Retail

Soda Wars Summer
April 04, 2016

Coke and Pepsi have unveiled their competing marketing campaigns for summer 2016. Will the brands’ efforts gain traction among millennials, who have been forsaking soda altogether, or is the growing consumer preference for healthier options too strong to be affected by song lyrics and emojis?

Retail Employment Shows Some Improvement
April 04, 2016

There’s good news and bad news regarding employment for a number of industries in the U.S., with retail, more or less, coming out on the positive end. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Ladies-Only Ridesharing Service Founded By Ex-Uber Driver
April 04, 2016

Can a speciality version out-Uber Uber? 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, you agree to...

Snapchat’s Surprise Surge
April 04, 2016

Though Snapchat – and its valuation haircut – got the lion’s share of the headlines as the year began, it looks like the story might be starting to turn. As it turns out, Snapchat is gaining the right traction with the right users, and (for...

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Retail Rents Set To Rise In 2016
April 04, 2016

After years of slow growth brought on by the financial crisis, retail rents are recovering and are on the rise. That serves as good news for landlords and developers, but not great news for shop owners. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Staples Reinvents The Use For Its Stores
April 04, 2016

As consumer needs around commerce are changing, commerce hubs are reimagining and redesigning their physical locations to meet customers halfway, so to speak. Staples is joining in on that trend, and is thus converting some of its retail locations for office supplies into temporary office...

Retail Brands Rethink GOP Convention Support
April 01, 2016

The Republican National Convention: 50,000 in-person attendees, tens of millions more watching at home, four days of wall-to-wall coverage on TV and online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Trader Joe’s Coming Price Cuts
April 01, 2016

Could the price war between Whole Foods, the once notoriously expensive grocery chain (oft referred to by critics as “Whole Paycheck”), and notoriously inexpensive outlet Trader Joe’s be heating up? It appears — hold on to your organic heirloom tomatoes — that may be the case. Get...

Beyoncé’s Fitness Fashion Line Arrives, The World Rejoices
April 01, 2016

Want a body like Beyoncé? Clearly, that is a rhetorical question; of course, you do. Who wouldn’t want to ooze that fierce confidence? Now, consumers everywhere will at least be able to channel Queen Bey when they’re trying to get a body like hers, thanks...