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ShopperTrak: Holiday Retail Sales Rose 2.7%
January 08, 2014

U.S. retailers use of promotions and discounts reportedly helped drive a 2.7 percent increase in holiday season sales, overcoming a shorter holiday sales season and adverse climate conditions that left many consumers unable to get to stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Toys “R” Us Launches Mobile Coupon Campaign
January 07, 2014

Toys “R” Us is expanding its mobile reach with a new coupon redemption campaign launched via Apple Passbook. 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...

Alternative Finances
Daily Deals, Email Named Biggest Drivers Of Impulse Spending
December 26, 2013

Released on December 19, a new study from Ryan Partnership has taken an in-depth look at 16 digital shopping tools to assess which is having the biggest impact on consumer shopping behavior and customer satisfaction heading into 2014. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Merchant Innovation
12 Retailers Innovating With Mobile
December 09, 2013

“Mobile blurs the on and offline worlds, making it possible for everything with a physical component to have an online component … Having the ability to communicate with consumers in real time during their shopping journey is something that merchants have never been able to...

News
Report: iOS Clear Choice For Developers, But Android Has Hope
November 27, 2013

New research conducted by Artisan Mobile and released on November 27 has revealed that 77 percent of consumers will make purchases through mobile apps this holiday season. Perhaps even more importantly, 80 percent of consumers now say that they browse and buy products through smartphone...

Company Spotlight
Build Vs. Buy: The MPOS Conundrum
June 19, 2013

To build an MPOS solution, or to buy one: that is the question. 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....

iZettle Joins Clip In Mexican MPOS Race
June 18, 2013

Swedish social payments company and MPOS provider iZettle announced that it will now offer its iOS and Android services in the Mexican market, according to a press release. Mexican merchants are currently being served by recently launched startup Clip, but Square has not yet entered the...

Shopmium Raises $5.6 Million For Coupon Discovery App
June 04, 2013

Jun 4, 2013 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 this form, you agree to receive marketing communications...

Company Spotlight
ROAM, Ingenico Take On mPOS Ecosystem With New Growth Strategy
April 16, 2013

French payments terminal company Ingenico is aiming to grow its annual revenue to above $2.3 billion in 2016. Essential to this growth is mobile point of sale powerhouse ROAM. Just a few weeks ago Ingenico laid out plans during its Investor Day to accelerate its...