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Apple’s Privacy Stance Gets Court Support
March 01, 2016

Apple got the support it needed from a federal magistrate judge Monday (Feb. 29) that could set precedent for the company’s ongoing battle with the FBI in the San Bernardino iPhone case. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

If You Can’t Sell On A Retail Holiday, Invent One
March 01, 2016

How can a retailer generate attention on a holiday that isn’t a holiday? Take a stance to make it one — as Zappos did yesterday, on Leap Day, giving its employees a paid day off … and, perhaps, in the process, generating a little heat...

Wayfair Driving Repeat Customers
March 01, 2016

The 2015 financial results from Wayfair are pretty positive, particularly in the area of sales driven by returning customers. 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...

Walmart Tops In Robbers
March 01, 2016

While security is undoubtedly an issue among all retailers, Walmart had a particularly bad week in that department. With the chain being at the center of a number of crime stories throughout the U.S., it goes to show that the bigger a retailer is, the...

What Will Virtual Reality In Retail Look Like?
March 01, 2016

With consumer versions of virtual reality headsets just around the corner from wide-scale market releases, retailers are finally confronting a question that used to be fantasy for a long while: What do they actually do with virtual reality when they get their hands on it?...

Merchant Innovation
Walmart Takes Customer Service Associates To School
March 01, 2016

It’s become a tired trope to complain about how much better customer service was in the good old days of retail, but one company at least thinks that a more academic approach to greeting, bagging and all-around assisting can make a difference. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
Who Holds The Smoking Gun In Late Payments?
March 01, 2016

Late payments are attracting significant attention in the U.K., but recent cases in the U.S., Australia and Europe make it clear: Suppliers are struggling to get paid on time everywhere. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Is B2B FinTech Heating Up At The Wrong Time?
March 01, 2016

The tallies are in: Innovate Finance has calculated the state of investment in FinTech for 2015, and we have the numbers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

WaveCrest Deepens Corporate Payment Roots In US, EU
March 01, 2016

Corporate payments player WaveCrest Group will be expanding its operations across the U.S. and Europe, according to a company announcement on Monday (Feb. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...