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PayByPhone Parking Goes Live In Switzerland
July 03, 2015

The mobile payment service from PayByPhone that specializes in parking is now available in all spaces across Geneva. Drivers can pay for their parking via the PayByPhone app on their smartphones. After a successful year and a half pilot trial in 500 spaces across the city,...

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Apple’s Red, Right And Blue Reviews
July 03, 2015

While everyone has heard the expression “you can’t win ’em all,” it’s sometimes hard to keep that top of mind when one is on a hot streak. Because even the biggest and most successful companies on the planet have to ride over a few rough...

Americans Celebrate Independence With Shopping (And Fireworks)
July 03, 2015

While working in commerce and finance news, we at PYMNTS get to cover lots of surprises but very rarely are those surprises good news. Mostly, when the word “surprise” occurs in one of our articles, it is accompanied by the words “data breach” — especially...

The Globetrotting Adventures Of Amazon
July 03, 2015

Does it seem to you that Amazon is everywhere? If you live in the United States, that’s an accurate assessment. But the eCommerce giant doesn’t have nearly the presence in countries beyond its home one. Slowly but surely, though, it’s taking steps to change that.

Buyable Pins Turn Bookmarks Into Marketplaces
July 02, 2015

Social media has long presented a lot of promise where eCommerce is concerned. It’s also one of eCommerce’s longest standing puzzles. As digital meeting places where people exchange their best (and worst) ideas, they have a tremendous power to inspire and move consumers toward purchases....

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Barnes & Noble Taps Sears Canada Chief To Lead Soon-To-Be Spun Off Retail Business
July 02, 2015

As Barnes & Noble prepares to split into two separate firms, the ailing bookseller announced earlier today (July 2) that it has chosen Sears Canada Inc. Chief Executive Ronald D. Boire as the new head of its retail business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

The Streaming Media Mind (And Money) Games
July 02, 2015

How much do you pay for streaming media? If you had to think about it, that’s probably good news for subscription-based services like Netflix. In the game of on-demand entertainment, all the major players perform a little sleight of hand.

One-Two Punch Of Shoplifting & Fraud Costs Retailers $44B
July 02, 2015

Retailers got hurt from two directions last year: When they weren’t getting straight-up robbed, they were being defrauded from within. And it all contributed to industry losses totaling $44 billion for the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

If Shazam ‘Sees,’ Retailers Might Sing
July 02, 2015

The music identification app Shazam has “ears,” as it were; now, retailers are hoping it will get some eyes, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....