Any doubts that deep and early discounting would be the theme of thus year’s holiday shopping season were laid to rest Monday (Sept. 26) as Amazon responded to recent moves by rival retailers with the announcement of a second Amazon Prime Day to be held...
The Estée Lauder Companies and Balmain are partnering on a line of beauty products meant for luxury consumers around the world. With this new licensing agreement, the companies will work together to develop, produce and distribute the product line called Balmain Beauty, according to a...
Smart shopping tool startup Checkmate has raised $5 million in a seed funding round to drive product development and build out its new personalized solution for online shoppers. The tool, available as a mobile app and a web extension, aims to make it easier for...
Fast access to pay is one of the benefits retail chains are offering as they compete for employees to fill seasonal positions for the upcoming holiday season. Dick’s Sporting Goods is offering potential candidates its optional DailyPay, the company said in a Monday (Sept. 26)...
With roughly 4.3 billion people living in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, stretching across more than a dozen countries, and with internet connectivity growing by leaps and bounds, it’s no secret that merchants desire to tap these markets to satisfy demand for eCommerce. But making the...
Instacart has been laying off staff and cutting down on new hires as it heads toward an initial public offering (IPO), a report from The Information said Saturday (Sept. 24). The company has fired some of its over 3,000 employees after it had midyear performance...
B2B food and beverage payment solution iControl is partnering with MarginEdge, a restaurant management software solution, to help solve the problems restaurants face when purchasing and serving alcohol. In a press release Saturday (Sept. 24), MarginEdge CEO Bo Davis said some of the difficulties restaurants...
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), retailers are increasingly denying the distinction between online and in-store shopping, and the country has emerged as one of the world’s most advanced in terms of the “phygital” retail experience. Consumers in the UAE are among the most willing...
Uzbekistan’s inter-bank processing center UZCARD has reportedly paused its processing of payments via the Bank of Russia’s National Card Payment System (NSPK)-issued Mir payment cards. UZCARD said the pause was caused by technical issues and was not in response to U.S. sanctions imposed last week...
