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Square Gives Sellers Instant Access To Sales Revenue
July 28, 2016

Aiming to help local sellers manage their cash flow and access to capital, Square, the payment processing company, announced Thursday (July 28) that it is rolling out Scheduled Deposit services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Dollar General Snaps Up Walmart Express To Go After Selling Fresh Produce
July 28, 2016

Dollar General has been on fire in recent years. Since the Great Recession consumers of all stripes have found good reason to go hunting in their hallowed aisles for some of the most extreme bargain shopping on offer in the U.S. retail landscape. Get the...

Loyalty & Rewards
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: What Consumers Want From A Credit Card
July 28, 2016

A survey by Citi conducted on 1,500 adults in the U.S. finds that rewards programs are the most important factor for consumers when it comes to choosing a credit card, not the interest rate or the sign-on bonus. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
Kids’ Clothes Go Subscription
July 28, 2016

Outfitting one’s offspring is not cheap. Lower and middle income families are on the hook for about $640 a year in kids’ clothes, while the affluent are spending closer to about $1,000 a year to keep their kids sartorially appropriate. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
What’s The Difference Between A US And A UK Shopper?
July 28, 2016

So, what’s the difference between the average United States and United Kingdom shopper? 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....

Merchant Innovation
Amazon Announces Kickstarter Collection, Makes 300 Crowdsourced Products Available For Purchase
July 28, 2016

Amazon Launchpad announced on Wednesday (July 27) that it was launching a “Kickstarter Collection” feature, where customers could shop for more than 300 products crowdfunded on the Kickstarter platform in “one convenient place,” including everything from virtual reality headsets to “smart” herb gardens. Get the...

CommerceHub Spinning Off On Its Own
July 28, 2016

CommerceHub, an eCommerce service company, has spun off on its own and began trading as its own public company on the Nasdaq on Monday (July 25), according to Internet Retailer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Aspirational Consumers Want ‘Purposeful’ Brands — But Are They Out There?
July 28, 2016

Hold on to your designer, hipster-esque trilby hat, because things are about to get a little confusing (but also this could be a major opportunity for brands to compete and “win” in a new retail space). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Allegro Draws Bids From Alibaba, eBay, Others
July 28, 2016

The online auction market has grown so crowded in the past few years that it’s almost impossible to find opportunities for new growth anywhere in the world. That’s why when a site the size of Poland’s Allegro goes on sale, it becomes a global fight...