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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...

Merchant Innovation
Online-Only Brands Come Of Age At The Right Time
July 28, 2016

While a very real glass ceiling might be under assault in the political field, online-only brands that eschewed traditional methods of starting up are seeing themselves approach a limiting barrier of their own kind. Rather than be held back, though, more than a few brands...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Pandora And Ticketfly Do The Concert Hunting Legwork With New Service
July 28, 2016

Pandora, the music streaming service, announced on Wednesday (July 27) it teamed up with Ticketfly to provide customers with concert notifications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Retail
Shipt Gets $20 Million In Funding To Challenge Amazon, Google
July 28, 2016

Shipt, the online grocery ordering and delivery service, has announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart....

Loyalty & Rewards
Credit Card Shoppers Care About One Thing: Reward Points
July 28, 2016

Credit cards come in all sorts of flavors, from low interest ones to cards that reward you for shopping or traveling. But while variety is the spice of life, a new survey by Citi finds new credit card shoppers largely care about one thing: the rewards....