The businesses that line the main streets and side streets of our local communities are growing faster than the U.S. GDP – 3.1 percent versus 2.7, according to the latest Store Front Business Index. The 3.4 million businesses we call “Store Fronts” are seeing growth...
Richmond Virginia going into the 2016 presidential election today is a very different place than the Richmond Virginia on the going into the 1996 race 20 years ago. The most obvious change is political – Richmond’s home state of Virginia in 1996 was solidly red...
The Wall Street short selling parade is setting sights on the retail industry. 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....
When a company fired an employee, that used to be its own business. But that was before social media. As Yelp recently learned when, after firing a staffer after she had voiced her complaints online about her low pay, an army of consumers rose to...
Tax time, though beloved by no one, has in the past come with a small upside for retailers: Consumers love spending those refund checks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Since going public in late 2011, the sailing has not exactly been smooth for Team Groupon. 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...
According to a recent report, consumers are feeling increasingly out of control of the personal data stored on their phones, and the persistent efforts from mobile marketers is doing little to improve the situation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Say what you will about Barbie, but you can’t accuse her of not being an early adopter. 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...
While sales surrounding China’s Lunar New Year gave some retailers reason to celebrate, that was not the case for all of them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
