Most retail subscription services appeal to mass consumer audiences — save for those in air travel, which primarily cater to luxury jet setters. The new air travel subscription service OneGo, however, which offers flights on commercial airlines, is looking to even the playing field (or...
Few retailers encapsulated the ethos of the 1990s better than Circuit City. With its electric plug-shaped stores and preeminence at a time when the average American family was scooping up big screen TVs, Circuit City broke more than a few hearts when it closed its...
In the next phase of an evolution that is attempting to make consumers able to connect with their groceries literally anyplace on Earth, D.C.’s Metro and Peapod will be partnering up to help make sure that no one will ever have to stop at a...
The flash sale model has taken another hit, it seems, with the sale of Bezar to Australian eCommerce outfit AHAlife. The sale follows reports last month that the digital home goods and accessories site was almost out of money. Get the Full Story Complete the...
To paraphrase the German philosopher Nietzsche: The mall is dead, we killed it by shopping online. 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...
With Facebook having banned all private gun sales on its site and on Instagram, consumers throughout America are certainly taking note of the issue. Will the social networking giant’s move have a ripple effect throughout commerce as well?
While customer service representatives (of the human variety) are still the backbone of the brick-and-mortar customer retail experience, they are certainly facing steep competition from technology these days. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
For years after Elon Musk introduced the first Tesla Roadster model, he played his cards incredibly close to the chest. However, rumors are swirling that it might not be long before Tesla’s cars are in as many dealerships as their internally combusting vehicular counterparts. Get...
While just about every startup that comes along aspires to be known as “Uber for” whatever it does, that doesn’t apply to subscription eBook services. Those companies all want to be known as “Spotify for books.” What makes that comparison so appealing for digital book...
