Retail

Shopping App Spring Pairs With The Power Of The Kardashians
March 09, 2016

Mobile fashion shopping app Spring has gotten even more virtual by gamifying itself within a game — Kim Kardashian’s, that is. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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USA Technologies Expands Cashless, Self-Service Footprint
March 09, 2016

Self-service retail market payment provider USA Technologies (USAT) is expanding its relationship with Rawls Distributing Company to ensure all of the vending machines the firm operates are fully connected and can accept a variety of payment methods, including cashless. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Whole Foods Sells Pre-Peeled Oranges
March 08, 2016

Enjoy oranges but find peeling them to be a chore so onerous that it makes you disinclined to purchase the fruit? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Female Executives Out Of Style In Retail
March 08, 2016

When it comes to gender parity at the highest echelon of retail companies, it appears that the mark is being missed in the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Security Becomes A Rebrand, While Video Surveillance Guards Analytics
March 08, 2016

For a company with an image issue, payments security can actually play a part in turning things around. That’s what American Apparel is hoping for, which we cover this week — as well as an unexpected modern application of old-school video surveillance — in the...

Amazon And The Transformative Power Of Shame
March 08, 2016

Some Amazon warehouses provide a unique backdrop to their workers’ shifts: presenting them with stories of other Amazon warehouse workers who got fired for stealing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

IBM Partners With YOOX NET-A-PORTER
March 08, 2016

Having previously declined a (reported) attempted buyout from Amazon in favor of merging with Italian retail firm YOOX, the resultant YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP (YNAP) has now teamed up with a big technology player. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Is Burberry Heading For A Takeover?
March 08, 2016

Is Burberry about to be taken over? Some investors sure seem to think so. 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...

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New EMV Rules Squeeze Gift Card Sales
March 08, 2016

It is apparently getting harder to get a gift card out there, as retailers are making it harder to buy them. Some have started requiring cash-only purchases of the cards, others have cut them down to smaller denominations, others have put limits on buying multiple...