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Merchant Innovation
The Internet Trends Are In!
June 02, 2016

Ah, summer. Season of BBQ, vacations and Mary Meeker’s internet trends report. OK, maybe that last one is a bit less universal than the others, but to those in the know around Silicon Valley, the prominent VC from Kleiner Perkins’ annual report on what’s hot...

How Issuers Can Prepare For Transaction Alert Requirements
June 02, 2016

When it comes to fighting fraud in payments, one thing is very evident: It can’t be done alone. 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...

Security & Fraud
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Fed’s Latest Breach Data
June 02, 2016

Another day, another breach report. But this time, it’s new data from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which revealed it was targeted in more than 50 cyberattacks in a four-year period. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
WithMe’s Next Phase Retail
June 02, 2016

There are a lot of merchants out there angling for the title “store of the future.” And that claim can really mean almost anything at this point. When Walmart is building the store of the future, it is talking about its efforts to create an...

Retail
Nasty Gal Founder Sophia Amoruso On The List Of Richest Self-Made Women
June 02, 2016

Sophia Amoruso is one of the richest women in America, a distinction she earned by actually earning it. The founder of Nasty Gal, now in her early 30s, is worth an estimated $280 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
Dormify And The Magic Of Email Marketing To Millennials
June 02, 2016

Dormify, a dorm decor startup, seems to have cracked the email marketing code for millennials and Gen Z buyers. 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...

Omnicommerce
Tough Trends In Pricing
June 02, 2016

Omnicommerce was supposed to make everything simpler — from maintaining inventory to ensuring access to the right product at the right time for the consumer. Multi-channel retailing was supposed to solve the problems of retail’s past. Predictably, though, a new study says that it’s created...

Merchant Innovation
The Walmart Smiley Returns
June 02, 2016

What’s new is old, and what’s old is new again. At the very least, that’s what Walmart is hoping its shoppers will think when it brings an old friend back to hammer home the point of low, low prices. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Risk Management
Chapter 11 Watch: Austin Reed Bids Farewell, Staples Plots A New Course
June 02, 2016

Retailers are entering that time of the year where high temperatures settle over just about every part of the continental U.S., so blaming poor sales on equally poor weather won’t be a viable tactic much longer. No, now that May has given way to June,...