeff Kaufman, QuickBooks Financing’s...
Businesses across the Asia Pacific region want their late payments handled faster than the rest of the world, and they’re willing to get aggressive to chase down their receivables, according to new research. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The team at PayPal cleared a corporate milestone this week with its first-ever standalone earnings report. PayPal managed to split the difference when it came to analysts’ pre-release earnings estimates, missing on one metric and exceeding another. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The holiday shopping seasons of 2013 and 2014 were marred by delivery snafus that left millions of customers hoping their orders would arrive before it was time to open everything else under the tree. Instead of pulling back on delivery guarantees, though, some retailers are...
Nobody knows “fast” better than quick-service restaurants -- that’s their business model. But, starting with the 2008 recession, the proliferation of their kind nationwide made it difficult for those food stops to differentiate on speed of service alone, and price became an issue. QSRs have...
