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PYMNTS Data Dive: Consumers’ Mobile Preferences
June 21, 2016

While mobile payments are having hard time finding that killer use case and igniting en masse (in the developed world anyway), new data out of Chase indicates that could be set to change sooner than many of us may imagine. As it turns out, consumers...

Retail
Facebook Opens Up For More Expressive Brand Storytelling
June 21, 2016

As of Wednesday, Facebook’s Canvas is open for business to marketers looking to create customizable and organic posts featuring images, text and call-to-action buttons. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
ModCloth Wants Retailers To Get Real
June 21, 2016

Online clothing retailer, ModCloth, has been stepping up its efforts recently to lobby for passage of H.R. 4445, a bill that would allow the Federal Trade Commission to develop regulations and guidelines over the use of Photoshop and other image-altering programs in advertising. Get the...

Retail
Will Chicago Be The Next City To Say Bye-Bye To Uber And Lyft?
June 21, 2016

A vote in Chicago this week could decide if Uber and Lyft will continue to operate there, as the vote from the full city council will determine whether or not ride-sharing firms will have to comply with the same types of regulations city-licensed taxi drivers...

Retail
Toyota Foresees A Mass-Produced Future For Robotics
June 21, 2016

The world’s largest auto manufacturer is looking past the world of cars and into the future of mass-produced, low-cost robotics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
Walmart Is Selling Internationally Acclaimed Wine For $6/Bottle
June 21, 2016

Walmart has been associated with many things throughout its more than 50 years of business as a retail giant, but fine wine has never been one of them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Cross Border Commerce
The Growing Value Of Cross-Border Friends
June 21, 2016

For the first time in a while, cross-border commerce is dominating the news cycle. That’s all thanks to Apple, which by hook or by crook somehow managed to outwit or out-wait the Indian government and its insistence on regulations that would’ve made opening up Indian...

Merchant Innovation
Nordstrom Pulls The Plug On West Coast Fulfillment Center
June 21, 2016

Most struggling department stores know that they need a strong eCommerce arm to make up for their (hopefully temporary) in-store deficiencies. However, some unlucky few are starting to realize that they don’t have the funds necessary to get back on their digital feet, and one...

eCommerce
Goldman Sachs Believes In Nike, Ralph Lauren’s Online Futures
June 21, 2016

It’s becoming increasingly common for analysts to release less-than-encouraging reports on this or that brand’s online sales potential. So much so that these doom-and-gloom reports can be used to wallpaper the average retail executive’s office. However, when Goldman Sachs decides to give a retailer’s eCommerce...