News

Retail
Retail’s Ups And Downs: Google Home, Bass Pro Shops And Chip Cards
October 05, 2016

The calendar might have just turned to October and the leaves on the trees haven’t even started to turn yet, but retailers are already looking ahead to the holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
Best Buy Dinged $3.8 Million For Selling Recalled Items
October 05, 2016

Best Buy will pay a $3.8 million civil penalty for selling about 600 recalled products, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which announced the news on Monday (Oct. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Holiday Sales Expected To Big This Year, But What If They’re Not?
October 05, 2016

The holiday sales predictions are starting to roll in, and most seem to be very optimistic that this year’s largest shopping season will be a merry one for retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Stanley Black & Decker Wants To Buy Craftsman Line From Sears
October 05, 2016

Sears may sell its Craftsman line of tools to tool giant Stanley Black & Decker, according to a Bloomberg report. 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...

IPO
Pinterest Hires New CFO Out Of Twitter, IPO Rumors Percolate
October 05, 2016

Is Pinterest getting ready for an IPO? 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 completing this form, you agree...

Blockchain Tracker: Economic Revolution, Editing Controversy & Health Care
October 05, 2016

Each week it seems blockchain just gets another endorsement. This week? Richard Branson. 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....

eCommerce
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Best Buy Botch
October 05, 2016

Best Buy or the worst buy? Going into a highly competitive 2016 holiday shopping season, the latest news is that the electronics retailer knowingly sold recalled products to consumers for five years from 2010 to 2015. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on...

Can Optimove Change The Apathetic CRM Space?
October 05, 2016

The CRM space has been spiritless for a while, but technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence are poised to inject some life. Optimove has just raised $20 million in funding and hopes to make an impact after a move to the U.S. market....

B2B Payments
MineralTree, Visa Push For Cards In Accounts Payable
October 05, 2016

Today, accounts payable firm MineralTree announced a collaboration with Visa with a goal of helping corporates pay their suppliers by virtual card. Their partnership will create a platform in which Visa’s Payables solutions and card technology integrates into MineralTree’s AP management tool and will be offered...