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Retail
Marxent’s Move To Make Furniture Shopping More Immersive
December 14, 2018

The importance of a good image — or a strong series of images — cannot be underestimated in eCommerce. In online shopping, choice is informed by what customers see on the screen before them — and if it doesn’t look good the odds aren’t very...

Retail
Restaurants Turn To Tech For Old-Fashioned Customer Service
December 14, 2018

To ensure that their customers can find a server when they want a second round of drinks or another menu item, restaurants and hospitality concepts are turning to new innovations. Richmond, Virginia’s Tang & Biscuit, a shuffleboard social house, has call buttons – provided by...

Retail
Retail Pulse: Starbucks Opens NYC Roastery; Amazon Eyes London For Amazon Go
December 14, 2018

Retailers are bringing experiential stores to big cities, and Starbucks is no exception: The coffee chain was set to open its Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York City on Friday (Dec. 14). The 23,000-square-foot space, which is Starbucks’ fourth location for the concept, is described as an...

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Sears, Kmart Same-Store Sales Rise In Q3
December 14, 2018

With sales at closing stores that reportedly brought in shoppers, Sears Holdings’ same-store sales rose at its Sears and Kmart branded stores. The retailer shuttered 73 of its U.S. Sears locations as well as 28 of its Kmart locations over the quarter, which closed at...

B2B Payments
Formosa, CoolBitX Partner On Crypto-Asset Treasury Management
December 14, 2018

Formosa Financial, a treasury management system for organizations to manage their crypto assets, is collaborating with CoolBitX, a blockchain security company, a press release said on Thursday (Dec. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Banks, Rival Markets Benefit From US-China Trade Spat
December 14, 2018

With trade tensions continuing between the U.S. and China, analysts are finding a shift among global supply chains away from the Chinese market, to the benefit of markets that traditionally don’t see much trade volume. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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New York Ramps Up Fight Against Predatory SMB Lending
December 14, 2018

Just days after New York Attorney General (AG) Barbara Underwood announced an investigation into possible misconduct among merchant cash-advance (MCA) firms against small business (SMB) borrowers, The Washington Post reported that state legislators are vowing to push for change in the industry. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
Walgreens Launches B2B Auction eMarketplace
December 14, 2018

Pharmacy retail chain Walgreens has launched a new B2B eMarketplace to sell excess goods to other businesses, reports in Digital Commerce 360 said this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Cross-Border Payments Need More Than Bank-FinTech Collaboration
December 14, 2018

When PYMNTS asked cross-border payments experts at the end of last year what they thought the driving trend would be for the industry in 2018, the consensus was all about collaboration, particularly between banks and FinTech firms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...