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Amazon Closing Up Shop On MyHabit
April 22, 2016

Having concluded that flash sales are something of a bad (read: no longer popular) habit among consumers, Amazon is doing away with its own offering in the space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

The Mystery Of The Vanishing Retail Staff
April 22, 2016

Why employees of major retail chains are disappearing in large numbers isn’t the mystery — that’s the result of low sales, thanks in large part to eCommerce. What remains unknown, however, is how stores with fewer employees will affect the physical retail experience moving forward.

eCommerce Vs. Zombie (Computers)
April 22, 2016

Zombies are so prevalent in popular culture, it was only a matter of time before the genre reached eCommerce. And it has — in the form of botnets (AKA “zombie armies”), whereby a fraudster builds a network of computers owned by unwitting participants in his...

Merchant Innovation
The RealReal Scores Real Big $40M Funding Deal
April 22, 2016

Online shopping has cracked open many markets that were previously controlled by a few select brand gatekeepers, and as luxury consignment retailer The RealReal keeps finding out, there’s plenty of money to be had in selling brand-name goods that didn’t the first time around. Get...

Mobile Commerce
Are Amazon Dash Buttons Already Obsolete?
April 22, 2016

At first glance, Amazon Dash Buttons seem like a masterstroke of contextual commerce. Want to sell more laundry detergent? Get customers to put one on their washing machines. Dog running out of food? Slap a button above its bowl. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Digital Banking
New Canadian Digital-Only Bank Banking On User Experience
April 22, 2016

Digital banking is do or die in the age of the digital consumer, but how banks get there is all but clear. Should banks go it alone with a stand-alone digital bank, or embed a very robust set of clicks into their traditional set of...

Retail
Clothing Top-Selling eCommerce Category For The First Time Ever
April 22, 2016

Though it hardly seems possible, the year 2015 held a first for the Web.  Clothing and accessories outsold computer hardware online for the first time ever, according to a new report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Security & Fraud
Malware: The Next Big On-Demand Business
April 22, 2016

Everyone is getting into the business of selling things via the cloud — even cybercriminals. 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,...

JPMorgan Hack Indictment Unearths Bitcoin Bribery Link
April 22, 2016

Generally, when court documents are unsealed, you can discover some pretty juicy details. When the case involves a global hacking, those details can be borderline salacious. In this case, they were that, and at the end of that trail, we even found a few bitcoin. Get...