India-based eCommerce marketplace Paytm Mall wants to work more closely with regional retailers and team up with eCommerce grocery service BigBasket to compete with Flipkart and Amazon, according to recent Reuters reports. It is currently the third-largest company competing in the country’s retail space. Get the Full Story...
In the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington D.C., the Hill Country restaurant specializes in serving up the BBQ’s greatest hits — ribs, pulled pork sandwiches, quartered chicken. It’s popular and well-liked in the neighborhood, but if you want to taste the copious amount of BBQ...
Dunkin’ Donuts announced Thursday (August 30) that ordering via Amazon’s voice-activated digital assistant Alexa is now available. 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...
Personalized eCommerce has reportedly been good for the Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) brand — it is now bringing in 11 percent of the firm’s revenue, according to a recent release. That was paired with the news that 50 percent of web traffic to DVF comes...
There’s fondness for a product, then there’s genuine loyalty and outright obsession. When it comes to Olive Garden’s annual Never Ending Pasta Pass sale, one is generally dealing among the ranks of the truly obsessed. Everyone likes Olive Garden breadsticks, but it takes a very specific...
Subscription services like Ipsy have long offered customers the chance to test samples when discovering new beauty products. These services are now building upon their existing business models by rolling out tester plans for full-sized products, but the real deal comes with advantages over just a sample....
Following its initial public offering (IPO), sales are on the rise at BJ’s Wholesale Club. In the second quarter, net sales at the wholesale chain increased by 4.3 percent year-over-year and arrived at $3.2 billion, Retail Dive reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Consumers have been increasingly trading long waits in line for fast food by placing orders through mobile apps for a while now, but the trend is not limited to quick service restaurants (QSRs). Mobile order-ahead technology is gaining traction in all sorts of restaurant verticals,...
As Chipotle Mexican Grill seeks to bring more people to eat its tacos and burritos, the quick service restaurant (QSR) is teaming up with DoorDash for delivery. The tie-up comes as CEO Brian Niccol has been working on turnaround efforts such as a loyalty program,...
