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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...

Retail
The Final Super Tuesday
June 07, 2016

While most primary seasons only have one Super Tuesday, the 2016 season has been remarkable for the simple fact that it has had so many Super Tuesdays. At this point, in fact, we think it would be entirely possible to form an entire Justice League...

Security & Fraud
Lenddo’s Cash-On-Delivery Fraud Fight
June 07, 2016

Lenddo, a FinTech startup specializing in credit scoring, is looking to combat cash-on-delivery (COD) fraud with the help of eCommerce companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Security & Fraud
New Tool To Help Consumers Battle Identity Theft
June 07, 2016

A new mobile app from identity theft protection company IDShield was released on Monday (June 6) and aims to help consumers by putting information and control in their hands when it comes to safeguarding against identity theft threats. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Loyalty & Rewards
American Airlines Revamps Rewards Program
June 07, 2016

Much has changed since the golden age of air travel. Leg space has shrunk, free checked bags have all but vanished and free seat upgrades to First Class are about as rare as seeing a pig at 30,000 feet. Now, American Airlines is changing one long-held...