The early part of this week saw the mainstream media more or less ruled by three basic topics: Joe Biden, the movie “Back to the Future II” and the Chicago Cubs. And while two out of three of those things make sense, at first glance...
Every retailer pitches themselves as consumer-centric, but Betabrand believes they have the recipe for success when it comes to brand-to-consumer communication. And now the crowdfunding clothing company has some funds to back it up, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Merchants are obsessed with building brand loyalty and have spent much of the last half decade investing millions (or, more likely, billions) chasing after it by creating loyalty and rewards platforms, designing subscription services and “Disneyfying” their physical locations into positive experience hubs for their...
Drake’s new video for “Hotline Bling” might have customers running to iTunes to download their copy, but they might not want to use a gift card to purchase it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but if Tommy Hilfiger is still the trend-setting brand it used to be, beauty could soon be in the eye of virtual reality headsets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
An oft-repeated phrase during the most recent national conversation on raising the minimum wage has been, “But how much will it end up costing?” A week ago, Walmart released a number — $1.5 billion — but other retailers might end up paying much more if...
Will consumers pay nearly $400 for a Coke? That’s the bet that Keurig is making with its release of its at-home cold beverage machine, Keurig Kold. The company believes that it can succeed where SodaStream fizzled out with consumers, who will of course have the...
Men between 20 and 30. Rising professionals. Refined sense of fashion. That’s this generation’s “tweener” and emerging retail opportunity. Max Schmidt, co-founder of 1701 Bespoke, is that person, and says that his retail model is very much a “tweener” too: in between the personalization of...
Last month, corporate payments firm WEX announced a new tie-up with Grasp Technologies to harness the power of virtual cards for businesses. Soon after, PYMNTS spoke with Grasp’s Vice President and CMO Dave Lukas about the collaboration, which sees its unit GraspPAY automatically generating a...
