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Amazon Dash Button Expands Product Offerings
October 01, 2015

Amazon announced today (Oct. 1) that it has a new set of brands joining the Amazon Dash Replenishment Service (DRS) program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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How CVS Is Reinventing Retail From The Pharmacy Floor
October 01, 2015

There are many complementary adjectives people routinely apply to their pharmacist. “Friendly,” “organized,” “knowledgeable” and “helpful” were all words customers of a Boston-area CVS used to describe how they felt about their pharmacist. While some people didn’t have much an opinion on their pharmacist one way...

The Fantasy Football Advertising Nightmare
October 01, 2015

When does the volume of a company’s advertising risk being bad for business? As daily fantasy football brands have experienced, it might be when consumers are openly revolting against it. There’s a lesson there for retail businesses of all kinds.

Attack Of The Robot Restaurants
October 01, 2015

Replacing human employees with automated systems, “robot restaurants” are popping up everywhere. How quickly they catch on — and potentially thrive — will likely depend, however, on some all-too-human factors, including what happens at the Federal and State Court Houses near you.

First Data Heading Toward 2015’s Largest IPO
October 01, 2015

The First Data IPO is officially underway, and it’s looking like it might be the year’s largest. 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...

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How Halloween Haunts October Commerce
October 01, 2015

With the flipping of the calendar to October and the pumpkin spiced drinks flowing freely from sea to shining sea, it’s time for one of the most underappreciated shopping holidays: Halloween.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

What It Takes For B2B Mobile Finance To Succeed
October 01, 2015

In B2B, we talk a lot about providing corporations with a B2C-like experience. It’s a concept geared toward usability – the people that are doing online procurement and money management are just that: people. While they may be working on behalf of a corporation, individuals...

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Startup Backed For Streamlining SME Hiring
October 01, 2015

Greece isn’t exactly the world’s model citizen of financial success these days, but one startup from the nation is bucking the reputation. Reports by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (Sept. 30) said that Workable Technology has just raised a healthy $27 million in Series B funding....

Amazon Takes Longer To Pay Suppliers Than Walmart
October 01, 2015

Even some of the largest enterprises struggle with cash flow management, and new reports from BloombergView say those hurdles are preventing corporations from paying their small suppliers on time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...