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American Apparel Sounds Alarm For Investors
August 13, 2015

It looks like the clothing retailer is in hot financial water. 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...

When Marketing Bites The Wax Tadpole
August 13, 2015

Does “Bite the Wax Tadpole” sound like a refreshing soda to you? It didn’t for consumers in China, where (in some areas) that name was once the translation of “Coca-Cola”. That company learned a lesson -- as many others continue to do -- that, for...

Gift Cards As A Second Currency
August 13, 2015

For those who might find gift cards to be impersonal, change is on the horizon. Seth Barnes, Head of Marketing at United Online, shared with PYMNTS the vision for the new mobile gift card app Swappable, and how the technology behind it could subvert perceptions...

Consumers Still Value ‘Old Tech’ For In-Store
August 13, 2015

With the onslaught of new technologies hitting the retail scene, it seems consumers are still gravitating more towards traditional tech when they need help shopping in-store. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Lessons From The Jet Set
August 13, 2015

“What really makes me feel successful is being able to use my life in service to someone else’s,” Oprah Winfrey noted in her 2009 commencement remarks at Duke. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

The NHS’s Faster Supplier Payments Progress
August 13, 2015

As the U.K. continues its struggle to tackle an ongoing late payments problem, major corporations are signing the voluntary Prompt Payment Code, a government-backed initiative whose signatories vow to pay their suppliers on time. The code, however, is largely without a method of enforcement, and...

Asia Pacific Is The World’s Procurement Weak Link
August 13, 2015

Earlier this year, EU officials praised the Philippines for its ability to successfully implement a digital procurement strategy. The Asian nation’s Budget Secretary Florencio Abad spearheaded the initiative known as PhilGEPS, or the Philippines Government Electronic Procurement System, as a way to encourage foreign investment...

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Presidential Hopeful Has Lending Club Stake
August 13, 2015

The presidential race in the U.S. is only beginning, as is the dig for voter-worthy information in the public records of the presidential hopefuls. Reports in Forbes published Wednesday (Aug. 12) have revealed one tidbit of information about one candidate that could give voters insight...

Apple’s Enterprise Crown Is Falling
August 13, 2015

Apple is often considered the king of mobile in the U.S., and despite the infiltration of the iPhone in the market, in the workplace, it’s a different story. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...