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Payments Innovation
‘Alexa, Bring Banks Millennials’
June 30, 2016

Linking arms with traditional financial services providers may not be top of mind for many millennials, but could the power of voice-activated commerce change the narrative? Doug Brown, SVP and Group Executive at FIS Mobile, joined Karen Webster to chat about how Amazon’s Alexa can...

Investments Stay Afloat And Thrive Market Bags $111 Million
June 29, 2016

In a world where sunshine in the news is in something of short supply, the good folks at Thrive Market can add good news for those in need of some to report to the list of things they deliver. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Mobile Commerce
In-Store Apps Could Make Retail’s Mobile Moment
June 29, 2016

Even the most omnichannel-savvy brick-and-mortar retailers have several justifiable fears about the rise of mobile in just about every path to purchase. Whether consumers are just taking the first steps of product research or are comparing prices standing in store aisles themselves, the pocket-sized smartphone...

eCommerce
The Cuts Just Keep On Coming At Birchbox
June 29, 2016

Times continue to be tough over at Birchbox, the online makeup peddler, which has just fired an additional 30 staff members. The cuts come at a particularly unfortunate time, as a few weeks ago Katia Beauchamp was touting plans for the firm that she was...

Retail
Sam’s Club Offers To Make It Up To Costco Customers Caught In Card Kerfuffle
June 29, 2016

Sam’s Club has spent many years trying to make inroads with Costco’s large and largely satisfied customer base, mostly to little avail. But these days, Costco’s customers aren’t so satisfied, and Sam’s is making a move. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Retail
Whole Foods Taps Nielsen To Get To Know Their Whole Customer
June 29, 2016

Whole Foods market wants to get to know it customers a little bit better and thus are doing the only rational thing: joining forces with some of the nation’s best-known analytics experts over at Nielsen to gain that deeper data-driven insight. Get the Full Story...

Amazon Payments Soon A Way To Pay Federal Government
June 29, 2016

Amazon Payments will soon be an official payment option of the U.S. federal government. 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...

Retail
Number Of Millennial Households Expected To Soar Over Next 10 Years
June 29, 2016

A lot of millennials are still living at home with their parents, but as more and more of them begin moving out in the coming years, they could have a significant impact on both the housing and rental markets. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Retail
Retailers Stocking Less Inventory In Hopes Of Increasing Profits
June 29, 2016

As more and more retailers try to figure out how to serve their growing online customer base while also keeping costs under control at their brick-and-mortar locations, The Wall Street Journal reports that many are slimming down their in-store inventory as a way to try and...