A luxury product paired with direct-to-consumer sales – which brings the luxury item’s price down into more solidly middle-class territory – is a model that has worked for all kinds of brands, across a variety of verticals. Apparel, mattresses and beauty products are just a...
To add to the Tuft & Needle assortment already offered on Amazon, the digital brand is rolling out an Amazon exclusive collection. The line, which is called “Nod by Tuft & Needle,” offers bed-in-a-box mattresses, Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...
To bring its products and services closer to local small and medium-sized businesses, European payments provider myPOS will be opening a new store in Spain on November 15. The Barcelona location will provide live demonstrations and hands-on experiences to customers, the company said in an...
Alibaba’s 24-hour Singles Day not only broke records for the Chinese eCommerce leader, but Apple emerged as the top-selling mobile phone vendor during the shopping event. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Walmart plans to bring an Intelligent Retail Lab to a Levittown, New York, store to experiment with customer and associate experiences. The idea is to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology to a grocery store as opposed to a warehouse club setting, according to reports. Get...
In what could be the end of a conflict that has lasted for five years, the U.K.’s Court of Appeal ruled on Friday (November 9) that automated teller machines (ATMs) should not be separately assessed when it comes to business rates. Refunds in the hundreds...
Dollar Shave Club first made a name for itself with a solid concept — and a series of very entertaining ads that brought the inexpensive razor company into the national consciousness. The problem it was founded to solve was simple: buying a razor was a miserable...
Beverage brands are getting in the experiential retail spirit by crafting new spaces dedicated to encouraging libation aficionados to try out their products. Diageo’s Johnnie Walker, for instance, has set up a space dedicated to its whiskey not too far from Scotland over in Madrid,...
In the connected age, consumers have more ways to interact with retailers than ever before. While brick-and-mortar stores are still popular with shoppers, they are also looking to new channels to buy clothes or their weekly groceries. Simply said, consumers are turning to their mobile...
