The first section of 2016 has not exactly been smooth sailing for the various innovators and entrepreneurs that decided to jump into the exciting world of becoming the Uber of something or other. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Why is everybody so secretive about AI (artificial intelligence)? Retail companies are making acquisitions in the space right and left, but most are keeping quiet about what they plan to do with much buzzed-about technology. EBay has bucked the trend and broken this silence, telling...
Potential solution #2,487 for retail’s current struggles: Instead of closing stores or moving into smaller stores, they can move other stores into their own. The store-within-a-store concept is catching on in the industry. Can the mutual benefit to two retailers simultaneously bear fruit over the...
Target’s first quarter earnings reported May 18 were a mixed bag. 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...
Stop us if you’ve lived this one. You booked a hotel room, then had to cancel at the last minute. Surprise, you are outside the cancellation window — and thus you are on the hook for the charge. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Gap Inc got some attention this week for something other than its falling sales figures. The ailing retailer’s CEO Arthur Peck managed some big retail ripples this week with the announcement that Gap is strongly considered joining the Amazon bandwagon to gets its clothes into...
Well, there is some joy in retail’s Mudville, as TJX, the long-running champion of off-price sales, posted yet another quarter of solid results. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
The news that the Philadelphia 76ers will be the first-ever team in major U.S. sports to feature advertising on its players’ jerseys has a lot of fans up in arms. But, with the likelihood increasing that other teams and leagues will follow suit, is it...
Even with retail in its current tailspin, is there a possibility that brands that deal in “essential” items — such as clothing — can weather the storm based simply on their product vertical? Maybe, but not without some adjustments … as the apparel space has...
