Social media has a basic business model problem. It is good at drawing in eyeballs, but turning eyeballs into dollars isn’t always so easy — unless one has a truly unfathomable number of eyeballs to call a base (like Google or Facebook) so as to...
In a pretty clear attempt to scare off the activist investors that have started circling in retail, Macy’s has made it easier for long-time shareholders to nominate directors to its board – part of a general move toward “proxy-acess.” The new amendment means a shareholder...
The greatest mind of the millennial generation, Justin Timberlake, has achieved much in his short life that rightfully makes him an inspiration to others. And while his achievements in the field of drama, music and comedy all have a patina of excellence upon them, his...
Consumers’ pharmacy-related data is, by nature, very private, and it appears that Walmart inadvertently let others get a peek at some of that sensitive information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Dressing for work — with a few rare exceptions — just is not what it used to be. A fact that is obvious to anyone who has been in the workforce for more than 25 years or who has watched an episode of “Mad Men.” Get the...
Anybody can be a billionaire (provided that a nearly incalculable number of beneficial factors fall his or her way). But to make Forbes’ World Billionaires List in the retail industry takes a special kind of businessperson, given that it is average consumers, after all, who...
It would appear that a lot of customers are finding Starbucks’ revamped loyalty and rewards program to be … well … a little unrewarding, which could potentially lead to some disloyalty. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Apple’s on Twitter! Kind of, sort of. 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...
In Barnes & Noble’s recent history, a quarter with no catastrophic losses counts as a pretty good time, and the earnings report from Barnes & Noble yesterday (March 3) was one without any major disasters. Overall retail was still down — off 1.8 percent from the same quarter...
