Retail

Russian Retail Slides, And Global Brands Flee
September 10, 2015

As Russia’s roughly $33 billion (that’s 2.3 trillion rubles) fashion market shrinks by as much as 20 percent this year, some fashion heavyweights may end up leaving the country, The Business of Fashion reported Wednesday (Sept. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Coca-Cola’s Surge To Reemerge On Shelves
September 10, 2015

The company is bringing back one of its iconic ’90s soft drinks and fans of The SURGE Movement couldn’t be happier. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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The Black Tux Sews Up $25M For Online Tuxedo Rental
September 10, 2015

The Black Tux, a suit and tuxedo rental startup, landed $25 million in its latest funding round, fueling its mission to eliminate the days of customers overpaying to rent lackluster garments for special events. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

MasterCard Busts Myths Of The Omnichannel Consumer
September 10, 2015

Why do retailers keep shoveling promotions to consumers when only 18 percent of them consider them critical drivers of their purchase decisions? That’s just one of the insights from a new MasterCard report on what motivates the “omnishopper” to shop and buy. Want to get...

International
Alibaba Faces Strong Headwinds From Slowing Chinese Economy
September 10, 2015

While a slowing Chinese economy has turned out to be hard on steelmakers and auto manufacturers, it is also shaping up to be a drag on the heretofore always expanding Alibaba Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Facebook’s Big Commerce Upgrade
September 09, 2015

While we live in the “there’s an app for that” era, most SMBs don’t want to build an app or don’t have the ability to do so in a productive way. Facebook wants to help by allowing them to customize their business pages such that...

MasterCard’s Express Lane To Secure Digital Commerce
September 08, 2015

The modern payments business is just about six decades old. For most of that time, the dominant form factor has been the plastic card. But as payments transactions move from being a plastic card swiped (or dipped) at a fixed terminal to a connected device...

ThinkGeek Moves From Online To Brick-And-Mortar
September 07, 2015

ThinkGeek customers will soon be able to nerd out in a physical store. 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....

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Yes, No And Maybe: What We Learned About Worldpay, EMV and Twitter Last Week
September 07, 2015

In 1894, Labor Day was created by an act of Congress to honor the “social and economic achievements” of the American worker. The holiday is traditionally celebrated with sleeping late, grilling and avoiding labor of any kind as strenuously as possible. Get the Full Story...