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DoorDash Revenue Soars As Aggregators Make Major Moves Towards Post-Pandemic Future
May 14, 2021

The first quarter of 2021 marked a turning point for major food delivery services. Encompassing the early stages of the vaccine rollout, the quarter began to give some indication of what consumers’ post-pandemic behaviors will look like, even while most remained bound to their pre-vaccination...

Retail
Lightspeed Partners With Google To Boost Bottom Line For Local Merchants
May 14, 2021

Omnichannel commerce platform Lightspeed is teaming up with Google to help local merchants boost revenues as the world reopens post-pandemic.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Counterfeits, Bad Fits And Market Share Slips
May 14, 2021

Amazon and Walmart took on bad actors, bad fitting clothes and bad optics this week as they jockey to outmaneuver each other ahead of Walmart’s upcoming earnings report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Dillard’s Retail Sales Surge By 73 Pct
May 14, 2021

Dillard’s, the apparel and home furnishing retailer, reported that total retail sales surged by 73 percent for the first quarter from the prior year. The firm runs 250 Dillard’s locations in addition to 31 clearance centers covering 29 states and an eCommerce store at dillards.com, according...

Retail
April Retail Sales Stall Without Stimulus; Deliver A Flat 0.0 Pct Reading vs March
May 14, 2021

Total retail and food sales stalled in April in the face of rising prices and the absence of $1,400 stimulus checks that fueled a record jump in March. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Ralph Lauren Plans To Sell Club Monaco Brand To Private Equity Firm
May 14, 2021

Ralph Lauren plans to sell its Club Monaco label to Beverly Hills, Calif.-based private equity firm Regent. The arrangement is anticipated to close by June’s conclusion at the latest, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Security & Fraud
Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
May 14, 2021

A great description of the criminal craze in credential stuffing is found in PYMNTS’ May 2021 edition of the Digital Fraud Tracker®, done in collaboration with and supported by PayPal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Digital Banking
New Data: Consumers Demanding Better Transaction Controls In Digital Banking Apps
May 14, 2021

Trust. Control. Identity. Managing for these quintessentially human attributes in the digital domain is a moving target, and it’s what today’s consumers expect from the relevant players. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Wrapping Treasurers’ Heads Around A Real-Time Ecosystem
May 14, 2021

The world is moving faster, and corporate treasurers want in on the acceleration. 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....