Though there are more ways to interact on the Internet than time to count them all, retailers and consumers usually only connect through social media platforms like Twitter or Facebook. However, one startup in India is proving that more direct methods can work just as...
Most subscription-based services deliver other companies’ products straight to customers’ homes, but Birchbox thinks its consumers are ready for something else. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
When the EMV transition occurred at the beginning of the month, some experts were left wondering why PINs weren’t involved alongside secure chips. Evidently, Target had been wondering the same thing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Retailers have always worked on a sliding schedule: release a product, wait a few months, check the sales data to measure performance and adjust prices accordingly. In the age before computers and eCommerce, this was a comparatively leisurely timetable. Now, retailers that fail to adapt in...
As the business week comes closer to a close, there's still plenty of big news breaking across the payments and commerce world. Square's IPO, First Data's public price plans, MasterCard's mobile push, Uber SMB delivery, and Apple's court troubles.
How the heck can a celebrity lifestyle brand stay afloat while selling $300 T-shirts that consumers openly mock? The answer may lie in entertainment value – which is as big a business as any.
Every retailer wants consumer loyalty, but building and maintaining such programs comes at a significant cost. How much are companies spending on them...and how much should they? And are there situations when -- based on results -- enough is enough?
Small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses are eager to launch their operations outside national borders and ink deals with foreign companies and customers. But new research from Euler Hermes finds that these overseas corporate buyers are ditching out on the bill, and this non-payment is becoming...
A new survey published by alternative lending platform Lendified this week finds that Canadian small businesses are in a bit of a rut. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
