Customized clothing and automation generally don’t exist comfortably in the same sentence, let alone in the same retail operation. Custom dressing tends to call to mind images of sketched designs and hand-sewn items, not robots or computers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Lease-to-own services are making a comeback with eCommerce retailers. Overstock.com is bringing a lease-to-own purchase option to its financial service offerings. The option, provided by Progressive Leasing, allows customers to lease products for as long as a year and is available for over three million products on...
Before Ankush Sehgal co-founded Try.com, he saw the benefits of try-before-you-buy with his family’s luxury discount store that sold high-end designer brands in London. As was common for luxury retail shops, the store had a black book of VIP customers. Each time a new collection...
After its controversial Colin Kaepernick ads appeared earlier in September, the market value of Nike has grown by $6 billion. All in, the retailer’s stock has risen by 36 percent during the year, with 5 percent of the gain occurring after the release of the...
To provide a new shopping experience for wireless products, AT&T is opening a new 3,000-square-foot concept store in Seattle. The store, which is scheduled to open on Saturday (Sept. 29), is intended to be “part retail store, part coffeehouse and part hangout space,” the company said...
Breaches. GDPR. BA: Amid the acronyms lies the fine print – or the final print on the fines? 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...
The Carillion bankruptcy has implications for late payments beyond the construction industry. Some observers, such as David Brown, CPO of Previse, see opportunity for a widespread payments standard. In the meantime, smaller firms in the U.K. (and beyond) are still grappling with payments that come in...
In the latest research of small business lending trends, researchers have found evidence to be optimistic. Across the U.S. and U.K., it appears access to bank loans is easing, with most SMBs able to obtain a bank loan. Yet across Europe, a massive SMB funding...
New research shows that more than one-third of fleet professionals would prefer a single card to make their business travel easier. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
