Merchant Innovation

Alphabet’s Drone Program Project Wing Hits Turbulence
November 10, 2016

Is Alphabet’s drone delivery project, dubbed Project Wing, in trouble? 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 completing this...

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Worldpay Launches Worldpay Total In The US
October 20, 2016

Worldpay announced Wednesday (Oct. 19) the launch of its newest omnichannel payment platform for the United States — Worldpay Total. Connecting and simplifying payments across sales channels through a single integration point, Worldpay Total delivers end-to-end payment processing by combining point-of-sale (POS), integrated payments and acquiring...

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Alibaba Hopes To Blend eCommerce With Traditional Retail In China
October 14, 2016

Alibaba warns that Chinese eCommerce operators could face “tremendous challenges” as it aims to transform the country’s traditional retail industry, worth an estimated $4.5 trillion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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eBay Buys Another Machine-Learning Company
October 11, 2016

In an effort to further boost its artificial intelligence platform, eBay announced last week plans to buy Corrigon Ltd., a visual search technology company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Ant Financial Names New CEO
October 10, 2016

Ant Financial Services Group, Alibaba’s online and mobile financial services affiliate, shuffled some of its top executive positions over the weekend and named a new chief executive officer, according to Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Are Shopping Carts And Wishlists Keys To Omnichannel Success?
October 07, 2016

The disparity between the most and least omnireadi merchants is getting to be downright cavernous. According to the new Q3 2016 OmniReadi Index™, the top 10 percent of merchants improved their omnichannel scores by 16 percent over the last quarter, while the bottom 10 percent...

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As The OmniReadi Gap Widens (And Stagnates)
October 06, 2016

The disparity between the most and least omnireadi merchants is getting to be downright cavernous. According to the new Q3 2016 OmniReadi Index™, the top 10 percent of merchants improved their omnichannel scores by 16 percent over last quarter, while the bottom 10 percent saw...

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The Metal Shopping Cart’s High Tech Makeover
October 01, 2016

Groundbreaking, innovative, trailblazing — these aren’t the type of adjectives you would think of to describe the typical shopping cart that gets pushed around physical stores. In fact, most of them look pretty similar from store to store. But, then again, you probably haven’t seen...

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Is Instacart The Next Online Delivery Service Facing A Boycott?
September 30, 2016

Online grocery delivery service Instacart could soon be facing a boycott from shoppers over a decision to eliminate tips in exchange for a raise in the guaranteed delivery rate, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...