Indian company Reliance Industries plans to open an eCommerce site geared toward small retailers, one that would rival Amazon and Flipkart, Financial Times reported on Friday (Jan. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest potential use for the Apple Watch, and Google’s own smartwatch move. Amazon has new SMB sales figures, PayPal offers interest-free advances and Volvo might have...
An Austrian lawyer has filed a complaint against eight tech giants, including Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Spotify and You Tube, for failing to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Cash as king in the Land Down Under? Cash as the conduit to Apple Pay inroads in the Land Down Under? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
To help those impacted by the government shutdown, PayPal is offering interest-free cash advances up to $500 to federal employees who are new or existing PayPal Credit customers. The move comes as 800,000 workers find themselves without a paycheck, the company said in an announcement. Get...
Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop...
Kroger’s smart shelving pilot is in its very early phases. The massive grocery conglomerate, which is the parent firm behind some 2,780 stores in the U.S., has so far fewer than 100 stores carrying the digitally-equipped shelves Kroger co-developed with Microsoft. Get the Full Story...
Amid less expensive destinations for kids’ online clothing and declining traffic in malls, Gymboree Group Inc. plans to close following its second bankruptcy. The retailer, which has just under 950 locations, filed for protection from creditors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of...
Rent the Runway has launched a set of exclusive new clothing lines created by designers Derek Lam, Prabal Gurung and Jason Wu. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
