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JD Turns To Walmart, Google For International Expansion Help
August 29, 2018

JD.com, a Chinese eCommerce company, is tapping Google and Walmart to help it expand outside China. 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...

Global Payments
SWIFT Debate Shows Politics, Payments Make Strange Bedfellows
August 29, 2018

The headlines all play on  the name “SWIFT” in some form or another: “Germany Wants A Swift End To SWIFT,” or “Some Critics Want A ‘SWIFT’ End To US Payments Dominance,” or “A Problem Has Arisen In Europe, Swiftly, Over Payments (And SWIFT).” Get the...

Retail
Personalized eCommerce Boosts Diane von Furstenberg
August 29, 2018

Personalized eCommerce has reportedly been good for the Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) brand — it is now bringing in 11 percent of the firm’s revenue, according to a recent release. That was paired with the news that 50 percent of web traffic to DVF comes...

Retail
The Power Of Unending Pasta
August 29, 2018

There’s fondness for a product, then there’s genuine loyalty and outright obsession. When it comes to Olive Garden’s annual Never Ending Pasta Pass sale, one is generally dealing among the ranks of the truly obsessed. Everyone likes Olive Garden breadsticks, but it takes a very specific...

Retail
Reinventions Of The Subscription Business Model
August 29, 2018

Subscription services like Ipsy have long offered customers the chance to test samples when discovering new beauty products. These services are now building upon their existing business models by rolling out tester plans for full-sized products, but the real deal comes with advantages over just a sample....

Retail
BJ’s Wholesale Club Sales Grow Following IPO
August 29, 2018

Following its initial public offering (IPO), sales are on the rise at BJ’s Wholesale Club. In the second quarter, net sales at the wholesale chain increased by 4.3 percent year-over-year and arrived at $3.2 billion, Retail Dive reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
The Rise Of Fast-Casual Mobile Order-Ahead
August 29, 2018

Consumers have been increasingly trading long waits in line for fast food by placing orders through mobile apps for a while now, but the trend is not limited to quick service restaurants (QSRs). Mobile order-ahead technology is gaining traction in all sorts of restaurant verticals,...

Retail
Chipotle Teams Up With DoorDash For Delivery
August 29, 2018

As Chipotle Mexican Grill seeks to bring more people to eat its tacos and burritos, the quick service restaurant (QSR) is teaming up with DoorDash for delivery. The tie-up comes as CEO Brian Niccol has been working on turnaround efforts such as a loyalty program,...

B2B Payments
Rep. Cleaver Releases Initial Findings In Alt-Lending Probe
August 29, 2018

U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO) has published the initial findings of a probe into the alternative small business lending market in an effort to explore borrower protections, fairness and the possible need for greater regulatory oversight. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...