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Merchant Innovation
Amazon Joins The Podcast Business
July 08, 2016

Apple’s podcast app has thousands and thousands of podcasts available entirely for free, but Amazon is banking on the fact that its Audible service can entice podcast enthusiasts to fork over $4.95 per month for its new podcast-dedicated Channels service. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Pop-Up Shops Are Breeding In The Hamptons – And Here’s Why
July 08, 2016

The Hamptons, the swanky summer vacation locale for the wealthy and the preppy, has become absolutely teaming with pop-up shops in recent summers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

The Pop-Up Shop Boom Is Making Retail Concepts Sillier And Sillier
July 08, 2016

Is retail heading to the dogs? 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 to...

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Samsung Showing Smartphone Market How To Do It
July 08, 2016

While the smartphone market is going down, Samsung appears to be one of the few companies still going up, and it appears to be largely thanks to the debut of its new Galaxy S7. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Merchant Innovation
UPS Lockers Will Make It Easier To Pick Up Packages
July 08, 2016

Ever had a UPS delivery that you’ve missed because you were working, out running errands, or had some other perfectly normal reason why you were not at home between the typical 9-5 hours? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Merchant Innovation
Vending Machines Are Retail’s Newest Frontier
July 08, 2016

It was only a decade or two ago that you’d be laughed out of the room for suggesting someone buy clothes or shoes online without trying them on first. Now that that barrier has fallen, though, might there be opportunities to sell more traditional products...

Merchant Innovation
Target’s Childish Plan To Rule Kid-Focused Retail
July 08, 2016

Kids can say the darndest things, but with more parents than ever before turning to their kids for advice on every purchase from clothes to food, determining exactly what children want can be a multi-billion dollar industry. Target certainly thinks so, and it’s doing everything it...

Merchant Innovation
Retailers Push Back Against Prime Day With Their Own Sales
July 08, 2016

Imitation might the sincerest form of flattery, but sometimes, it’s also not a terrible way to run a business. Especially when a company like Amazon seems to operate above and beyond what other merchants are capable of, stealing a page from its playbook doesn’t seem...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Retail Bedfellows Roundup: Adidas Gets Yeezy, Olympic Sponsors Let Loose
July 08, 2016

For the most part, retail partnerships operate under the principle of quid pro quo. Ideal altruism is in short supply in the dog-eat-dog world of commerce whether it happens online or off, which means both sides in a deal are usually looking to get something out...