Every retailer wants consumer loyalty, but building and maintaining such programs comes at a significant cost. How much are companies spending on them...and how much should they? And are there situations when -- based on results -- enough is enough?
Wednesday was a rough day for Walmart’s executive team — and for shareholders. 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....
Banks and businesses both want a faster way to move money, data and a variety of other financial services products across physical and digital borders, and for different reasons. Theories abound about how to do that – and why David Kretz, Head of Global Payments...
As eCommerce retailers continue to siphon off sales from their in-store counterparts, brick-and-mortar merchants across the country have tried to come up with a way to attract customers back through their doors. At the same time that high-tech solutions — such as location-based beacon marketing...
Halloween isn’t usually thought of as a big consumer holiday, but the lead-up to it has given rise to a peculiar trend among U.S. shoppers: a deep and abiding love for pumpkin flavoring. Fast becoming a symbol of the start of fall, pumpkin flavoring can now...
The world’s largest watchmaker by revenue, Swatch, is attempting to develop the next big thing in wearables for the Chinese market. This places it squarely in competition with Apple, which has been working overtime lately to push its high-end smartwatch to the average Chinese consumer. Get...
Starbucks is no stranger to the mobile consumer, and it’s taking that relationship to the next level in America’s largest city. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
In a world where buying online is as simple as clicking a buy button, Moven just closed a $12M round to help shoppers stop before they drop (too much money). Meanwhile, on the VC spending front, our Investment Tracker shows that the top five players...
Once businesses manage to get a handshake deal in place with a client, the modus operandi is usually to remove any and all obstacles in the client’s way to closing that sale. With a streamlined sales quote system from a fast-rising startup, frictionless transactions may...
