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UPS Profits Triple On eCommerce Surge
February 03, 2016

The United Parcel Service Inc. said on Tuesday (Feb. 2) that profits were roughly triple those seen a year ago and beat Street consensus on the quarter just past. A key driver was faster but extensive use of mail to get through the holiday season,...

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Comcast And Cable’s Two-Front War For Survival
February 02, 2016

Whenever Tom Wheeler and the Federal Communications Commission come up with the slightest piece of legislation over regulating Internet service providers, the discussion usually revolves around the free nature of information and the government’s role in preserving that ideal over in-home Wi-Fi. However, the FCC’s...

How Not To Lose $147 Billion At Checkout
February 02, 2016

Online merchants might have lost $147 billion in 2015 due to friction in the checkout process. But now there’s a new tool to help identify sources of friction and fix them. Building on information from the latest PYMNTS Checkout Conversion Index, the Checkout Conversion Calculator...

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Evernote’s eCommerce Experiment Ends
February 02, 2016

More rough times for Evernote. The firm has announced that, as of 6 p.m. PST, Market will be no more. 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...

Ticket Sales Drove eBay Earnings
February 01, 2016

Without PayPal under its umbrella to prop it up, eBay’s earnings last week showed even more just where the company is struggling. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Alibaba’s 192 Percent Mobile Revenue Momentum
January 28, 2016

It was pretty obvious based on its Singles’ Day mobile figures that Alibaba had already secured the title for the leader in mobile commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

The Skinny On eBay’s Q4 Earnings
January 27, 2016

eBay’s fourth-quarter results show that eBay is making improvements in its post PayPal split, but there are still some major hurdles to clear. Like its Marketplace segment, the component dragging its earnings down each quarter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

The Great Census Bureau eCommerce Data Debate
January 27, 2016

On Jan. 18, MPD CEO Karen Webster wrote a column titled “Massive Online Retail Data Error Uncovered” that pulls together how the Census undercounts eCommerce sales.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Is There A Cheap Way To Go To Super Bowl 50?
January 27, 2016

After 17 weeks in the regular season and another three for the postseason, the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos finally know that they’ll meet each other at Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco. But as the players and coaches take the next two weeks to...