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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: VK.Com Hacking Details
June 07, 2016

Recently released details show that another social media network was hit by a massive data breach, a trend that appears to be all too common today. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Retail
Chick-fil-A’s Smart Family Play
June 07, 2016

There are no shortage of QSR and fast food chains with an app to call their own, and strong will to earn a prime spot on potential diner’s phones. Starbucks is quite literally the class of the league, with not only the most successful restaurant...

Retail
Atari’s Plan To Manufacture Smart Home Devices
June 07, 2016

Gaming console company Atari is venturing out into manufacturing IoT devices as it looks into expanding beyond mobile and casino game offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Alexa’s Kid Privacy Problem
June 07, 2016

While most adult consumers have made peace with the fact that they will endure some amount of retailer tracking while they are online, those same adults get a lot less enthused when it is their kids being tracked instead. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Retail
Starbucks Will Soon Serve Cold Brew On Tap
June 07, 2016

Starbucks is planning to give its cold brew coffee a slightly sour and effervescent upgrade by pumping it out of beer taps. 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
Burberry CEO Pays The Price Of Slow Sales
June 07, 2016

Never before has the CEO been more of a hot topic in the public discourse than he or she has been in recent years. However, despite popular belief that the CEO class is insulated from the effects of what ails their companies, Burberry‘s CEO has plenty...

Mobile Commerce
Consumers Are Ready For A Post-App World — Are Retailers?
June 07, 2016

If mobile is the commerce platform of the future, then apps have been anointed as its chosen champions. Whether they’re dedicated marketplaces or just random utility apps, the push seems to be on from retailers to transition whatever mobile-based services their consumers are currently using...

Omnicommerce
Click-And-Collect’s Collective Sins
June 07, 2016

There’s no doubt that the average retailer is still struggling to wrap its mind around how best to integrate omnichannel operations into its own brand of in-store or online shopping, but it’s an almost universal opinion in the industry that, when it comes to low-risk,...

Loyalty & Rewards
GameStop Hits The Reset Button On Its Rewards Program
June 07, 2016

Hardcore and casual video game players alike have reached a point during a game where the strategy they used to employ to great effect doesn’t seem to get them past that next enemy or solve that next puzzle. That’s when it pays to put the...