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Why Whole Foods And Instacart Are Cozying Up
March 15, 2016

There is an old joke about perspective that imagines three blind men trying to describe the elephant that none of them can see but that they are all touching a different part of. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Amazon Eyes Pay-By-Selfie Tech
March 14, 2016

The biometrics bug has caught Amazon. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

Behind The McDonald’s Counter
March 14, 2016

McDonald’s is currently embroiled in a legal battle that finds the fast food giant fighting to remain disassociated, at the corporate level, from responsibility for labor practices at its U.S. franchises. A number of behind-the-scenes practices have emerged during the proceedings that cast the home...

Tagly App: The Anti-Selfie?
March 14, 2016

A new app is poised to move social content marketing away from user-generated content and put the power in the hands of brands themselves. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Sephora’s High-Tech, Social Justice Case For Cosmetics
March 14, 2016

In cosmetics, the right foundation can make the difference between a look worthy of a celebrity and something more akin to a haunted house. In retail, and especially for personal beauty brands trying to navigate brick-and-mortar and online subscription spaces, this is doubly true. Get...

London Has Fallen — To Starship’s Self-Driving Delivery Robots
March 14, 2016

Drone delivery has gotten more than its fair share of press lately. A press push by Amazon late last year brought its nascent Prime Air program back into the spotlight, while Chinese eCommerce giants Alibaba, Baidu and others have begun penetrating the country’s prohibitively rural...

Retail
Fresh Market Sells To Apollo Global for $1.36B
March 14, 2016

Fresh Market, a specialty grocery outfit, has agreed to be acquired by Apollo Global Management in a $1.36 billion cash deal.  That represents an offer of $28.50 per share, a 24 percent premium when stacked against Fresh Market’s closing price Friday afternoon. Get the Full...

Retail
Tesco CEO Says Business Rates Killing Retail Jobs In The UK
March 14, 2016

Tesco CEO David Lewis says businesses, particularly in the physical world, face such a strong disadvantage from business rates that a job apocalypse is likely coming. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Security & Fraud
Facebook, Google, Snapchat and WhatsApp Level Up On Encryption
March 14, 2016

The ongoing war over encryption between Apple and the FBI  looks like it is spreading out and taking on more territory. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...