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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 —...
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...
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...
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...
