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Retail
American Apparel Loses Second CEO In Under Two Years
September 26, 2016

Paula Schneider — the American Apparel CEO that took over the helm after founding CEO Dov Charney’s rather dramatic exit in January 2014 — will depart her leadership position with the firm on Oct. 3, according to reports that emerged over the weekend. Get the...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Is Salesforce Eyeing Twitter For Acquisition?
September 26, 2016

The hot chatter on the street in New York and Silicon Valley this weekend was that Twitter is officially going up on the block for sale. This rumor, of course, should be taken with a large grain of salt, insofar as it has become something of...

Retail
Sam’s Mobile Scan-And-Go Is Online Nationwide — Will Walmart Be Next?
September 26, 2016

Sam’s Club members will now have the option of using the new scan-and-go mobile checkout service in all 645 Sam’s stores in the U.S. According to recent updates to the company website, shoppers in-store will be able to scan each item’s barcode through an app...

Retail
Has The Restaurant Industry Leveled Off?
September 26, 2016

For years, the restaurant industry was growing like crazy, but new data seems to indicate that might not be the case any longer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Halloween Sales Expected To Reach Record $8.4 Billion In 2016
September 26, 2016

Americans appears to be going all in on Halloween this year. 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...

Security & Fraud
Lenovo, Intel, PayPal Tackle Payments Fingerprint Tech
September 26, 2016

A new collaboration may be bringing fingerprint payment authentication online via personal computers. 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....

International
Brexit’s Threat To UK’s Retail Banking
September 26, 2016

According to a new confidential industry report, the consumer side of British banking could soon find itself hard hit by the Brexit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Former McDonald’s Exec Now Dunkin’s New President
September 26, 2016

Among signs that someone is ready for a new job: he is willing to give up $6 million to get it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Security & Fraud
Consumer Group Wants Banks To Be More Accountable For Transfers To Fake Accounts
September 26, 2016

The U.K.’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is gearing up to look into complaints from consumer group Which? over the level of protection banks give customers who are tricked into sending payments to fake bank accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...