With unemployment at new lows, staffing has become a challenge for retail companies. Retailers had 757,000 job openings in July, which is roughly 100,000 more than they had a year before, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
There are many things that jump out at the shopper at the new MATCHESFASHION.com location in London’s Mayfair. The space has been described as a “store-come-house-come-school-come-gallery” by reviewers who have raved that the new store could be “a blueprint for the future of fashion.” The location...
Prepared food vendors are honing in on a sizable portion of U.S. consumers: They are turning their attention to food tribes, or the 35 to 40 percent of the population who have specific dietary preferences. These customers might be on restricted diet, such as Whole30,...
Henri Bendel is shutting down after more than 100 years in business. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...
To create sales lift and purchase intent without the negative brand effects of discounting, Aberdeen Group, which was created for Blackhawk Network’s Hawk Incentives, discovered that promotions based on rewards can be more effective than discount offers. More specifically, companies had year-over-year revenue growth of 36...
Two and a half months ago, PayPal launched Smart Buttons in the U.S. as a way to improve the checkout experience for both merchants and consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Fleet management has vast opportunities in digitization. Innovations like the Internet of Things (IoT), telematics and mobile payments are primed to disrupt the fleet space, but the industry may not be making use of these tools as much as it perhaps should be. Get the...
Business Credit Reports (BCR) announced it has added Dun & Bradstreet‘s Payment Performance Insights to its business credit solution. 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...
Mobile means payments fraud schemes can be run from the unlikeliest of locations. In the meantime, business email compromises are on the rise, as phishing continues to nab victims. Real estate is a vulnerable vertical, says the FBI.
