Just under last year’s record $9.1 billion in Halloween spending, the National Retail Federation’s (NRF’s) annual survey projects spending for the occasion will reach $9 billion this year. In addition, celebrants are expected to spend $86.79 on average this year, which is slightly higher than...
Shopping for apparel online is tricky in any case, and shopping for accessories can be particularly taxing because, while one can get a fine feel for the look of a piece, the actual fit is something quite difficult to discern — as looking at an image...
The airport gate can be a point of frustration for travelers waiting to board a delayed flight — or, worse yet, the destination of a frantic last-minute run before the jetway closes. For those kinds of reasons, the gate can also be an ideal market...
Walmart has announced it’s expanding it virtual reality (VR) employee training and development program to its more than 1 million associates in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Alibaba Group Holding have announced the launch of a Boots flagship store on Tmall Global, Alibaba’s B2C platform for international brands and retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
As reported by the Financial Times on Friday (Sept. 21), the United Kingdom’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority said, in what is known as an initial enforcement order, that it will examine whether the merger between U.S.-based PayPal and Sweden’s iZettle has a...
Late and delayed supplier payments are often discussed as a problem that can plague any industry. While that may be true, in the real estate sector, suppliers are considered such valuable partners that late payments are avoided at all costs, said Jennifer Coolidge, founder and...
Payroll fraud is underway, according to the FBI's "IC3" division, targeting employees in a number of verticals. The key method is phishing. Elsewhere, Europol warns that threats loom for payments fraud as mobile banking gains traction.
A top corporate banking executive at Bank of America (BoA) is slated to depart the institution, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports Thursday (Sept. 20). The head of BoA’s corporate and investment banking unit, Christian Meissner, is planning to leave, the WSJ reported, citing an...
