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Retail
Pharmacies Drive More Retail Innovation
August 26, 2019

Pretty much everyone needs medicine at one or another, and that need is helping to drive retail innovation and attempts at disruption in the pharmacy business. Those moves come amid more pressure on brick-and-mortar pharmacy operations. The latest evidence of that comes from Walgreens. After...

Retail
Building A DTC Men’s Personal Care Brand With eCommerce
August 26, 2019

To provide men’s personal care items that feel like premium brands at accessible price points, eCommerce innovators are building product lines through the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model. Take Huron, which sells body wash, face lotion and face wash through its website. Founder Matt Mullenax was inspired...

Retail
Stylitics Notches $15M In Series B Funding Round
August 26, 2019

With Series B funding, outfit-based shopping recommendation startup Stylitics has raised $15 million. The company was first known for a mobile app called ClosetSpace that offered outfit recommendations and inspiration to shoppers, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Retail
Disney+ To Come With High-Quality Streaming
August 26, 2019

As part of its standard plan, Disney’s new Disney+ streaming service will offer high-quality content streaming with its $6.99-per-month basic offering. The news could put more pressure on streaming rivals like Netflix, which reportedly does not offer high-definition streaming with its $8.99-per-month basic tier offering,...

Payments Innovation
AI-Powered Visual Shopping Experiences For Millennials, Gen Z
August 26, 2019

Sixty percent of millennials like using visual searches when shopping online marketplaces. Meeting that "look, buy, have" way of shopping means using AI to optimize those retail platforms for visual search, as Lihi Pinto Fryman, co-founder of visual AI company Syte, told PYMNTS. In the...

Artificial Intelligence
How AI Enhances The Customer Experience
August 26, 2019

Much has been written about artificial intelligence (AI) as the driver of tools for fraud detection and security. What else can it do, though, especially for online marketplaces? AI is being increasingly focused on visual search and personalization, as this article explains with examples.

B2B Payments
Incorta CEO On Data Analytics Beyond Warehouse, In Real Time
August 26, 2019

Traditional data warehousing is slow – and doesn’t let companies access information they need in real time, which is critical in the fight against fraud.  Incorta CEO Osama Elkady tells PYMNTS that Direct Data Mapping can help firms shave weeks off of critical decision making,...

B2B Payments
 Justice Department Indicts 80 in Massive Online Fraud Scheme
August 26, 2019

The Justice Department has unsealed an indictment spanning hundreds of charges against 80 individuals, many of them Nigerian nationals. The charges detail elaborate BEC schemes that stole millions of dollars from victims. Separately, an Oregon school district is on the verge of recovering millions stolen in...

B2B Payments
Zuora Faces Revenue Woes Due To Slow Integration, Poor Sales Execution
August 26, 2019

As Zuora’s stock has fallen over the past year, one analyst is giving the company a neutral rating. 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...