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Sears Holdings Plans To Close 46 Additional Stores
August 23, 2018

Months after Sears Holdings Corp. announced that it would shutter 72 more stores as a result of falling sales, the retailer has announced another round of store closures. Sears plans to close 46 more stores this fall in the U.S., CNBC reported. Get the Full...

Retail
How Choosy Is Resetting Fast Fashion
August 23, 2018

For some, the Instagram Outfit of the Day is a big deal – the #OOTD is a hashtag that links, at the time of writing, to 199,466,186 posts on the social sharing site. In fact, it’s a big enough deal to some shoppers that a trend...

Retail
Lowe’s Q2 Earnings Beat Expectations
August 23, 2018

Lowe’s announced its second quarter earnings and sales, beating out analysts’ expectations. 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...

B2B Payments
Global GDPR Compliance Rates Remain Low
August 23, 2018

Compliance of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules remain low across the globe, according to the latest research from Dimensional Research. Reports from the Business Information Industry Association (BIIA) on Tuesday (Aug. 21) said Dimensional Research’s latest findings suggest most companies are still not fully GDPR-compliant,...

B2B Payments
Ripple Makes Ripples In Cross-Border Payments
August 23, 2018

Yes, digital currencies have had a hard time of it. Yes, they are down as a group by as much as 70 percent from their peaks. The fact remains, though, that some use cases have been emerging –and with the advent of blockchain, might there be some...

B2B Payments
Charter School Budgets Limiting Spend Control, BuyQ Says
August 23, 2018

Any organization must manage expenses and spend for financial strength. But when an entity operates on public funds, the need for transparent, controlled spending becomes more critical. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Merchant Innovation
Scandit On The Vision Behind Computer Vision
August 23, 2018

Commerce has gotten a lot quicker. Mobile devices are everywhere. The Internet of Things (IoT) looms to tie everything together. The barcode sits squarely in the middle of it all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Hitachi Finds Surge In Entrepreneurs Fearing Collapse
August 23, 2018

Hitachi Capital Business Finance has found a surge in the portion of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that fear collapse of their firms in the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

International
Ripple Eyes (x)Rapid For X-Border Funds; Europeans Row Over Payments
August 23, 2018

Digital tokens have had a hard time of it, but in recent cross-border news, Ripple is helping XRP and xRapid make inroads in remittances. Plus, a bit of saber rattling comes from Europe on payments systems, and Chinese tourists may find it a bit easier to...