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Why All The Cool (Affluent) Kids Are Shopping At the Dollar Store
June 17, 2016

If you were asked to describe the average Dollar Store consumer, most people are likely to think of the phrases “working class” or “low income.” 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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Kroger Beats Expectations With 10% Profit Growth
June 17, 2016

There is beating The Street’s expectations on earnings, and then there is smashing them to pieces. 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...

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Is Walmart’s Relationship With P&G In Trouble?
June 17, 2016

Relations between Walmart and Procter and Gamble Co. (P&G) seem to have hit rough waters as the two companies struggle to squeeze more profits out of their partnership. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Apple Pay’s Unattended Retail Boost
June 17, 2016

Advertising is designed to drive sales but it’s often tough to close the loop and prove the point. It’s a question that USA Technologies, a leader in digitizing payments for unattended retail, wanted answered with respect to the use of mobile payments to buy goodies...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: EMV, Apple, Birchbox (And Why Being First Isn’t The Same As Winning)
June 17, 2016

It was an alphabet soup of sizzle/fizzle this week: EMV, WWDC, PLCC, CCI, and SFBI all rocked the payments and commerce world one way or the other. Read on if you want the full translation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Birchbox Ditches Physical Store Plans
June 16, 2016

So much for the blending of online and offline. 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,...

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Target And The Troubles With Ship-From-Store
June 16, 2016

For the many retailers racing toward retail’s future, ship-from-store has emerged as a saving grace for a multitude of reasons. If a merchant has a network of stores, often located within an hour or less of their consumer base, why wouldn’t they leverage that advantage when...

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Walmart To Make Robotic Shopping Carts A Reality
June 16, 2016

Pushing heavy carts across Walmart stores might soon be a thing of past. 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....

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Retail Sales Inch Up In May
June 15, 2016

Retail sales in May surpassed expectations with an increase in consumer spending that is projected to uplift the U.S. economy in the second quarter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...