Retail

Final Holiday Online Sales Tally: Up 13.9 Percent
January 06, 2015

Holiday-season online sales jumped 13.9 percent compared to 2013, according to a final report covering November and December from IBM’s Digital Analytics Benchmark. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Amazon Depends More And More On Marketplace Merchants
January 06, 2015

Amazon is increasingly depending on its millions of Marketplace sellers to fuel its growth, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Jan. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Kroger Tests Click-And-Collect With Real Shoppers
January 05, 2015

Supermarket chain Kroger is expanding tests of a buy-online-pick-up-at-curbside e-commerce service to include actual customers, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. 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...

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Walmart’s Mexican Mini-Grocers
January 05, 2015

Walmart’s big-box stores in Mexico are suffering from flat sales, but at the global retail giant’s mini-grocer format, called Bodega Aurrera Express, sales are now growing at 12 percent a year, according to The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Credit Union Could Serve Pot Business―If The Fed Says Yes
January 05, 2015

A new credit union in Colorado formed specifically to serve legal marijuana businesses could be a turning point for the fledgling pot industry, according to CNN. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Survey: Flash Sales Are Back This Holiday Season
January 02, 2015

Mobile payments haven’t taken off quite yet, but when it comes to retailer’s advertising budgets it’s all about mobile. 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...

The $3.8 Billion Fraud Retail Holiday Price Tag
January 02, 2015

A recent National Retail Federation survey reported that retailers estimate that holiday return retail fraud will cost them $3.8 billion. 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...

Alibaba Gives New Life To Luxury Brands
January 02, 2015

The luxury brand business is up and running again in China thanks to a little help from the country’s largest e-commerce company, Alibaba. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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For Consumers, Style Is Back, Online Promos Not So Much
January 02, 2015

The Great Recession may have been officially over for three years, but consumers are still reacting to it — and that, combined with changes in the retail landscape, means how they spend has permanently changed, according to a report from the National Retail Federation. Get...