The results are finally and officially in, and Samsung has fallen short of expectations, again, with a chip supply glut presaging tough swimming for at least some corners of the tech world, especially as it’s tied to smartphones. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
It was pretty obvious based on its Singles’ Day mobile figures that Alibaba had already secured the title for the leader in mobile commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Shopping has a long and noble track record in making people feel better. It’s why the idiom “retail therapy” exists after all — to describe the tiny, but scientifically demonstrable psychological benefits that actually go along with buying something for the average human being. Get...
What’s more offline than the Amish lifestyle? Very few things, English. But that hasn’t stopped some of those characteristically unplugged folk from finding ways to connect into online commerce, providing potential business from an incredibly unlikely source.
Digitally downloaded video games have never been bigger than they are right now. 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....
The sharing economy is here to stay, but less certain is the way the companies of this new age of retail classify and treat their on-demand workers. Ride-hailing companies, like Lyft and Uber, are at the center of this debate, and the former is now...
What does the word “natural” mean on a food label? For consumers, it can mean a lot of things … but for the retailers claiming their products are “natural,” it doesn’t have to mean anything. Consumer Reports argues that the FDA should regulate the term,...
Just like every hurricane has an eye at the center that feeds the whole storm system, it’s not entirely inaccurate to suggest that the explosion of tech development over the last two decades from places like Silicon Valley follows a similar pattern. With pioneers like...
There has been plenty of news in recent weeks coming out involving Macy’s long list of operational and inventory issues, but one of the retail industry’s largest department store chains can’t stay down forever. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
